Nick Temple: Social franchising is one of many options: Social franchising might be one option for scaling or replicating proven models which might suit social enterprise well. It's not a panacea by any means, and it depends on the particular business, but I think the approaches that lie between 'giving it away' and 'growing a command and control business' are particularly relevant. At their best, social franchising provides a route to sharing good practice, achieving scale, but allowing for local ownership / innovation, and avoiding duplication.