Plan franchise expansion into new locations

Help me plan how to grow my franchise system into new locations. Brand and concept: [what we sell, format, average unit size] Current footprint: [number of company-owned and franchised units, locations] Unit economics: [average startup cost, revenue, margins, time to break even, royalty and fee structure] Growth goal: [e.g. 20 new units in 3 years, enter a new region] Target markets under consideration: [regions or cities] Support capacity today: [training, field support, supply chain, marketing fund] Funding available: [internal, lenders, investors] Cover: 1. Readiness check - is the model proven and teachable? Signs we should fix operations before expanding. 2. Market selection - criteria (demographics, competition, real estate costs, labor, saturation), a scoring table for my target markets, and territory size rules. 3. Franchisee economics - a simple model showing a franchisee's investment, returns, and payback; flag if it's unattractive. 4. Franchisee recruitment - ideal franchisee profile, lead sources, qualification steps, and red flags. 5. Support systems - training, operations manual, site selection help, opening support, field visits, technology. 6. Supply chain and quality control for more distant units. 7. Regulatory and legal steps - franchise disclosure and registration rules where we're expanding (e.g. the FDD in the US, state registration), and franchise agreement updates. 8. Phased roadmap - pilot markets, milestones, and metrics (unit openings, franchisee satisfaction, same-store sales, failure rate). 9. Risks - growing too fast, weak franchisees, encroachment disputes. Use only figures I provide; mark assumptions as [ASSUMPTION]. Franchise law varies by country and state - have a franchise attorney review disclosure and agreements.