A growing library of practical tools to guide your journey from local success to global brand. Start free, no obligation — new tools are added as the hub grows.
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Choose where to go global first. Pick your expansion type and one of seven entry modes — exporting, e-commerce, distributors, licensing, franchising, joint ventures or subsidiaries — and get up to 8 of 30 markets ranked through 5 knock-out gates and 7 weighted pillars, with tax leakage and a Beachhead → Scale → Stretch sequence.
Find my first market
Every tax an overseas franchisor owes, market by market. Nine obligation families across 30 markets — royalty withholding, VAT and reverse charge, import duty, supplier taxes, registration fees, transfer pricing — each rate traced to the government authority that published it, plus the free trade agreements that take your goods to a zero tariff.
Map my obligations
The featured index of the Go Global Franchise Index Family™. Rank 50 markets by franchise opportunity — a 0–100 score, entry Waves W1–W4, a 4-dimension radar and a live opportunity matrix. UNDP + IMF data + the WFA franchise layer.
Open the Index
Score yourself across 5 axes — Domestic System Maturity, Unit-Economics Depth, Brand IP Protection, Franchise Operating Capability, and Capital & Leadership Reserve — in 25 questions (≤8 min).
Launch assessment
The most complete global readiness diagnostic. Select up to 3 target markets, complete 30 questions, and unlock a Market Readiness Matrix, 90-Day Priority Action Plan, and global industry benchmark comparison.
Launch Pro assessment
Discover which layer of your international franchise journey you're on — 20 questions · 5 minutes · scores 0–100 across 5 layers: Concept Readiness, System Build, Legal & Financial, Recruitment, and Scale.
Start Pathfinder
Input your brand profile and receive a 12-country fit scorecard ranked by market opportunity × regulatory ease × WFA partner-network depth. Drill into your top 3 country profiles.
Generate my heat-map
Input your industry, brand strength, and target country to receive benchmark ranges for master franchise fee, royalty %, ad fund %, and minimum development schedule — plus a live annual-royalty projector.
Calculate my deal
Estimate the real cost of buying a franchise — total investment, initial fee, royalty, breakeven and ROI by industry, model and market in 30 seconds. Plus a searchable database of franchise costs for 50+ international brands (McDonald's, Starbucks, KFC, Subway…) from FDD data.
Open the calculator
Look up the franchise cost of 50+ international brands (McDonald's, Starbucks, KFC, Subway…) — total investment, initial fee and royalty, all from FDD data, searchable by industry.
Browse the database
Input your trademark classes and target markets to receive an IP gap analysis — coverage heatmap, missing filings, Madrid Protocol pathing, cost estimates, and priority order.
Audit my IP
Upload your brand assets and receive a mock World Franchise Centre profile page — exactly how qualified international candidates would see your brand if represented by WFA.
Preview my brand
Model franchise fees, royalties, and withholding tax per Double-Tax Treaty to see the true net cash repatriated to Vietnam — and where structuring can recover margin.
Model my cash flow
