Ben Franklin: America's Founding Franchisor

Philadelphia celebrated old Benjamin Franklin's 300th birthday Tuesday. He's been dead some two centuries but his innovations last on. (His bifocals are still popular.)

The franchise community at Blue MauMau would like to take a moment to honor Franklin as America's founding franchisor. Besides his considerable assistance to the founding of the United States of America and numerous scientific inventions, Mr. Franklin was an extraordinary business entrepreneur, having pioneered franchising back in the 1700s.

Establishing the first print franchise in America, Franklin licensed his successful Philly print business to other printers throughout the colonies long before modern-day quick print networks such as Minuteman Print, Sir Speedy or Allegra.