| Rank |
Franchise |
Startup Costs |
| 1 |
Jan-Pro Franchising Int'l. Inc.
Commercial cleaning
|
$3.3K-54.3K |
| 2 |
Subway
Submarine sandwiches & salads
|
$78.6K-238.3K |
| 3 |
Instant Tax Service
Retail tax preparation & electronic filing
|
$39K-89K |
| 4 |
Stratus Building Solutions
Commercial cleaning
|
$3.5K-57.8K |
| 5 |
Snap Fitness Inc.
24-hour fitness center
|
$77.4K-272.8K |
| 6 |
Dunkin' Donuts
Coffee, doughnuts, baked goods
|
Varies |
| 7 |
Jazzercise Inc.
Dance fitness classes
|
$2.98K-38.4K |
| 8 |
Bonus Building Care
Commercial cleaning
|
$9K-15K |
| 9 |
Anytime Fitness
Fitness center
|
$30K-292.6K |
| 10 |
Vanguard Cleaning Systems
Commercial cleaning
|
$8.2K-38.1K |
| 11 |
Jani-King
Commercial cleaning
|
$11.4K-35.1K+ |
| 12 |
Domino's Pizza LLC
Pizza, breadsticks, buffalo wings
|
$119.95K-461.7K |
| 13 |
Choice Hotels Int'l.
Hotels
|
$2.5M-15.3M |
| 13 |
McDonald's
Hamburgers, chicken, salads
|
$950.2K-1.8M |
| 15 |
Liberty Tax Service
Income-tax preparation
|
$56.8K-69.9K |
| 16 |
Long John Silver's Restaurants Inc.
Fish & chicken
|
$879.5-1.3M |
| 17 |
ExpressTax
Tax preparation & electronic filing
|
$15.4K-40.1K |
| 18 |
System4
Commercial cleaning
|
$5.5K-37.8K |
| 19 |
Anago Cleaning Systems
Commercial cleaning
|
$8.5K-55K |
| 20 |
Massage Envy
Therapeutic massage services
|
$291.9K-469.8K |
| 21 |
Edible Arrangements Int'l. Inc.
Floral-like designs from sculpted fresh fruit
|
$154.9K-298K |
| 22 |
InterContinental Hotels Group
Hotels
|
Varies |
| 23 |
Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwich Shops
Gourmet sandwiches
|
$304.5K-420.5K |
| 24 |
Denny's Inc.
Full-service family restaurant
|
$1.2M-2.6M |
| 25 |
Colbert/Ball Tax Service
Tax preparation & electronic filing
|
$27K-39K |
| 26 |
Hardee's
Burgers, chicken, biscuits
|
$1.1M-1.5M |
| 27 |
Sport Clips
Men's sports-themed hair salon
|
$153.2K-276.9K |
| 28 |
Hampton Inn/Hampton Inn & Suites
Midprice hotels
|
$3.7M-13.1M |
| 29 |
Sonic Drive In Restaurants
Drive-in restaurant
|
$1.2M-3.2M |
| 30 |
Play N Trade Franchise Inc.
New & used video games
|
$197.2K-412.95K |
| 31 |
Coffee News
Weekly newspaper distributed at restaurants
|
$9.4K |
| 32 |
HealthSource Chiropractic and Progressive Rehab
Chiropractic, nutrition & weight-loss services
|
$50.95K-249.3K |
| 33 |
Senior Helpers
In-home care for seniors
|
$69.8K-96.8K |
| 34 |
Pretzelmaker/Pretzel Time
Gourmet pretzels
|
$145K-254K |
| 34 |
Ace Hardware Corp.
Hardware & home improvement store
|
$400K-1.1M |
| 36 |
Great Clips
Hair salon
|
$109.4K-202.5K |
| 37 |
Smoothie King
Smoothies & healthy products
|
$140.4K-329.5K |
| 38 |
Stroller Strides LLC
Stroller fitness program
|
$3.6K-17.5K |
| 39 |
Cartridge World
Printer/fax cartridge replacements & sales
|
$130.1K-204.6K |
| 40 |
Expense Reduction Analysts Inc.
Cost-reduction consulting
|
$65.1K-81.3K |
| 41 |
Fast-teks On-site Computer Services
On-site computer repair services
|
$34.5K-60.5K |
| 42 |
Cruise Planners/American Express
Cruise & tour travel agency
|
$1.9K-19.6K |
| 43 |
Aussie Pet Mobile
Mobile pet grooming
|
$62.9K-125.5K |
| 43 |
PuroClean
Insurance restoration services
|
$68.3K-93.3K |
| 45 |
Rooter-Man
Plumbing, drain & sewer cleaning
|
$46.8K-137.6K |
| 46 |
Mr. Sandless
Sandless wood floor refinishing
|
$30.8K-57.6K |
| 47 |
Planet Fitness
Fitness club
|
$422.6K-1.1M |
| 48 |
La Quinta Franchising LLC
Hotels
|
$4.99M-7.6M |
| 49 |
Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership
Furniture, electronics, computer & appliance leasing & sales
|
$233.7K-602.98K |
| 49 |
Papa Murphy's
Take-&-bake pizza
|
$203.7K-348.6K |