200 Top

Franchises of

2020

Kona Ice

Food

Cash Required:

$20,000

Initial Investment:

$127,750

MaidPro

Cleaning & Maintenance

Cash Required:

$75,000

Initial Investment:

$74,560

NextHome

Real Estate

Cash Required:

$3,500 - $7,500

Initial Investment:

$14,500

Cruise Planners, an American Express Travel Representative

Travel & Hospitality

Cash Required:

$10,995

Initial Investment:

$2,295

Pinch A Penny

Retail

Cash Required:

$70,000 - $150,000

Initial Investment:

$289,375

Dream Vacations

Travel & Hospitality

Cash Required:

$9,800

Initial Investment:

$3,245

Weed Man

Services

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$68,453

Wild Birds Unlimited

Retail

Cash Required:

$40,000- $50,000

Initial Investment:

$150,837

Sandler Training

Business Services

Cash Required:

$79,000

Initial Investment:

$97,525

FASTSIGNS

Business Services

Cash Required:

$80,000

Initial Investment:

$197,172

Visiting Angels

Senior Care

Cash Required:

$57,950

Initial Investment:

$83,085

Sanford Rose Associates

Business Services

Cash Required:

$108,250

Initial Investment:

$108,250

Rhea Lana's

Retail

Cash Required:

$15,000

Initial Investment:

$19,050

American Poolplayers Association

Sports & Recreation

Cash Required:

$20,763

Initial Investment:

$20,523

Precision Concrete Cutting

Services

Cash Required:

$100,000

Initial Investment:

$150,000

TWO MEN AND A TRUCK

Services

Cash Required:

$80,000

Initial Investment:

$179,000

Walk-On's Bistreaux

Food

Cash Required:

$90,000

Initial Investment:

$1,215,500

Home Instead Senior Care

Senior Care

Cash Required:

$55,000

Initial Investment:

$108,900

HouseMaster

Home Services

Cash Required:

$42,500

Initial Investment:

$60,100

Payroll Vault

Business Services / Financial & Tax

Cash Required:

$42,950 - $70,569

Initial Investment:

$49,135

Anago Cleaning Systems Master Franchise

Cleaning & Maintenance

Cash Required:

$197,000 - $298,000

Initial Investment:

$197,000

Sotheby's International Realty

Real Estate

Cash Required:

$63,650 - $206,000

Initial Investment:

$194,650

Christian Brothers Automotive

Automotive

Cash Required:

$85,000

Initial Investment:

$458,950

Palm Beach Tan

Health & Beauty

Cash Required:

$250,000

Initial Investment:

$498,278

Aire-Master of America

Cleaning & Maintenance

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$40,364

Network in Action

Business Services

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$43,610

Budget Blinds

Home Services

Cash Required:

$64,950

Initial Investment:

$110,140

Minuteman Press

Business Services

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$62,207

TeamLogic IT

Technology

Cash Required:

$60,000

Initial Investment:

$160,000

ActionCOACH

Business Services

Cash Required:

$45,000 - $95,000

Initial Investment:

$45,000

Fish Window Cleaning Services

Services

Cash Required:

$60,000 - $150,000

Initial Investment:

$83,225

Pizza Ranch

Food

Cash Required:

$325,000 - $560,000

Initial Investment:

$1,127,500

Planet Fitness

Fitness

Cash Required:

$600,000

Initial Investment:

$853,390

Soccer Shots

Child Services

Cash Required:

$38,000

Initial Investment:

$41,034

Our Town America

Advertising & Sales

Cash Required:

$70,000

Initial Investment:

$63,300

The Goddard School

Education

Cash Required:

$150,000

Initial Investment:

$712,800

Surface Specialists Systems

Home Services

Cash Required:

$25,000

Initial Investment:

$43,200

FRSTeam

Services

Cash Required:

$25,000 - $35,000

Initial Investment:

$32,000

Brightway Insurance

Business Services / Financial & Tax

Cash Required:

$75,000

Initial Investment:

$89,488

Supporting Strategies

Business Services

Cash Required:

$100,000

Initial Investment:

$77,130

N2 Publishing

Advertising & Sales / Business Services

Cash Required:

Initial Investment:

$975

Expedia CruiseShipCenters

Travel & Hospitality

Cash Required:

$100,000

Initial Investment:

$156,000

DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen

Home Services

Cash Required:

$100,000 - $150,000

Initial Investment:

$136,500

Right at Home

Senior Care

Cash Required:

$150,000

Initial Investment:

$80,150

Weichert Real Estate

Real Estate

Cash Required:

$50,000 - $324,000

Initial Investment:

$50,000

Captain D's

Food

Cash Required:

$350,000

Initial Investment:

$1,005,600

YESCO

Business Services

Cash Required:

$60,000

Initial Investment:

$64,300

360clean

Cleaning & Maintenance

Cash Required:

$15,000

Initial Investment:

$15,800

Snap-on Tools

Automotive

Cash Required:

$38,000

Initial Investment:

$172,207

Tropical Smoothie Cafe

Food

Cash Required:

$125,000

Initial Investment:

$222,095

LaRosa's Pizzeria

Food

Cash Required:

$500,000

Initial Investment:

$800,000

Mathnasium Learning Centers

Education

Cash Required:

$112,750

Initial Investment:

$112,750

Fibrenew

Automotive

Cash Required:

$20,000

Initial Investment:

$75,000

Nothing Bundt Cakes

Food

Cash Required:

$150,000

Initial Investment:

$408,187

FirstLight Home Care

Senior Care

Cash Required:

$100,000

Initial Investment:

$110,881

CompuChild

Child Services

Cash Required:

$10,000

Initial Investment:

$18,300

TSS Photography

Child Services

Cash Required:

$10,500

Initial Investment:

$20,415

Chicken Salad Chick

Food

Cash Required:

$150,000

Initial Investment:

$515,000

The @WORK Group

Business Services

Cash Required:

$150,000

Initial Investment:

$154,000

Amazing Athletes

Child Services

Cash Required:

$17,500

Initial Investment:

$25,000

Orangetheory Fitness

Fitness

Cash Required:

Initial Investment:

$563,529

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate

Real Estate

Cash Required:

$100,000

Initial Investment:

$65,170

Drybar

Health & Beauty

Cash Required:

$50,000 - $56,500

Initial Investment:

$644,070

A&W Restaurants

Food

Cash Required:

$150,000 - $250,000

Initial Investment:

$269,000

Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services

Cleaning & Maintenance

Cash Required:

$85,000

Initial Investment:

$59,500

Fazoli's Restaurants

Food

Cash Required:

$250,000

Initial Investment:

$1,098,000

Mr. Electric

Home Services

Cash Required:

$45,000

Initial Investment:

$97,600

The Wendy's Company

Food

Cash Required:

$2,000,000

Initial Investment:

$1,700,000

Remedy Intelligent Staffing

Business Services

Cash Required:

$80,000 - $120,000

Initial Investment:

$151,010

JumpBunch

Child Services

Cash Required:

30000

Initial Investment:

$45,800

FYZICAL Therapy &

Balance Centers

Fitness / Health & Beauty

Cash Required:

$70,000 - $140,000

Initial Investment:

$82,250

House Doctors

Handyman Services

Home Services

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$98,000

Five Star Painting

Services

Cash Required:

$70,000

Initial Investment:

Young Rembrandts

Child Services

Cash Required:

$40,000

Initial Investment:

$41,250

Paul Davis

Services

Cash Required:

$300,000

Initial Investment:

$215,390

Online Trading Academy

Education

Cash Required:

$250,000

Initial Investment:

$389,800

Learning Express

Retail

Cash Required:

$125,000

Initial Investment:

$199,875

College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving

Cleaning & Maintenance / Home Services / Services

Cash Required:

$65,000

Initial Investment:

$89,300

Wingstop

Food

Cash Required:

$600,000

Initial Investment:

$346,775

Hungry Howie's Pizza

Food

Cash Required:

$100,000

Initial Investment:

$228,300

Wings Etc.

Food

Cash Required:

$200,000

Initial Investment:

$292,847

Pizza Factory

Food

Cash Required:

$90,000

Initial Investment:

$372,000

In Home Pet Services

Pet Services

Cash Required:

Initial Investment:

$9,200

The Little Gym

Child Services

Cash Required:

$75,000

Initial Investment:

$186,450

ERA

Real Estate

Cash Required:

$48,000 - $221,900

Initial Investment:

$48,000

Miracle-Ear

Health & Beauty / Retail

Cash Required:

$75,000

Initial Investment:

$119,000

Sola Salon Studios

Health & Beauty

Cash Required:

$500,000

Initial Investment:

$457,800

The Maids

Cleaning & Maintenance

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$64,100

Home Care Assistance

Senior Care

Cash Required:

$80,000

Initial Investment:

$77,775

Assisting Hands

Senior Care

Cash Required:

$100,000

Initial Investment:

$80,050

HomeVestors of America

Real Estate

Cash Required:

$70,000

Initial Investment:

$56,000

Mighty Auto Parts

Automotive

Cash Required:

$100,000

Initial Investment:

$175,000

Lennys Grill & Subs

Food

Cash Required:

$75,000

Initial Investment:

$192,844

Image One

Cleaning & Maintenance

Cash Required:

$59,000

Initial Investment:

$59,900

Huntington Learning Center

Education

Cash Required:

$60,000

Initial Investment:

$117,976

Mr. Appliance

Home Services

Cash Required:

$45,000

Initial Investment:

$60,800

Dale Carnegie

Business Services

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$19,700

Oxi Fresh Carpet Cleaning

Cleaning & Maintenance

Cash Required:

$38,900

Initial Investment:

$38,900

Complete Weddings and Events

Services

Cash Required:

$10,000

Initial Investment:

$31,950

Donatos Pizza

Food

Cash Required:

$200,000

Initial Investment:

$375,000

Snapology

Child Services

Cash Required:

$34,900

Initial Investment:

$40,000

Truly Nolen of America

Services

Cash Required:

$35,000

Initial Investment:

$50,200

The Glass Guru

Home Services

Cash Required:

$49,500 - $150,000

Initial Investment:

$72,750

KidsPark

Child Services

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$215,500

Freedom Boat Club

Services

Cash Required:

$38,000

Initial Investment:

$144,200

Mr. Rooter Plumbing

Home Services

Cash Required:

$55,450 - $150,750

Initial Investment:

$68,370

Qualicare Family Homecare

Senior Care

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$84,550

Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park (TM) Camp Resorts

Travel & Hospitality

Cash Required:

$200,000

Initial Investment:

$100,000

Kitchen Solvers

Home Services

Cash Required:

$75000

Initial Investment:

$65,765

Miracle Method Surface Refinishing

Home Services

Cash Required:

$40,000 - $50,000

Initial Investment:

$83,359

FPC

Business Services

Cash Required:

$65,000 (Minimum)

Initial Investment:

$65,000

Tint World

Automotive

Cash Required:

$70,000

Initial Investment:

$179,000

Motto Mortgage

Financial & Tax

Cash Required:

$12,000

Initial Investment:

$48,000

BrightStar Care

Senior Care

Cash Required:

$200,000

Initial Investment:

$93,048

RNR Tire Express

Automotive

Cash Required:

$500,000

Initial Investment:

$500,000

Sit Means Sit

Pet Services

Cash Required:

$45,000

Initial Investment:

$45,000

Sport Clips

Health & Beauty

Cash Required:

$200,000

Initial Investment:

$224,800

Simple Simon's Pizza

Food

Cash Required:

$25,000

Initial Investment:

$142,000

MY SALON Suite

Health & Beauty

Cash Required:

$150,000

Initial Investment:

$395,000

Firehouse Subs

Food

Cash Required:

$90,000 - $100,000

Initial Investment:

$131,150

The Patch Boys

Home Services

Cash Required:

$30,000

Initial Investment:

$45,500

Molly Maid

Cleaning & Maintenance

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$110,000

Town Money Saver

Advertising & Sales

Cash Required:

$5,000 - $12,500

Initial Investment:

$5,700

NaturaLawn of America

Services

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$47,500

Goldfish Swim School

Child Services

Cash Required:

$450,000

Initial Investment:

$1,335,283

You've Got MAIDS

Cleaning & Maintenance

Cash Required:

$40,379

Initial Investment:

$40,379

Mr. Handyman

Home Services

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$111,500

Puroclean

Cleaning & Maintenance 

Home Services / Services

Cash Required:

$50,000 - $75,000

Initial Investment:

$72,765

Aire Serv

Home Services

Cash Required:

$35,000

Initial Investment:

$64,300

Mosquito Joe

Services

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$50,000

TGA Premier Sports

Child Services

Cash Required:

$16,300

Initial Investment:

$16,300

WOW 1 DAY PAINTING

Home Services

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$67,000

ASP - America's Swimming Pool Company

Home Services

Cash Required:

$100,000

Initial Investment:

$96,338

Window Genie

Services

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$92,800

InXpress

Business Services

Cash Required:

$65,000

Initial Investment:

$85,600

Just Between Friends Franchise System

Retail

Cash Required:

$45,000

Initial Investment:

$38,550

Property Damage Appraisers

Services

Cash Required:

Initial Investment:

$75,888

30 Minute Hit

Fitness

Cash Required:

$40,000

Initial Investment:

$100,000

U.S. Lawns

Services

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$53,500

HomeSmart International

Real Estate

Cash Required:

$20,000

Initial Investment:

$65,500

Homewatch CareGivers

Senior Care

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$83,000

The Mosquito Authority

Services

Cash Required:

$25,000 - $50,000

Initial Investment:

$50,000

Bruster's Real Ice Cream

Food

Cash Required:

Initial Investment:

270200

MarbleLife

Services

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$30,000

Precision Door Service

Services

Cash Required:

$100,000

Initial Investment:

$70,855

Golden Corral

Food

Cash Required:

Initial Investment:

2120644

The Haagen-Dazs Shoppe

Food

Cash Required:

$80,000

Initial Investment:

$164,158

Amada Senior Care

Senior Care

Cash Required:

$80,000

Initial Investment:

$87,710

Senior Care Authority

Senior Care

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$52,500

Rising Roll Gourmet

Food

Cash Required:

$30,000

Initial Investment:

$150,000

Pet Supplies Plus

Pet Services

Cash Required:

$200,000

Initial Investment:

$440,600

Checkers & Rally's

Food

Cash Required:

$250,000

Initial Investment:

$203,600

Critter Control

Services

Cash Required:

$8,075 - $52,075

Initial Investment:

$47,500

Welcomemat Services

Advertising & Sales

Cash Required:

$47,000

Initial Investment:

$60,960

Streamline Brands

Sports & Recreation

Cash Required:

$20,000 - $60,000

Initial Investment:

$150,000

Straw Hat Pizza

Food

Cash Required:

$500,000

Initial Investment:

$346,000

ShelfGenie

Home Services

Cash Required:

$75,000

Initial Investment:

$68,600

Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe

Food

Cash Required:

$500,000

Initial Investment:

$323,000

Discovery Map International

Advertising & Sales

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$35,250

High Touch-High Tech

Child Services

Cash Required:

$37,650

Initial Investment:

$62,750

Help-U-Sell Real Estate

Real Estate

Cash Required:

$4,950

Initial Investment:

$29,650

Biggby Coffee

Food

Cash Required:

$70,000

Initial Investment:

$186,850

Showhomes Home Staging

Real Estate

Cash Required:

$30,000

Initial Investment:

$45,300

Glass Doctor

Services

Cash Required:

50,000

Initial Investment:

$111,800

101 Mobility

Services

Cash Required:

$100,000

Initial Investment:

$118,290

School of Rock

Child Services / Education

Cash Required:

$100,000

Initial Investment:

$192,150

Assisted Living Locators

Senior Care

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$68,450

Grease Monkey

Automotive

Cash Required:

$60,000 - $75,000

Initial Investment:

$156,000

Penn Station

Food

Cash Required:

$300,000

Initial Investment:

$290,984

Creative World School

Education

Cash Required:

$600,000

Initial Investment:

$600,000

PJ's Coffee

Food

Cash Required:

$100,000

Initial Investment:

$168,566

Dash in Food Stores

Retail

Cash Required:

Initial Investment:

Service Team of Professionals

Services

Cash Required:

$56,000

Initial Investment:

$78,600

East Coast Wings + Grill

Food

Cash Required:

$250,000

Initial Investment:

$434,568

Family Financial Centers

Financial & Tax

Cash Required:

$25,000 - $300,000

Initial Investment:

$25,000

Nathan's Famous

Food

Cash Required:

Initial Investment:

$276,350

Shack Shine

Home Services / Services

Cash Required:

$32,000

Initial Investment:

$50,250

Ziebart

Automotive

Cash Required:

$150,000

Initial Investment:

$228,200

We Insure

Financial & Tax

Cash Required:

$50,000 - $100,000

Initial Investment:

$25,000

Dogtopia

Pet Services

Cash Required:

$200,000

Initial Investment:

$757,253

United Country Real Estate

Real Estate

Cash Required:

$15,000

Initial Investment:

$16,690

The Learning Experience

Education

Cash Required:

$150,000

Initial Investment:

$493,549

ATAX Franchise

Financial & Tax

Cash Required:

$49,100 - $67,700

Initial Investment:

$49,100

Home Helpers Home Care

Senior Care

Cash Required:

$100,000

Initial Investment:

$84,750

Best In Class Education Centers

Education

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$67,375

THE MAX Challenge

Fitness

Cash Required:

$40,000

Initial Investment:

$146,868

PropertyGuys.com

Real Estate

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$50,000

The Grout Doctor

Home Services

Cash Required:

$20,000

Initial Investment:

$12,000

Big Frog Custom T-Shirts

Retail

Cash Required:

$50,000

Initial Investment:

$183,201

Closets By Design

Home Services

Cash Required:

$100,000

Initial Investment:

$126,000

Bloomin' Blinds

Home Services

Cash Required:

$40,000

Initial Investment:

$50,000

Burn Boot Camp

Fitness

Cash Required:

$100,000

Initial Investment:

$142,330

CarePatrol

Senior Care

Cash Required:

$85,000

Initial Investment:

$71,540

City Wide Maintenance

Cleaning & Maintenance

Cash Required:

$140,000 - $200,000

Initial Investment:

$100,000

College Nannies, Sitters + Tutors

Child Services

Cash Required:

$60,000

Initial Investment:

$176,700

Executive Image Building Services

Cleaning & Maintenance

Cash Required:

$25,000

Initial Investment:

$24,100

Jason's Deli

Food

Cash Required:

$1,000,000

Initial Investment:

$905,891

Office Evolution

Business Services

Cash Required:

$250,000

Initial Investment:

$217,000

The Honey Do Service

Home Services

Cash Required:

$48,000

Initial Investment:

$65,650

NYS Collection Eyewear

Retail

Cash Required:

$13,580 - $97,148

Initial Investment:

$50,000