Establishment sovereignties: A franchisee, an entrepreneur, will pay a sovereignty to the franchisor for the option to open a branch under the organization name. For instance, in 2022 the expense to put resources into a Mcdonald's establishment goes from $464,800 to $2,306,500. This incorporates an underlying establishment expense of up to $45,000 that should be paid to the Mcdonald's Corporation.12