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Every U.S. franchise with a total Item 7 investment midpoint below $50K. Sortable, filterable, every entry analyzed from the franchisor's own Franchise Disclosure Document.
Source: 2025-2026 FDD filings · 117 brands analyzed
There are 117 franchises whose typical Item 7 investment midpoint comes in under $50K, based on their current Franchise Disclosure Documents. If you have been searching for cheap franchises that still come with a proven system and full FDD disclosures, this is the tier where most of them live.
How we count: each figure is the midpoint of a brand's FDD Item 7 low-to-high total-investment range. The "investment high" is the top of that range the franchisor itself publishes — it covers the franchise fee, build-out, equipment, initial inventory, training, and several months of pre-opening working capital. We include only franchises in a ready pipeline state with real Item 7 figures; brands with no Item 7 disclosure are excluded. Every figure is drawn from 2025-2026 FDD filings.
Franchises in this list
117
below $50K midpoint investment
Cheapest entry
$2K
Environment Control
Industries represented
17
of 17 total
Disclose Item 19
54%
63 of 117
Cleaning & Maintenance
20
17.1%
Business Services
15
12.8%
Real Estate
13
11.1%
Child Services & Education
11
9.4%
Food & Beverage
9
7.7%
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| Franchise↕ | Industry↕ | Investment (midpoint)↑ | Inv. Low↕ | Inv. High↕ | Initial Fee↕ | Royalty↕ | Units↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environment Control | Cleaning & Maintenance | $2K | $2K | $2K | $30K | 50% | — |
| Schooley Mitchell | Business Services | $2K | $2K | $2K | $73K | 8% | 298 |
| The Melting Pot | Food & Beverage | $2K | $2K | $2K | $50K | 5% of Gross Revenues | 88 |
| The Melting Pot Restaurants | Food & Beverage | $2K | $2K | $2K | $45K | 5% of Gross Revenues | 85 |
| AmeriCare | Senior Care | $2K | $2K | $2K | $54K | 6% | 37 |
| Jazzercise | Fitness & Wellness | $3K | $2K | $3K | $1K | 20% of gross member enrollment | 5,092 |
| Prime IV Hydration & Wellness | Senior Care | $3K | $3K | $4K | $34K | 7% | 210 |
| Clementine's Ice Cream | Food & Beverage | $5K | $5K | $6K | $40K | 5% of Net Sales | 0 |
| JANI-KING | Cleaning & Maintenance | $6K | $3K | $9K | — | 10% | 4,731 |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | Cleaning & Maintenance | $6K | $500 | $11K | $5K | 11.5% of monthly gross revenues | 1,914 |
| Stand Strong Fencing | Home Services | $6K | $4K | $8K | $60K | 6% | 126 |
| Yonutz | Food & Beverage | $6K | $5K | $8K | $49K | 2% | — |
| Emeraldpro | Home Services | $7K | $4K | $10K | $50K | 5% | 55 |
| BeLocal | Business Services | $7K | $2K | $12K | $735 | 15% of the advertising value of each issue of the Publication | 148 |
| Real Producers | Business Services | $7K | $2K | $12K | $735 | 15-20% of advertising value | 152 |
| Sign Gypsies | Business Services | $7K | $4K | $10K | $1K | — | 565 |
| Stroll | Business Services | $7K | $2K | $13K | $735 | 15% | 609 |
| N2 Franchising, Inc. (n2 Publishing, Stroll or Greet) | Retail | $7K | $2K | $13K | $735 | 15% of the advertising value | 609 |
| MOMLETA | Fitness & Wellness | $8K | $6K | $10K | $6K | 4% of Gross Services Revenue | 5 |
| Checkers Drive-in Resturants | Food & Beverage | $8K | $4K | $12K | $30K | 4% | 453 |
| Travel Leaders | Hospitality & Travel | $10K | $2K | $18K | $3K | — | 187 |
| Winzer | Retail | $11K | $6K | $16K | $4K | 8%-16% of Annual Gross Sales | 256 |
| Cp | Hospitality & Travel | $11K | $2K | $21K | $11K | 1.5%-3% of Gross Commissionable Fares | 3,124 |
| Cruiseone | Hospitality & Travel | $11K | $2K | $21K | $11K | 1.5% to 3.0% | 2,515 |
| Coffee News | Retail | $12K | $11K | $12K | $10K | — | 307 |
| Coffee News | Retail | $12K | $11K | $12K | $10K | — | — |
| Sanford Rose Associates | Staffing & HR | $13K | $11K | $15K | $88K | 5.5% or $10,000/month + 0.25% over $6,000,000 | 157 |
| Card My Yard | Other | $14K | $10K | $19K | $9K | 25.0% | 490 |
| Poop 911 | Pet Services | $15K | $4K | $26K | $0 | 25% | 254 |
| Gokhale Method | Fitness & Wellness | $16K | $8K | $24K | $4K | — | 18 |
| FIT4MOM | Fitness & Wellness | $16K | $3K | $29K | $7K | 4.0% to 5.0% | 211 |
| United Country Real Estate | Real Estate | $16K | $11K | $22K | $20K | 5% | 376 |
| Structural Elements | Senior Care | $17K | $11K | $23K | $3K | 8% of Gross Receipts or a minimum monthly Services Fee of $200 | 10 |
| Proforma | Business Services | $17K | $7K | $28K | — | — | 461 |
| Singers Company | Child Services & Education | $19K | $5K | $32K | $12K | 10% or 50% of gross sales per month | 55 |
| Yorcmo | Business Services | $19K | $11K | $26K | $17K | 5%-7% of Gross Sales | 25 |
| Wiki-Licious | Food & Beverage | $20K | $10K | $30K | $5K | $350/mo. for large-territory franchises and $225/mo. for small-territory franchises | 60 |
| Floor-Tek | Cleaning & Maintenance | $20K | $3K | $38K | $2K | 20% of total gross sales | 6 |
| Alta Cal Tech Services | Other | $22K | $12K | $31K | — | 2% of Gross Revenues | 9 |
| Magnuson Hotels | Hospitality & Travel | $22K | $3K | $40K | $10K | 8% of Gross Room Revenue | 11 |
| Breakaway Ba | Business Services | $23K | $11K | $35K | — | 25% or 20% of Gross Revenue | 36 |
| Aerus | Home Services | $23K | $16K | $31K | $3K | 8% | 148 |
| Auto Appraisal Network | Real Estate | $24K | $3K | $44K | $16K | — | 24 |
| LMI | Business Services | $24K | $20K | $28K | $15K | 6% | 109 |
| Tank Rangers | Home Services | $25K | $23K | $26K | $20K | $750 / $450 monthly | 33 |
| Vanguard Cleaning Systems | Cleaning & Maintenance | $25K | $14K | $37K | $5K | 6% | 1,914 |
| Kindermotion | Child Services & Education | $26K | $24K | $27K | $20K | 12% of monthly Gross Sales | 223 |
| Canteen | Food & Beverage | $26K | $8K | $44K | $3K | 3.25% | 100 |
| American Poolplayers Association | Other | $26K | $22K | $31K | $10K | 20% of the Basic Weekly Fee | 356 |
| Chefs for Seniors | Senior Care | $27K | $17K | $37K | $10K | 8% | 100 |
| Ifixandrepair | Technology | $28K | $15K | $40K | $25K | $850 to $2,000 per month | 421 |
| Mil Approved Cleaning Franchising Llc, | Cleaning & Maintenance | $28K | $18K | $37K | $2K | 10% of Gross Revenue | 0 |
| Body & Brain | Fitness & Wellness | $28K | $20K | $36K | — | 10% of monthly Program Sales | 6 |
| Pritikin | Senior Care | $29K | $6K | $53K | — | 16.0% to 18.5% | 182 |
| APlus | Retail | $29K | $20K | $39K | $5K | Up to 4% of Gross Sales (Non-Leased stores) | 247 |
| Yabez | Child Services & Education | $31K | $18K | $43K | $9K | 8% | 7 |
| Grout Doctor Global | Cleaning & Maintenance | $31K | $24K | $38K | $15K | 6%-9% of monthly gross sales | 78 |
| Aria Service Group | Cleaning & Maintenance | $31K | $4K | $58K | $9K | 11% | 66 |
| Dealer Specialties International | Automotive | $31K | $17K | $45K | $10K | — | 21 |
| JTS Facility Services | Cleaning & Maintenance | $31K | $4K | $58K | $8K | 5% of Gross Billings | 17 |
| Commercial Cleaning Solutions | Cleaning & Maintenance | $31K | $5K | $58K | $9K | 10% | 64 |
| New Venture of San Bernardino | Cleaning & Maintenance | $31K | $5K | $58K | $9K | 10% of Gross Billings | 192 |
| JAN-PRO Commercial Cleaning | Cleaning & Maintenance | $32K | $5K | $58K | $9K | 11% | 171 |
| Coastal Angler Magazine | Other | $32K | $29K | $35K | $25K | 8% | 33 |
| Discovery Map International | Business Services | $33K | $29K | $36K | $25K | 10.0% to 25.0% | 116 |
| Moldman | Cleaning & Maintenance | $33K | $18K | $47K | $10K | 10% of Customer Payments | 11 |
| FairyTail Pet Care | Pet Services | $33K | $23K | $44K | $13K | 9% of Gross Sales | 5 |
| Hunting Lease Network | Real Estate | $34K | $25K | $43K | $15K | 5% of Royalty Sales | 11 |
| AmSpirit Business Connections | Business Services | $34K | $6K | $62K | $18K | 7% of Gross Revenues | 17 |
| P + D Ventures | Cleaning & Maintenance | $34K | $3K | $65K | — | 12% | 82 |
| Right First | Cleaning & Maintenance | $34K | $3K | $65K | $9K | 12% | 48 |
| JAN-PRO Cleaning & Disinfecting | Cleaning & Maintenance | $35K | $3K | $67K | $1K | 12% | 6 |
| 1 Percent Lists | Real Estate | $35K | $10K | $61K | $4K | 5% | 50 |
| The Grout Expert | Home Services | $36K | $24K | $49K | $18K | 6% of first $150,000; 5% of $150,001-$300,000; 4% of amounts over $300,000 | 1 |
| 1st Class Companies | Real Estate | $37K | $31K | $43K | $25K | — | 70 |
| 1st Class Real Estate | Real Estate | $37K | $31K | $43K | $25K | — | 101 |
| Safeguard | Business Services | $38K | $11K | $65K | $2K | — | 34 |
| Blue Diamond Sales & Rentals | Real Estate | $39K | $32K | $45K | $15K | 5% of Gross Revenues for the first 6 months, then 6% of Gross Revenues | 1 |
| Global Recruiters Network | Staffing & HR | $39K | $33K | $45K | $20K | 10%, 8%, 6%, 4% of Net Receipts | 159 |
| Eye Level Learning Center | Child Services & Education | $39K | $18K | $60K | $1K | 2% | 121 |
| Webby Dance Company | Child Services & Education | $40K | $31K | $48K | $25K | 8% of Gross Service Sales and 4% of Gross Retail Sales | 25 |
| Soccer6 | Other | $40K | $33K | $46K | $19K | 7% of Gross Sales | 2 |
| Inter-State Studio | Retail | $40K | $26K | $54K | $15K | 7% | 19 |
| Neat Method | Home Services | $41K | $38K | $45K | $30K | 8.0% to 20.0% | 93 |
| The Doan Group | Automotive | $41K | $14K | $68K | $10K | 22% | 28 |
| Coverall North America | Cleaning & Maintenance | $41K | $18K | $64K | $16K | 5% | 5,669 |
| Creative Kids Movement Network | Child Services & Education | $41K | $35K | $47K | $30K | $500-$750/month | 6 |
| R.e.johnsen | Cleaning & Maintenance | $42K | $5K | $78K | $9K | 13% | 10,314 |
| Kinderdance | Child Services & Education | $42K | $25K | $59K | $30K | 12% | 223 |
| City Lifestyle | Retail | $42K | $38K | $46K | $30K | 7% | 233 |
| Abbey Carpet | Retail | $42K | $23K | $62K | $10K | — | 405 |
| Floors to Go | Retail | $42K | $23K | $62K | $10K | — | 147 |
| House of Colour | Health & Beauty | $43K | $33K | $52K | $30K | Greater of $175/month or 4% of Gross Revenues | 312 |
| Stratus | Cleaning & Maintenance | $43K | $7K | $80K | $10K | 5% of Gross Billings or $50, whichever is greater | 3,786 |
| 1st Class Real Estate | Real Estate | $44K | $24K | $64K | $20K | 10.0% to 50.0% | 18 |
| 1st Class Real Estate | Real Estate | $44K | $24K | $64K | $20K | — | 18 |
| Lil' Angels | Child Services & Education | $44K | $41K | $46K | $30K | — | 38 |
| SFC Estate Coaching | Business Services | $44K | $39K | $49K | $25K | 5% | 0 |
| Pro One Janitorial | Cleaning & Maintenance | $44K | $11K | $78K | $8K | 10% of Gross Revenues from Regional Customer Accounts and 15% of Gross Revenues from Project Services and 5% of all other Gross Revenue | 120 |
| Actikare | Senior Care | $45K | $33K | $58K | $20K | 5%-3% of Gross Sales | 150 |
| Network In Action | Business Services | $45K | $38K | $53K | $35K | 15% of Gross Revenues | 108 |
| WIN Home Inspection | Home Services | $46K | $41K | $50K | $21K | 7% of monthly Gross Revenue or $280, whichever is greater | 247 |
| Groutsmith | Home Services | $46K | $43K | $49K | $35K | — | 46 |
| Padgett Business Services | Financial Services | $47K | $9K | $85K | $63K | 9% | 164 |
| ACFN | Financial Services | $48K | $38K | $58K | $25K | 1.0% to 1.25% | 210 |
| Bouquet Box Flower Bar | Food & Beverage | $48K | $21K | $75K | $20K | 10% of Event Revenue | 3 |
| National Property Inspections | Real Estate | $48K | $41K | $55K | $35K | 8% of Gross Sales or minimum $300-$500 per month | 195 |
| Velox Valuations | Real Estate | $48K | $36K | $60K | $20K | 10% of gross sales | 11 |
| Mai | Food & Beverage | $48K | $20K | $77K | $4K | 0%-15% | 168 |
| Toro Taxes | Financial Services | $48K | $18K | $79K | $40K | 10% of Gross Sales from Bank Product Transactions; $30 per Non-Bank Product Transaction; or Minimum Tax Season Royalty Fee Requirement | 192 |
| Soccer Shots | Child Services & Education | $49K | $43K | $54K | $37K | 7% of monthly Gross Sales | 313 |
| Help-U-Sell Real Estate | Real Estate | $49K | $30K | $68K | $18K | 6% | 41 |
| Help-U-Sell Real Estate | Real Estate | $49K | $30K | $68K | $18K | 6% of total Gross Revenue | 36 |
| Drama Kids | Child Services & Education | $49K | $44K | $55K | $36K | 8% | 42 |
| Club Z! | Child Services & Education | $49K | $41K | $57K | $27K | 6%-8% of Gross Sales | 319 |
| Surface Specialists | Home Services | $50K | $43K | $56K | $36K | 5% | 44 |
| Novus Global | Business Services | $50K | $31K | $68K | $5K | 32.5% | 63 |
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Investment is the midpoint of the FDD Item 7 "low" and "high" columns — the franchisor's own published total startup cost range, which covers franchise fee, real estate, equipment, inventory, training, and pre-opening working capital. We exclude franchises with no Item 7 data and franchises in non-ready pipeline states. The list updates as new FDDs are analyzed.
Low investment doesn't mean low risk. Lower entry prices often correlate with thinner unit economics, less brand recognition, and steeper customer-acquisition headwinds. Always validate a brand by talking to 4–6 existing franchisees and modeling realistic first-year P&L for your specific market.
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