Forced to start a business Last year, as Taiwan manufacturers suffered a wave of closed factories and businesses, the 200-plus members of the AFPT recorded a 13 % increase in franchise store openings, according to AFPT statistics. The number of franchise stores exploded from 56,000 to 64,000, with an increase of 8,000 over the previous year.
「被迫創業」潮根據加盟促進協會的統計，去年在製造業紛紛關廠歇業的風潮中，協會旗下兩百多家企業會員的開店數卻逆勢成長了百分之十三，總加盟店數從五萬六千家暴增為六萬四千家，比前年足足多出八千家。