About Us

We Don't Find You a Franchise.
We Help You Make the Right Decision.

Most people in this industry are trying to close a deal.
We're trying to make sure you don't regret one.

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What we stand for.

Four beliefs that shape every conversation we have.
Decisions Over Deals 

We measure success by the quality of your decision ... not whether you sign a check. If the right answer is to walk away, we'll tell you that.

Process Over Guesswork

Our Informed Decision Process exists because important decisions shouldn't be made on gut alone. Structure creates clarity. Clarity creates confidence.
Education Over Persuasion 

We don't have an agenda to push a specific brand. Our job is to help you understand how franchising actually works ... before you commit to anything.

Truth Over Comfort

We'll ask hard questions. We'll push back when something doesn't fit. That's not us being difficult ... that's us doing our job.

This Is One of the Biggest Financial Decisions of Your Life. Treat It That Way.

Most people who come to us have never heard of franchise consulting. They've been on the portals, they've talked to a rep or two, and something felt off.

That feeling is usually correct.

The franchise industry is full of people dressed up as advisors who are really just salespeople. They show you three options that fit their portfolio. They create urgency. They move fast.

We do the opposite.

We slow down. We ask better questions. We build a strategy before we ever talk about a specific opportunity. And we stay with you through the entire process. Not because it closes a deal, but because it's the right way to help someone make a major life decision.

  • 50+ years of combined franchise experience
  • Guided 1,000+ candidates through the exploration process
  • No cost to you. No obligation. No pressure.

Your Franchise Advisors

Two consultants.
A combined five decades of franchise experience.
Zero interest in selling you something.
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Ray Fanning

Co-Founder, Franchise Consultant

Ray didn't just study franchising. He ran franchise companies.

President of a retail franchise. VP of Operations for a service franchise. COO of an international restaurant group. He's seen how these systems actually work ... from the inside ... and what separates the ones that support their owners from the ones that don't.

He's been consulting with FranChoice since 2001. He's guided candidates through 24 years of market shifts, brand evolutions, and hard conversations that most advisors won't have.

Ray's approach is direct. He'll tell you what he sees. He'll challenge you when something doesn't line up. And he won't let you sign something he doesn't believe in.

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Terry Coker

Co-Founder, Franchise Consultant

Terry spent 25 years as an executive in the radio advertising industry ... working alongside small business owners, watching what made them succeed and what made them fail.

After losing three corporate jobs in three years when Congress deregulated radio ownership, he had a moment of clarity: the corporate path wasn't as stable as it looked. A conversation with a friend who owned four franchise companies changed the direction of his career.

He's been helping people navigate franchise ownership ever since ... first inside a franchise system, and for the last 16 years as an independent consultant with FranChoice.

Terry doesn't sell you a franchise. He helps you figure out if you should own one.

One Conversation Could Change Your Next Decade

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