Using This Service: Steps to starting a franchise. Step 1 - Examine your options! Browse through this web site to learn more about opportunities that interests you. Step 2 - Investigate your top 5 selections. This step is paramount in eliminating potential risks and industry pitfalls. T100 is adding  professional tools to help you research franchisors and relative companies. This will soon be available directly through this site. Step 3 - Request additional information. Requesting a Disclosure Statement and other literature will provide valuable information in the evaluation process. You can request such information from official T100 members, directly through this site. Step 4 - Make your decision. Once you have thoroughly evaluated your options, take a few minutes to reflect back on each opportunity. Narrow your selections down to the most favorable. One approach would be to list all the important points that are relative to your situation. Ask the same set of questions for each opportunity and answer on a 1-10 scale where 10 is most favorable. You should be able to "score" your options and add great perspective to your decision-making process.