When most people hear the word “franchise,” they think of restaurants. But franchising has expanded far beyond burgers, pizza, and coffee. Entrepreneurs can now find franchise concepts across home services, healthcare, technology, B2B services, logistics, and emerging infrastructure. One of the more interesting categories is developing around electric vehicle charging. And unlike a traditional retail franchise, the customer doesn’t nece...

When entrepreneurs look for their next business, they often search for industries positioned around long-term changes in consumer behavior. Electric transportation has created one of those changes. But does that automatically make an EV charging franchise a good investment? No investment is guaranteed, and every franchise opportunity should be carefully evaluated. However, there are several reasons entrepreneurs are paying attention to the EV inf...

If you believe electric vehicles will remain an important part of transportation’s future, you may have considered starting an EV charging station business. But where do you begin? Starting independently can mean answering dozens of questions about equipment, electrical infrastructure, software, payments, installation, property relationships, maintenance, permitting, and customer support. There’s another option: Enter the industry thr...

Electric vehicles aren’t simply changing what Americans drive. They’re creating demand for an entirely new infrastructure to support them. Every electric vehicle eventually needs one thing: a place to charge. Apartments, hotels, workplaces, retail centers, parking facilities, fleets, airports, municipalities, and other commercial properties are increasingly evaluating how EV charging fits into their future. For entrepreneurs, that cre...