| Rank |
Franchise |
Startup Costs |
| 1 |
Curves
Women's fitness & weight-loss center
|
$38.2K-44.6K |
| 2 |
Subway
Submarine sandwiches & salads
|
$78.6K-238.3K |
| 3 |
Jan-Pro Franchising Int'l. Inc.
Commercial cleaning
|
$3.3K-54.3K |
| 4 |
Coverall Cleaning Concepts
Commercial cleaning
|
$6.3K-35.9K |
| 5 |
Quiznos Sub
Submarine sandwiches, soups, salads
|
$24.1K-341.8K |
| 6 |
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service
Tax preparation services
|
$48.6K-91.8K |
| 7 |
Jani-King
Commercial cleaning
|
$11.4K-35.1K+ |
| 8 |
Liberty Tax Service
Income-tax preparation
|
$56.8K-69.9K |
| 9 |
CleanNet USA Inc.
Commercial cleaning
|
$5.8K-91.2K |
| 10 |
The UPS Store/Mail Boxes Etc.
Postal, business & communications services
|
$154.95K-293.5K |
| 11 |
Bonus Building Care
Commercial cleaning
|
$8.8K-14.7K |
| 12 |
Cold Stone Creamery
Ice cream, Italian sorbet
|
$292.4K-438.98K |
| 13 |
Budget Blinds Inc.
Window coverings
|
$82.4K-173K |
| 14 |
Great Clips
Hair salon
|
$109.4K-202.5K |
| 15 |
Help-U-Sell Real Estate
Real estate
|
$64.5K-190.5K |
| 16 |
Line-X Franchise Development Co.
Spray-on truck bed liners, industrial coatings, blast-mitigation coatings
|
$130.2K-282.5K |
| 17 |
Baskin-Robbins USA Co.
Ice cream, frozen yogurt, frozen beverages
|
$121.3K-419.6K |
| 18 |
Dunkin' Donuts
Coffee, doughnuts, baked goods
|
Varies |
| 19 |
WSI Internet
Internet services
|
$60.4K-166.7K |
| 20 |
Anago Cleaning Systems
Commercial cleaning
|
$8.5K-55K |
| 21 |
RE/MAX Int'l. Inc.
Real estate
|
$35K-200K |
| 22 |
Choice Hotels Int'l.
Hotels
|
$2.5M-15.3M |
| 23 |
Contours Express
Women's fitness center
|
$55.7K-98.9K |
| 23 |
Jazzercise Inc.
Dance fitness classes
|
$2.98K-38.4K |
| 25 |
Assist-2-Sell
Discount real estate services
|
$50K-101.5K |
| 26 |
The Maids Home Service
Residential cleaning
|
$105K-155K |
| 27 |
Results! Travel
Travel services
|
$25-10.7K |
| 28 |
Sonic Drive In Restaurants
Drive-in restaurant
|
$1.2M-3.2M |
| 29 |
Heaven's Best Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
Carpet & upholstery cleaning
|
$44.9K-65.9K |
| 30 |
ServiceMaster Clean
Comm'l./residential cleaning & disaster restoration
|
$21.2K-126K |
| 31 |
Kumon Math & Reading Centers
Supplemental education
|
$30.96K-129.4K |
| 32 |
Expetec
Tech solutions for small businesses
|
$82.2K-123K |
| 33 |
McDonald's
Hamburgers, chicken, salads
|
$950.2K-1.8M |
| 34 |
Home Helpers/Direct Link
Nonmedical care services
|
$46.2K-84.8K |
| 35 |
Affiliated Car Rental LC
Car rentals
|
$44.98K-71.8K |
| 36 |
Keller Williams Realty
Real estate
|
$174.6K-557.5K |
| 37 |
Weed Man
Lawn care
|
$65.9K-82.9K |
| 39 |
ExpressTax
Tax preparation & electronic filing
|
$15.4K-40.1K |
| 40 |
LA Weight Loss Centers
Health services & weight-loss counseling
|
$84.6K-149.8K |
| 40 |
Slim and Tone
Fitness club for women
|
$46.6K-65.3K |
| 42 |
Moe's Southwest Grill
Fast-casual Southwestern food
|
$448.9K-820K |
| 43 |
Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services
In-home tutoring services
|
$32K-65.5K |
| 44 |
Realty Executives Int'l. Inc.
Real estate
|
$20.4K-89K |
| 45 |
Sport Clips
Men's sports-themed hair salon
|
$153.2K-276.9K |
| 45 |
Ben & Jerry's
Ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet, smoothies
|
$173.3K-438.9K |
| 45 |
Brooke Insurance
Insurance & financial services
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|
$170.7K-385.8K |
| 48 |
PostNet Neighborhood Business Centers
Packing & shipping, printing, copying
|
$172K-198.3K |
| 48 |
Geeks On Call
On-site computer support services
|
$59.2K-90.5K |
| 50 |
Colbert/Ball Tax Service
Tax preparation & electronic filing
|
$27K-39K |
| 51 |
Computer Troubleshooters
Small-business technology consulting
|
$26.8K-37.5K |