| Rank |
Franchise |
Startup Costs |
| 1 |
Subway
Submarine sandwiches & salads
|
$78.6K-238.3K |
| 2 |
Pizza Hut
Pizza, pasta, wings
|
$317K-2.97M |
| 3 |
Quiznos Sub
Submarine sandwiches, soups, salads
|
$24.1K-341.8K |
| 4 |
Jan-Pro Franchising Int'l. Inc.
Commercial cleaning
|
$3.3K-54.3K |
| 5 |
Curves
Women's fitness & weight-loss center
|
$38.2K-44.6K |
| 6 |
Jani-King
Commercial cleaning
|
$11.4K-35.1K+ |
| 7 |
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service
Tax preparation services
|
$48.6K-91.8K |
| 8 |
The UPS Store/Mail Boxes Etc.
Postal, business & communications services
|
$154.95K-293.5K |
| 9 |
Coverall Cleaning Concepts
Commercial cleaning
|
$6.3K-35.9K |
| 10 |
CleanNet USA Inc.
Commercial cleaning
|
$5.8K-91.2K |
| 11 |
Cold Stone Creamery
Ice cream, Italian sorbet
|
$292.4K-438.98K |
| 11 |
RE/MAX Int'l. Inc.
Real estate
|
$35K-200K |
| 13 |
Liberty Tax Service
Income-tax preparation
|
$56.8K-69.9K |
| 14 |
Bonus Building Care
Commercial cleaning
|
$9K-15K |
| 15 |
Century 21 Real Estate LLC
Real estate
|
$11.8K-522.8K |
| 16 |
Dunkin' Donuts
Coffee, doughnuts, baked goods
|
Varies |
| 17 |
Anago Cleaning Systems
Commercial cleaning
|
$8.5K-55K |
| 18 |
Sylvan Learning
Supplemental education
|
$188.6K-304.7K |
| 19 |
Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC
Real estate
|
$23.5K-490.5K |
| 20 |
Great Clips
Hair salon
|
$109.4K-202.5K |
| 21 |
Cartridge World
Printer/fax cartridge replacements & sales
|
$130.1K-204.6K |
| 22 |
ERA Franchise Systems LLC
Real estate
|
$42.7K-205.9K |
| 23 |
Coffee News
Weekly newspaper distributed at restaurants
|
$9.4K |
| 24 |
Brooke Insurance
Insurance & financial services
*
|
$170.7K-385.8K |
| 25 |
Budget Blinds Inc.
Window coverings
|
$82.4K-173K |
| 26 |
Jazzercise Inc.
Dance fitness classes
|
$2.98K-38.4K |
| 27 |
Help-U-Sell Real Estate
Real estate
|
$64.5K-190.5K |
| 28 |
ServiceMaster Clean
Comm'l./residential cleaning & disaster restoration
|
$21.2K-126K |
| 29 |
Cruise Planners/American Express
Cruise & tour travel agency
|
$1.9K-19.6K |
| 30 |
Geeks On Call
On-site computer support services
|
$59.2K-90.5K |
| 30 |
iSold It LLC
eBay drop-off store
*iSold It LLC is currently offering resales only. Contact the company for more information.
|
$105.5K |
| 32 |
Rooter-Man
Plumbing, drain & sewer cleaning
|
$46.8K-137.6K |
| 33 |
Vanguard Cleaning Systems
Commercial cleaning
|
$8.2K-38.1K |
| 34 |
Assist-2-Sell
Discount real estate services
|
$50K-101.5K |
| 35 |
Home Helpers/Direct Link
Nonmedical care services
|
$46.2K-84.8K |
| 35 |
Hot Stuff Foods LLC
Fast-food systems for nontraditional markets
|
$43.9-98.5K |
| 37 |
Realty Executives Int'l. Inc.
Real estate
|
$20.4K-89K |
| 37 |
System4
Commercial cleaning
|
$5.5K-37.8K |
| 39 |
Domino's Pizza LLC
Pizza, breadsticks, buffalo wings
|
$119.95K-461.7K |
| 40 |
Heaven's Best Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
Carpet & upholstery cleaning
|
$44.9K-65.9K |
| 40 |
WSI Internet
Internet services
|
$60.4K-166.7K |
| 40 |
EmbroidMe
Embroidery, screen printing, ad specialties
|
$66.3K-187.4K |
| 43 |
Results! Travel
Travel services
|
$25-10.7K |
| 44 |
Moe's Southwest Grill
Fast-casual Southwestern food
|
$448.9K-820K |
| 45 |
Ben & Jerry's
Ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet, smoothies
|
$173.3K-438.9K |
| 46 |
Sonic Drive In Restaurants
Drive-in restaurant
|
$1.2M-3.2M |
| 46 |
Bark Busters Home Dog Training
In-home dog training
|
$71.1K-96.4K |
| 48 |
United Shipping Solutions
Transportation services
|
$53.7K-103.5K |
| 48 |
Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services
In-home tutoring services
|
$32K-65.5K |
| 50 |
Sport Clips
Men's sports-themed hair salon
|
$153.2K-276.9K |