I will break it down to you as easy as I can.A Franchise is something like Mc Donald's There are many owned and not one of a kind.You also have to pay the Franchise a percentage of a Royalty fee to own a Franchise.Owning your own business means you make all the rules,you really are your own Boss,you think up your own business name for your shop,as well as have a full say in everything that is done.Franchisees (person who owns a Franchise) does not have a full say,they are limited to how they run their business by Corporate rules.