The wrath of the recession has reverberated worldwide with massive amounts of layoffs reported in January and February. Top corporations like Caterpillar, Home Depot, and General Motors have helped send tens of thousands of people to the unemployment list. The threat of being laid off has many Americans weary about working for a firm. As a result this has lead to a dramatic increase in people looking for franchise opportunities.

Many of these Americans have turned to services like Franchise Gator that offer a comprehensive directory of hundreds of franchises from low cost to work at home businesses. Franchise directories are easy to use, and are a great source of information for all kinds of self-employment information.

People of all income levels use directories to explore self-employment. If you are considering self-employment, you should too!

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