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The firm helping power franchise growth across the United States

Walk through almost any American city and you’ll see it, businesses that feel national but are deeply local. A salon suite in Atlanta. A tutoring center in Chicago. A home service company in Dallas.

The logos may be familiar, but the people unlocking the doors each morning are often local entrepreneurs. Many of them are franchise owners. For decades, franchising has been one of the most powerful engines of the American economy. It allows individuals from all kinds of backgrounds to step into business ownership with the support of an established brand.

Behind many of those expansions, often working quietly in the background, is a real estate firm deeply embedded in the franchise world: Morrow Hill.

Built Around Franchise Growth

Most commercial real estate firms split their time between landlords and tenants. Morrow Hill takes a different approach. The firm represents tenants exclusively, aligning its work directly with franchisors and franchisees as they expand into new markets.

Franchise growth rarely happens one location at a time. Brands often open multiple locations across several markets simultaneously, requiring coordination between site selection, negotiations, and development timelines. Morrow Hill built its model around that complexity, bringing franchisee management, site selection, lease administration, and project management under one roof.

Technology also plays a role. Through tools like Vision Track®, brands can track locations and deal progress as they expand – giving franchisors and franchisees greater visibility into the real estate process.

“Franchising works because it gives everyday entrepreneurs a proven framework to build a business.”

Deep Roots in the Franchise Industry

Morrow Hill’s presence extends well beyond just the real estate world. Recently named a preferred vendor by the International Franchise Association, Morrow Hill is one of the most influential organizations supporting franchise systems across the country.

Co-founder Jonathan Hill has also become an advocate within the industry, supporting initiatives such as the American Franchise Act and participating in the Franchise Ascension Initiative, which aims to expand access to franchise ownership. Those efforts reflect a broader belief shared by many in the industry: franchising should remain one of the most accessible paths to entrepreneurship in America.

The People Behind the Brands

While franchising sometimes brings to mind large corporations, much of the industry is powered by individuals starting businesses for the first time. They’re former corporate professionals stepping into ownership. Military veterans launching their next chapter.

Families building multi-unit businesses together.

Franchising offers something rare, the independence of entrepreneurship combined with the support of an established system. Across industries ranging from food and fitness to childcare and home services, franchise businesses support millions of jobs and strengthen local economies across the country.

A National Team for a National Industry

Every franchise location begins with a real estate decision.

For growing brands, those decisions can shape long-term success. And as franchising continues to expand, the process of finding and securing the right locations becomes increasingly complex. Firms like Morrow Hill operate at the center of that process, helping brands navigate the real estate side of expansion as they grow across the country.

While much of that work happens behind the scenes, it plays a key role in how franchise systems scale. Because in franchising, every new location represents more than a business. It represents someone taking the leap into entrepreneurship, and helping make that possible is why many in the industry know Morrow Hill as America’s Real Estate Team.