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Franchising is the practice of the right to use a firm's successful business model and brand for a prescribed period of time. The word "franchise" is of Anglo-French derivation—from franc, meaning free—and is used both as a noun and as a (transitive) verb. For the franchiser, the franchise is an alternative to building "chain stores" to distribute goods that avoids the investments and liability of a chain. (Wikipedia)

investment portfolio – pool of different investments by which an investor bets to make a profit (or income) while aiming to preserve the invested (principal) amount. (BusinessDictionary)

Cash flows from investing activities is a line item in the statement of cash flows, which is one of the documents comprising a company's financial statements. This line item contains the sum total of the changes that a company experienced during a designated reporting period in investment gains or losses, as well as from any new investments in or sales of fixed assets. (accountingtools.com)

Non-current assets are assets which represent a longer-term investment and cannot be converted into cash quickly. They are likely to be held by a company for more than a year.

Examples of non-current assets include land, property, investments in other companies, machinery and equipment. Intangible assets such as branding, trademarks, intellectual property and goodwill would also be considered non-current assets. (en.tradimo.com)