Top 50 Low-Cost Franchises

Verified franchises with the lowest minimum total investment.

Methodology: Ranked by minimum estimated total investment (FDD Item 7) ascending. Only brands with sourced investment data are included.

#	Brand	Category	Investment	Units	Item 19
1	Sign Gypsies	Services	$4K–$10K	661
2	King of Pops	Food & Beverage	$20K–$69K	56
3	Combo Brands	Services	$28K–$353K	127
4	SnapHouss	Services	$31K–$130K	80
5	Freeway Insurance	Services	$35K–$84K	615	Yes
6	CPA Moms	Services	$36K–$52K	7
7	Daisy	Home Services	$37K–$309K	10
8	Statemint	Retail	$39K–$59K	32
9	DryerVentz - DuctVentz - WindowZ	Home Services	$40K–$75K	11
10	RE/MAX	Services	$40K–$246K	475
11	National Academy of Athletics	Education & Children	$45K–$65K	20
12	Jackson Hewitt Tax Service	Services	$49K–$128K	5167
13	Image One Facility Solutions	Services	$50K–$72K	23	Yes
14	Liberty Tax	Services	$50K–$71K	1969	Yes
15	Team Up Athletics	Entertainment & Recreation	$52K–$130K	39
16	Level Up Automation	Home Services	$52K–$68K	10
17	Cyberbacker	Services	$52K–$85K	40
18	BooXkeeping	Services	$53K–$84K	17	Yes
19	MaidThis Cleaning	Home Services	$56K–$72K	43
20	Red Barn Homebuyers	Services	$59K–$258K	54
21	i9 Sports	Education & Children	$60K–$70K	286	Yes
22	Meals of Hope	Food & Beverage	$61K–$72K	8
23	Exit Factor	Services	$63K–$87K	85	Yes
24	i4 Search Group	Services	$65K–$111K	32
25	KeyGlee	Services	$67K–$312K	59
26	Chem-Dry	Home Services	$68K–$207K	1099	Yes
27	Pampered Peach Wax Bar, The	Beauty & Self Care	$68K–$196K	14
28	Soccer Stars	Education & Children	$70K–$102K	153	Yes
29	Dryer Vent Superheroes	Home Services	$71K–$213K	46
30	Up Closets	Home Services	$71K–$218K	93
31	GoldenTrust Insurance	Services	$72K–$121K	56
32	CR3 American Exteriors	Home Services	$73K–$188K	10
33	Kumon Math & Reading Centers	Education & Children	$73K–$165K	1689
34	NEST Protection Plan	Services	$73K–$94K	6
35	Sticky Fingers Cooking	Education & Children	$78K–$125K	11	Yes
36	SYNERGY HomeCare	Health & Wellness	$78K–$159K	550	Yes
37	Renovation Sells	Home Services	$79K–$171K	39
38	B12 Store, The	Health & Wellness	$81K–$223K	48
39	Minuteman Press	Services	$82K–$221K	1028	Yes
40	XP League	Education & Children	$83K–$332K	46
41	Dope CFO Certified Advisor	Services	$83K–$113K	18
42	Special Strong	Health & Wellness	$85K–$103K	18
43	True North Restoration	Home Services	$87K–$195K	10	Yes
44	Roof Resource, The	Home Services	$89K–$116K	9
45	Fundraising University	Education & Children	$90K–$102K	58	Yes
46	Brooklyn Robot Foundry	Education & Children	$91K–$146K	16
47	Hello Sugar	Beauty & Self Care	$91K–$736K	223	Yes
48	Home Instead	Health & Wellness	$91K–$270K	1218	Yes
49	Fuse Service	Home Services	$92K–$248K	54
50	Right at Home	Health & Wellness	$92K–$165K	539	Yes

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