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title: "Checkers Ranks Among Entrepreneur's Franchise 500"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/5856d294-e9d6-4b22-aa5b-4f8b7b04f350
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/checkers-ranks-among-entrepreneurs-franchise-500-3426
category: "Burger"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Burger"
published: 2016-01-25T18:13:21.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:36:28.468Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/48c4e1ee0de20f0d46715fee0a865e104130160125135721.jpeg
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# Checkers Ranks Among Entrepreneur's Franchise 500

**TL;DR:** Checkers ranked 251st in Entrepreneur magazine's 37th Annual Franchise 500 issue. The ranking is based on factors such as financial strength, growth rate, and size of the system.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-01-25. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/checkers-ranks-among-entrepreneurs-franchise-500-3426).*

## Story

Checkers was recently honored in *Entrepreneur* magazine’s 37th Annual Franchise 500 issue by being ranked as the 251st best franchise opportunity. With *Entrepreneur* magazine reaching more than three million readers, the Franchise 500 Issue, which hit shelves in January 2016, is one of the most widely referenced guides in franchising.

All companies, regardless of size, are judged by the same criteria: an objective and quantifiable measurement of franchise operations. The most important factors include financial strength and stability, growth rate, and size of the system. *Entrepreneur* also considers the number of years a company has been in business and the length of time it’s been franchising, startup costs, litigation, percentage of terminations and whether the company provides financing.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Entrepreneur (publication)
- franchise ranking (topic)
- award recognition (topic)
- Checkers (company)
- franchise evaluation (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/checkers-ranks-among-entrepreneurs-franchise-500-3426). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/5856d294-e9d6-4b22-aa5b-4f8b7b04f350).