When an immigrant becomes a Permanent Resident of the United States through the US Green Card Lottery, one of the many benefits they enjoy is the opportunity to open their own business in America. Although many entrepreneurs start a new business completely from scratch, another way to become a business owner in the USA is to purchase a franchise business. An advantage of buying a franchise business, rather than starting a business on your own from scratch, is that a franchise business is already established and has a track record for its performance which can be reviewed. Other advantages of franchises are that they often come with support from the corporate office, they have brand name recognition, and much of the marketing is done (and paid for) by the corporate headquarters. If you are interested in purchasing a franchise business after you immigrate to the US, then you may want to read Entrepreneur magazine’s ranking of 500 top franchise businesses, which it published on January 19, 2021. In their 2021 ranking, you can read a summary about each franchise; find out how much it costs to purchase the franchise; learn about potential financing options; read about training and support; and other useful information. To read more about the top 500 franchise business opportunities in the US, click here!