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Ranked by total initial investment (Item 7 midpoint of the franchisor's own disclosed low and high columns). Every franchise here is fully disclosed and currently registered to sell franchises in the U.S.
Source: 2025-2026 FDD filings · 50 brands ranked
Cheapest in the list
$1K
AM Organic Ventures, LLC
Median (this list)
$10K
Item 7 midpoint
Top of list
$24K
50th entry
Industries represented
14
of 17 total
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| Franchise↕ | Industry↕ | Investment (midpoint)↑ | Inv. Low↕ | Inv. High↕ | Initial Fee↕ | Royalty↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM Organic Ventures, LLC | Food & Beverage | $1K | $1K | $1K | $50K | 5% |
| Barmetrix Hospitality LLC | Business Services | $1K | $1K | $2K | $55K | 8.0% |
| Dog Haus Worldwide, LLC (Remote Kitchens) | Food & Beverage | $2K | $2K | $2K | $40K | 4% |
| Environment Control Building Maintenance Company | Cleaning & Maintenance | $2K | $2K | $2K | $30K | 50% |
| HomeWell Franchising, Inc. | Senior Care | $2K | $2K | $2K | $50K | 5% |
| The Melting Pot | Food & Beverage | $2K | $2K | $2K | $50K | 5% of Gross Revenues |
| The Melting Pot Restaurants, Inc. | Food & Beverage | $2K | $2K | $2K | $45K | 5% of Gross Revenues |
| Boiling Crab Franchise Co., LLC | Food & Beverage | $2K | $2K | $2K | $40K | 5% |
| Jazzercise, Inc. | Fitness & Wellness | $3K | $2K | $3K | $1K | 20% of gross member enrollment |
| HPB Glass LLC | Home Services | $3K | $3K | $3K | $60K | 5% |
| Prime I.V. Hydration & Wellness, Inc. | Senior Care | $3K | $3K | $4K | $34K | 7% |
| ICD Franchising, LLC | Food & Beverage | $5K | $5K | $6K | $40K | 3.0% |
| FOCUS FRANCHISING, INC | Cleaning & Maintenance | $6K | $3K | $9K | — | 10% |
| RR Franchising, Inc. | Cleaning & Maintenance | $6K | $500 | $11K | $5K | 11.5% of monthly gross revenues |
| Yonutz Franchising, Inc. | Food & Beverage | $6K | $5K | $8K | $49K | 2% |
| Scooter's Coffee Franchisor | Food & Beverage | $7K | $4K | $10K | $40K | 6% |
| Scooter's Coffee Franchisor, LLC | Food & Beverage | $7K | $4K | $10K | $40K | 6% |
| N2 Franchising, Inc. (BeLocal) | Business Services | $7K | $2K | $12K | $735 | 15% of the advertising value of each issue of the Publication |
| N2 Franchising, Inc. (Real Producers) | Business Services | $7K | $2K | $12K | $735 | 15-20% of advertising value |
| Sign Gypsies Franchising, LLC | Business Services | $7K | $4K | $10K | $1K | — |
| N2 Franchising, Inc. | Business Services | $7K | $2K | $13K | $735 | 15% |
| N2 Franchising, Inc. (N2 Publishing, Stroll Or Greet) | Retail | $7K | $2K | $13K | $735 | 15% of the advertising value |
| Inspiring Wellness LLC | Fitness & Wellness | $8K | $6K | $10K | $6K | 4% |
| The Camp Franchise Systems, LLC (The Camp Transformation Center) | Fitness & Wellness | $9K | $6K | $12K | $50K | 6% |
| Steamoji America Services, Inc. | Child Services & Education | $10K | $4K | $16K | $40K | 8% |
| Travel Leaders Network, LLC | Hospitality & Travel | $10K | $2K | $18K | $3K | — |
| WINZER FRANCHISE CO INC | Retail | $11K | $6K | $16K | $4K | 8.0% to 16.0% |
| Winzer Franchise Company, Inc. | Retail | $11K | $6K | $16K | $4K | 8%-16% of Annual Gross Sales |
| CP Franchising, LLC | Hospitality & Travel | $11K | $2K | $21K | $11K | 1.5%-3% of Gross Commissionable Fares |
| CruiseOne, Inc. | Hospitality & Travel | $11K | $2K | $21K | $11K | 1.5% to 3.0% |
| Coffee News USA, Inc. | Retail | $12K | $11K | $12K | $10K | — |
| Sanford Rose Associates International, LLC | Staffing & HR | $13K | $11K | $15K | $88K | 5.5% or $10,000/month + 0.25% over $6,000,000 |
| Ideal Automotive Dealer Franchising, LLC | Automotive | $14K | $3K | $24K | $45K | — |
| CMY Franchising, LLC | Other | $14K | $10K | $19K | $9K | 25.0% |
| Hounds Mounds, Inc. | Pet Services | $15K | $4K | $26K | $0 | 25% |
| Gokhale Method Institute, Inc. | Fitness & Wellness | $16K | $8K | $24K | $4K | — |
| Stroller Strides, LLC | Fitness & Wellness | $16K | $3K | $29K | $7K | 4.0% to 5.0% |
| UNITED COUNTRY REAL ESTATE LLC | Real Estate | $16K | $11K | $22K | $20K | 5% |
| CruiseOne, LLC | Hospitality & Travel | $16K | $12K | $21K | $11K | 1.5% -3.0% |
| Structural Elements Franchising, LLC | Senior Care | $17K | $11K | $23K | $3K | 8% of Gross Receipts or a minimum monthly Services Fee of $200 |
| Proforma | Business Services | $17K | $7K | $28K | — | — |
| Bloomfully, LLC | Child Services & Education | $19K | $5K | $32K | $12K | 10% |
| yorCMO Franchising, LLC | Business Services | $19K | $11K | $26K | $17K | 5%-7% of Gross Sales |
| Wevelopment USA, Inc. (INS Ice Beer) | Food & Beverage | $21K | $18K | $24K | $100K | 5% |
| Alta Cal Tech Services, Inc. | Other | $22K | $12K | $31K | — | — |
| Magnuson Franchising, LLC (Magnuson Hotels) | Hospitality & Travel | $22K | $3K | $40K | $10K | — |
| BREAKAWAY BA, LLC | Business Services | $23K | $11K | $35K | — | — |
| Aerus Franchising LLC | Home Services | $23K | $16K | $31K | $3K | 8% |
| Auto Appraisal Network Inc | Real Estate | $24K | $3K | $44K | $16K | — |
| Leadership Management, Inc. | Business Services | $24K | $20K | $28K | $15K | 6% |
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Methodology
Investment cost is the midpoint of the FDD Item 7 "low" and "high" columns — the franchisor's own published total startup cost range. We exclude franchises with no Item 7 data, deleted franchises, and franchises in non-ready pipeline states. The list is sorted ascending by midpoint investment and capped at 50 entries. Initial franchise fee is FDD Item 5; royalty rate is Item 6.
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