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+# Get the full database
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+This free sample covers 25 brands. The full FranchiseDepth database has the same tables, columns and format for **2,485 US franchise brands**:
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+- 13,225 Item 19 earnings figures, each with its FDD page number
+- closure rates for 1,865 brands and outlet growth for 2,265
+- outlets by state, Item 17 agreement terms, peer ranks and alternatives
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+Your queries, notebooks and AI workflows built on this sample work on the full set unchanged.
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+**Full database:** https://franchisedepth.gumroad.com/l/franchise-database
+**Single-industry packs (food, home services, fitness):** https://franchisedepth.gumroad.com/l/franchise-industry-pack
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+Browse any brand for free first at https://franchisedepth.com

README.md

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 # FranchiseDepth Franchise Database: free sample
 
+> **This is a free 25-brand sample.** The [full database](https://franchisedepth.gumroad.com/l/franchise-database) has the same tables and format for **2,485 US franchise brands**. Single-industry packs (food, home services, fitness) are [here](https://franchisedepth.gumroad.com/l/franchise-industry-pack).
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 Fees, Item 19 earnings, closure rates, growth, outlets by state and agreement terms for 25 US franchise brands, parsed from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) as filed with a US state. It is in exactly the same format as the full database, so you can test your queries, notebooks or AI workflows before scaling up.
 
-**Full database:** 2,485 brands, with 13,225 Item 19 figures, closure rates for 1,865 brands and outlet growth for 2,265. Available at [franchisedepth.gumroad.com](https://franchisedepth.gumroad.com/l/franchise-database), along with single-industry packs (food, home services, fitness).
+**Full database:** 2,485 brands, with 13,225 Item 19 figures, closure rates for 1,865 brands and outlet growth for 2,265. Available at [franchisedepth.gumroad.com](https://franchisedepth.gumroad.com/l/franchise-database). See `GET_THE_FULL_DATABASE.md`, along with single-industry packs (food, home services, fitness).
 
 Also on [GitHub](https://github.com/franchisedepth/franchise-database-sample) and [Kaggle](https://www.kaggle.com/datasets/franchisedepth/franchisedepth-franchise-database-free-sample). Compiled 2026-11-01. FDD year of the latest filing per brand: 15 from 2026, 7 from 2025, 3 from 2024.