In addition, buying a franchise from an established company, while not guaranteeing success, will at least diminish the risk of failure. While around 30 percent of independent small companies go bust within the first two years, the failure rate for first-time franchisees is only at around five percent.

此外，买下一家已具规模的公司的特许经营权，虽然不保证一定成功，但至少降低了失败的风险。独立经营的小公司约有30%在头两年内破产，而首次参与特许经营失败的比率仅为百分之五左右。

(短文节选,本篇始于：开间专卖店)