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title: "Franchise Business Review Names Top Business Ownership Opportunities for 2018 Based Exclusively on Franchisee Satisfaction"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/edfdd6fa-173a-47ee-a44b-124fd8fcb2ad
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-business-review-names-top-business-ownership-opportunities-for-2018-based-exclusively-on-franchisee-satisfaction-2705714
category: "Franchisors"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
segment: "Franchisors"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2018-02-27T18:13:55.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:10:40.415Z
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# Franchise Business Review Names Top Business Ownership Opportunities for 2018 Based Exclusively on Franchisee Satisfaction

**TL;DR:** Franchise Business Review named the top business ownership opportunities for 2018 based on franchisee satisfaction, with Kona Ice topping the list. The list includes various brands, such as Wild Birds Unlimited, Keller Williams, and Home Instead Senior Care, ranked by franchisee satisfaction and brand size.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-02-27. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-business-review-names-top-business-ownership-opportunities-for-2018-based-exclusively-on-franchisee-satisfaction-2705714).*

## Story

Toward the beginning of every year, top organizations in the franchising industry release their annual rankings of the top business ownership opportunities. From *Entrepreneur* Magazine’s Franchise 500 to Franchise Gator’s Top 100, these lists are designed to highlight the opportunities that are on the right path. However, there’s only one annual ranking that’s determined based on a brand’s level of franchisee satisfaction: Franchise Business Review’s FBR50 Franchisee Satisfaction Awards.

After surveying thousands of franchise owners across North America, Franchise Business Review publishes a list of the year’s top franchise opportunities based entirely on franchisee satisfaction. Kona Ice topped the overall top 50 list, followed by Wild Birds Unlimited, Keller Williams, MaidPro and Pinch a Penny. Sotheby’s International Realty, CruiseOne, FASTSIGNS, Home Instead Senior Care and Precision Concrete Cutting then rounded out the top 10.

In addition to releasing the overall top 50 list, Franchise Business Review also ranks business ownership opportunities by brand size, including enterprise brands that are made up of 300-plus units, large concepts that boast between 130 and 300 units, midsize franchises that fall in the 75 to 130 unit range, and small brands that have less than 75 locations.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- Wild Birds Unlimited (company)
- FASTSIGNS (company)
- franchisee satisfaction (topic)
- MaidPro (company)
- Kona Ice (company)
- franchise rankings (topic)
- Keller Williams (company)
- Pinch A Penny (company)
- Home Instead Senior Care (company)
- business ownership opportunities (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-business-review-names-top-business-ownership-opportunities-for-2018-based-exclusively-on-franchisee-satisfaction-2705714). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/edfdd6fa-173a-47ee-a44b-124fd8fcb2ad).