MARRYBROWN
HISTORY The commercial history of franchise is said to have started in the 19th century even though many argued it was earlier than that. In 1850s a sewing company by the name of Singer granted exclusive distribution of their products to selected distributors. This was followed by other industry leaders who saw a tremendous opportunity to grow their business at a faster rate. Franchise used to be labeled "the scam of the 20th century" but that didn't stop the continuous growth and popularity of the business system in the global market. It took almost a century before the franchise business reached Malaysia. It was believed that Singer was one of the earliest players to infiltrate the Malaysia franchise market, followed by a few others. Sensing huge potential, the Malaysian government has stepped up their effort to promote franchise business in Malaysia. In the earlier stage, many of the earlier success stories in Malaysia franchise business in