At the same time these types of franchise do not require strict flow control and most franchisees adopt a "volunteer franchise" model by contributing the entire investment and receiving all the profits, while keeping their relationship with the franchisor at arm's length.
這些如雨後春筍般冒出的小型總部尚在營運初期階段，不需要嚴格的流程管控，因此多半採取「自願加盟」形式，也就是由加盟主全額投資、營業獲利也全部收進自己口袋，和總部只需維持若即若離的賓主關係。