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Contests and prizes

Two ways to win, both free: pitch your franchise plan in the quarterly challenge, or test your franchise knowledge in the monthly quiz. Prizes are funded by sponsors and reader support.

Franchise Pitch Challenge

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Who can enter
Aspiring owners and emerging franchisors
Prize
$1,000 + featured story
Runner-up
Free 1-hour plan review

Send a two-minute video and a one-page plan: which franchise category, why your market, how you'll fund it and your first-year targets. Emerging franchisors pitch their concept to buyers instead.

Monthly Franchise IQ quiz

This month's draw closes —. Time left:

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Prize
$100 gift card
Entries
One per person per month
Winner
Random draw from all entries

Answer five questions below and enter the draw. Your score doesn't affect your chances; it's for bragging rights.

Enter the Pitch Challenge

Judged by the FranchiseConnection.com editorial team and guest judges from franchise lending and consulting. Scored on clarity of plan (30%), realism of the numbers (30%), market insight (20%) and presentation (20%).

Winners are announced in the Market Pulse newsletter and on this page within 30 days of the close. Entries may be featured (with permission) as franchisee-journey stories.

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This month's Franchise IQ quiz

1. Under the FTC Franchise Rule, how many calendar days before signing must you receive the FDD?
2. Which FDD item contains financial performance representations?
3. What is the maximum SBA 7(a) loan amount?
4. Which FDD item lists current and former franchisees and unit closures?
5. Franchise royalties are most commonly calculated on…

Your score: 0 / 5

Answers: 14 days, Item 19, $5 million, Item 20, gross sales. Learn more in the FDD guide.

Official rules (summary)

No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win. A purchase will not improve your chances.

  1. Sponsor: FranchiseConnection.com.
  2. Eligibility: open to individuals aged 18 or older (or the age of majority in their jurisdiction) who are legal residents of the United States (excluding where prohibited), Canada (excluding Quebec), the United Kingdom and Australia. Employees of the sponsor and their immediate families are not eligible. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
  3. Entry periods: the Pitch Challenge runs each calendar quarter and closes at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the last day of the quarter. The Franchise IQ draw runs each calendar month and closes at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the last day of the month. The countdowns above show the current periods.
  4. How to enter: complete the relevant form on this page. Limit one IQ entry per person per month and one Pitch Challenge entry per person per quarter.
  5. Winner selection: Pitch Challenge winners are chosen by judges using the published criteria. The IQ winner is drawn at random from all eligible entries; quiz answers do not affect the odds. Odds depend on the number of eligible entries.
  6. Prizes: Pitch Challenge: US$1,000 (or equivalent) plus a featured story; runner-up: a one-hour plan review. Franchise IQ: one US$100 (or equivalent) digital gift card. Prizes are not transferable. Canadian winners must correctly answer a time-limited skill-testing question.
  7. Notification: winners are notified by email and must respond within 14 days, or an alternate winner may be selected. Winners are responsible for any taxes.
  8. Publicity: with consent, winners' first names, locations and entries may be published.
  9. Privacy: entry information is handled under our privacy policy.
  10. General: the sponsor may cancel or modify a contest if it cannot run as planned, and may disqualify entries that are fraudulent, offensive or infringe others' rights.

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