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https://www.smallbusinessstartup.com/insights/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/green-tree-growth.jpg650337If you aren’t familiar with franchises you may be surprised to know just how significant to your local economy they are. Your favorite ice cream parlor? The fitness studio across the street from your office? That friendly landscaper that does your spring cleaning every year? You might be surprised to learn that they’re all franchises.…