,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bga  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #aa1
 #bjbe,mr4 ,mullin 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,coons7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,commemorating ,june #aa1 
#bjbe1 as ,world ,franchise ,day4       
,whereas the ,world ,franchise ,council1
 which consists of over #dj national    
franchise associations from around the  
world1 recently established ,june #aa   
every year as ,world ,franchise ,day2   
,whereas franchising has served as a    
core business model in the ,united      
,states for decades and has empowered   
aspiring entrepreneurs of all           
backgrounds to launch and operate       
independent businesses under the brand  
and operational guidance of an          
established company2 ,whereas1 through  
the business format of franchising1     
hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs  
have achieved the ,american ,dream of   

business ownership2 ,whereas franchising
 has contributed to robust job creation 
and provided foundational skills        
development to millions of workers in   
every community in which a franchise    
exists2 ,whereas franchising has its    
roots in #agca with ,benjamin ,franklin1
 who is credited with founding the first
 commercial franchise system in the     
,americas due to his efforts expanding  
his printing business by agreeing to    
partnerships with his workers to run    
their own printing shops2 ,whereas      
franchising further took hold in the    
mid-#aith century as ,isaac ,singer1 who
 revolutionized the sewing machine      
industry1 developed a franchise system  
to distribute and repair his machines1  
setting the stage for a model that would
 soon spread to other industries2       
,whereas1 as of #bjbe1 franchising is a 
proven business growth strategy used in 
over #bjj industries1 including         
childhood education centers1 action     
parks1 spas1 hardware stores1 health    

care laboratories1 home remodeling and  
repair services1 salons1 campgrounds1   
hotels1 fitness clubs1 auto shops1 pet  
stores1 tax preparation offices1        
restaurants1 and more2 ,whereas         
franchising offers a unique             
entrepreneurial opportunity to          
minorities1 veterans1 and all aspiring  
entrepreneurs1 with nearly a #bf-percent
 minority ownership rate1 and           
#ad-percent veteran ownership rate2     
,whereas franchising in the ,united     
,states consists of #hcj1hgf franchise  
establishments that support nearly      
#h1hjj1jjj direct jobs1 #hif1ijj1jjj1jjj
 in economic output for the economy1 and
 contributes almost #c percent of the   
gross domestic product2 and ,whereas    
franchising is set to continue to serve 
as a vital business growth model for    
opportunity1 entrepreneurism1 job       
creation1 and career skills development 
in communities throughout the ,united   
,states and the world3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it ,that the ,senate commemorates    

,june #aa1 #bjbe1 as ,world ,franchise  
,day4