Running a restaurant can be incredibly fulfilling. You can make a living while pursuing your passion and work with people who end up feeling like family. Starting a restaurant from scratch, however, can be quite challenging. In order to be within the  20% of restaurants that make it past their fifth year in business, you need to be well versed in cooking, managing people and inventory, marketing and much more. Running a franchise restaurant reduces many of these hurdles because it involves buying a pre-made concept with brand name recognition and support from a corporate office. All that’s left to do is deliver a quality product consistently and manage employees.