After surveying thousands of franchisees across North America, the winners of Franchise Business Review’s 2008 Franchisee Satisfaction Awards are truly the best of the best in franchising. Take a look at the winners and what they offer.

The retail sector offers a huge variety of potential businesses for entrepreneurs with different interests and backgrounds. In the following report, we'll introduce you to some of today's top retail franchises as well as profile some of their owners.

Food-related franchises are by far the most popular sector in franchising. It seems that everyone has a dream to own a restaurant, coffee shop or ice cream store – someplace to call their own. The realities of the food business are something quite different.

Small businesses are the bread and butter of the U.S. economy and represent a huge market opportunity for anyone considering going into business. For our research on the business services sector, we surveyed nearly 2,000 franchisees. This represents the most comprehensive study of franchisee satisfaction ever completed among business service franchise owners.

This report represents the most comprehensive study of franchisee satisfaction ever completed among franchise owners in the Home Services Industry. We surveyed over 3,300 franchisees representing dozens of brands for this exclusive report.