Franchise 50
The Franchise 50 is a list of the top 50 franchises as rated by their owners, published by Franchise Business Review.
The 2006 List reads:
Rank |
Franchise name/Franchisor |
Category |
Cash Required |
Total Investment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Heaven's Best Carpet Cleaning |
Cleaning & Maintenance |
$15,000 |
$50,000 |
2 |
Fastsigns |
Business Services |
$75,000 |
$250,000 |
3 |
Budget Blinds |
Home Services |
$55,000+ |
$150,000 |
4 |
Precision Concrete [...] |
Services |
||
5 |
1-800-GOT-JUNK |
Services |
$70,000 |
$125,000 |
6 |
Parmasters Golf Training Centers |
Sports & Recreation |
20% |
50% |
7 |
Technology |
$19,000 |
$30,000 |
|
8 |
CertaPro Painters |
Home Services |
$30,000+ |
$150,000 |
9 |
Truly Nolen of America |
Services |
$45,000 |
$100,000 |
10 |
Tax Centers of America |
Financial & Tax |
$25,000 |
$100,000 |
11 |
Matco Tools |
Automotive |
$35,000 |
$65,000 |
12 |
MaidPro |
Cleaning & Maintenance |
$50,000 |
$100,000 |
13 |
Money Mailer |
Advertising & Sales |
$57,500 |
$80,000 |
14 |
Carlson Wagonlit Travel |
Travel & Hospitality |
||
15 |
Carpet Network |
Home Services |
$36,500 |
$100,000 |
16 |
JumpBunch |
Child Services |
$35,200 - $77,200 |
$35,200 - $77,200 |
17 |
Bark Busters |
Pet Services |
$64,500 |
$200,000 |
18 |
SeaMaster Cruises |
Travel & Hospitality |
||
19 |
The Cleaning Authority |
Cleaning & Maintenance |
$30,000 |
$150,000 |
20 |
Home Cleaning Centers of America |
Cleaning & Maintenance |
$40,000 |
$100,000 |
21 |
Two Men and a Truck |
Services |
$100,000 |
$300,000 |
22 |
Value Place |
Travel & Hospitality |
||
23 |
Kampgrounds of America/ KOA |
Other |
||
24 |
Kinderdance International |
Child Services |
||
25 |
Our Town America |
Advertising & Sales |
$40,000 |
|
26 |
Services |
$35,000 |
$200,000 |
|
27 |
[...] Man |
Home Services |
||
28 |
Supper Thyme USA |
Services |
||
29 |
Liberty Tax Service |
Financial & Tax |
$50,000 |
|
30 |
Stroller Strides |
Sports & Recreation |
||
31 |
J.D. Byrider Systems |
Automotive |
$500,000 |
$1,000,000 |
32 |
Complete Music |
Services |
||
33 |
Dr. Vinyl and Associates, LTD. |
Automotive |
15,000 |
50,000 |
34 |
Action International Business Coaching |
Business Services |
25000 |
$100,000 |
35 |
Surface Specialists Systems |
Home Services |
||
36 |
DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen |
Home Services |
$62,500 - $265,500 |
|
37 |
HobbyTown USA |
Specialty Retail |
||
38 |
Miracle Method Bath and Kitchen Restoration |
Home Services |
||
39 |
Snappy Auctions AVOID 40% attrition rate |
Specialty Retail |
$75,000 |
|
40 |
Jenny Craig Weight Loss and Management Centres |
Health & Beauty |
||
41 |
Senior Services |
$48,700 - $84,175 |
$125,000 - $150,000 |
|
42 |
DirectBuy |
Other |
||
43 |
Padgett Business Services |
Financial & Tax |
$20,000 |
$50,000 |
44 |
Handyman Matters |
Home Services |
$30,000 - 50,000 |
$175,000 |
45 |
Wild Birds Unlimited |
Specialty Retail |
NULL |
|
46 |
Wood Re New |
Home Services |
||
47 |
Sparkling Image |
Cleaning & Maintenance |
$100,000 |
$400,000 |
48 |
HomeVestors of America, Inc. |
Home Services |
$200,000 |
|
49 |
Educational Outfitters |
Specialty Retail |
$75,000 |
$350,000 |
50 |
Palm Beach Tan |
Personal Services |
See also
- List of franchises