| Rank |
Franchise |
Startup Costs |
| 1 |
Instant Tax Service
Retail tax preparation & electronic filing
|
$39K-89K |
| 2 |
Snap Fitness Inc.
24-hour fitness center
|
$77.4K-272.8K |
| 3 |
Stratus Building Solutions
Commercial cleaning
|
$3.5K-57.8K |
| 4 |
Chester's Int'l.
Quick-service chicken restaurant
|
$53.4K-431.4K |
| 5 |
HealthSource Chiropractic and Progressive Rehab
Chiropractic, nutrition & weight-loss services
|
$50.95K-249.3K |
| 6 |
Goin' Postal
Retail shipping & business services
|
$51.3K-149K |
| 7 |
Senior Helpers
In-home care for seniors
|
$69.8K-96.8K |
| 8 |
Oreck Clean Home Center
Vacuum cleaners, air purifiers & related home care products
|
$116.8K-221K |
| 9 |
Fast-teks On-site Computer Services
On-site computer repair services
|
$34.5K-60.5K |
| 10 |
Murphy Business & Financial Corp.
Business & franchise brokerage/commercial real estate
|
$61.6K-128.7K |
| 11 |
Mr. Sandless
Sandless wood floor refinishing
|
$30.8K-57.6K |
| 12 |
SeaMaster Cruises
Cruises
*See Cruise Holidays
|
$10.3K-16.9K |
| 13 |
The Senior's Choice Inc.
Nonmedical in-home senior care
|
$34K-52K |
| 14 |
Nrgize Lifestyle Cafe
Smoothies, meal-replacement shakes, protein bars
|
$113.9K-339.3K |
| 15 |
Which Wich? Superior Sandwiches
Sandwiches, milkshakes, cookies
|
$191.3K-502K |
| 16 |
Wirth Business Credit
Equipment leasing & financing
*
|
$39.6K-74.5K |
| 17 |
City Publications
Publication for affluent homeowners
|
$70K-250K |
| 18 |
Guard-A-Kid
Children's identification & safety products
|
$10.9K |
| 19 |
Oxi Fresh Franchising Co.
Carpet cleaning
|
$27.9K |
| 20 |
College Nannies & Tutors
Nanny & tutoring services
|
$40K-154K |
| 21 |
Fresh Coat
Interior painting
|
$36.4K-58.9K |
| 22 |
Monthly Coupons
Direct-mail advertising
|
$135K-150K |
| 23 |
Spinal Aid Centers of America
Spinal decompression therapy
|
$111.5-178.4K |
| 24 |
Closet Tailors
Custom storage solutions
|
$95.6K-197.99K |
| 25 |
Accessible Home Health Care
Medical & nonmedical home care services
|
$108K-125K |
| 26 |
MonitorClosely.com
Digital surveillance systems
|
$45K-60K |
| 27 |
Mister Sparky
Residential electrical services
|
$24.4K-490.7K |
| 28 |
Salad Creations LLC
Salads, wraps, soups
|
$160K-426.5K |
| 29 |
FocalPoint Business Coaching
Business coaching & consulting
|
$49.5K |
| 30 |
College Hunks Hauling Junk
Junk removal services
|
$100K-150K |
| 31 |
Facelogic
Skin care services
|
$212.7K-355.6K |
| 32 |
Advantage Rent A Car
Auto rentals
|
$157.9K-8M |
| 33 |
Synergy HomeCare
Nonmedical home care services
|
$49.2K-99.5K |
| 34 |
Home Video Studio
Video production & post-production services
|
$60K-75K |
| 35 |
FRSTeam
Restoration dry cleaning
|
$32K-380.5K |
| 36 |
Cefiore
Frozen yogurt
|
$196.5K-425K |
| 37 |
Paciugo Italian Gelato
Gelato
|
$183.7K-462K |
| 38 |
Blendz Franchise System Inc.
Salads, panini, smoothies, soups
|
$277.1K-350.4K |
| 39 |
RimTyme
Custom wheels & tires
|
$503K-870K |
| 40 |
Parisi Speed School
Youth performance training
|
$132.5K-300.1K |
| 41 |
Speedpro USA Inc.
Large format imaging
|
$166.8K-194.7K |
| 42 |
OneCoach Int'l. LLC
Small business coaching & consulting services
|
$40.1K-318.8K |
| 43 |
Always Best Care Senior Services
In-home care & assisted living placement
|
$41.9K-63.2K |
| 44 |
Owens Corning SunSuites Sunroom
Sunrooms
|
$47.9K-133.8K |
| 45 |
Caring Transitions
Sales of estates & household goods
|
$36.7K-64.4K |
| 46 |
Freddy's Frozen Custard LLC
Frozen custard, steakburgers, hot dogs
|
$332K-788K |
| 47 |
The Utility Company
IT services
|
$36.3K-61.9K |
| 48 |
TheHomeMag
Home-improvement magazine
|
$110K-135K |
| 49 |
Smartbox Portable Self Storage
Portable storage units & moving services
|
$374.9K-1.1M |
| 50 |
Clix
Studio & on-location portrait photography
|
$36.2K-381K |