Perhaps not so surprisingly, many U.S. companies are going overseas to license or franchise their brands. Franchisors have prospered in the United States during the pandemic if they could exploit omni-channel distribution. Pick-up, curbside delivery, third-party delivery and drive through works for many restaurants. Education companies can deliver through distance learning. But some companies simply cannot perform through these mechanisms. Moreover, even the restaurant companies are challenged by brick-and-mortar development. Supply chains for both food and construction are strained or delayed. Franchise employees and contractor employees are in short supply. It is just more difficult to grow in a United States that is constrained by COVID right now.