There has been much debate recently over the proliferation and viability of recent college grads/20-somethings entering the franchise owner ranks.  Disparate views on the subject have recently made it to the Wall Street Journal (http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204251404574342113777512336.html) 
and Business Week magazine (http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/running_small_business/archives/2009/10/tk.html).

The Entrepreneur Authority (TEA) Chief Executive Officer, David Omholt, weighs in on the subject and the trends he is seeing, via his quotes in both publications.