Franchise Facts Report → franchises under $50K
Franchises under $50K
342 brands · total initial investment from each franchisor's FDD (Item 7)
Every franchise whose own disclosure document puts the low end of its cost to open at under $50K — ranked by the strength of what that filing shows: earnings disclosed, network growing, closure rate at or below its category's. 146 of them disclose Item 19 earnings.
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| # | Franchise | Total investment | Item 19 | Net outlets | Closure rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lil' Kickers Child services & education | $24,450 – $64,785 | $418,546 | +11 | 2.4% |
| 2 | Jan-Pro Commercial Cleaning Cleaning & restoration | $3,433 – $65,270 | $24,000 | +472 | 11.7% |
| 3 | CruiseOne Travel & hospitality | $2,290 – $20,695 | $511,424 | +339 | 5.9% |
| 4 | Prime Iv Hydration & Wellness (Unit) | $3,500 – $18,000 | ✓ | +58 | 1.3% |
| 5 | The C12 Group Business services | $37,700 – $68,200 | $50,397,940 | +7 | 0% |
| 6 | Tommy's Express | $25,406 – $902,291 | ✓ | +43 | 0% |
| 7 | Phenix Salon Suites Beauty & personal care | $15,000 – $15,000 | $448,801 | +2 | 1.1% |
| 8 | Take 5 | $46,000 – $342,500 | ✓ | +107 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Velox Valuations | $35,800 – $60,200 | $138,930 | +10 | 0% |
| 10 | HomeTeam Inspection Service Home services | $42,600 – $59,300 | $69,047 | +2 | 5.1% |
| 11 | Rhea Lana's Franchise Systems Retail | $28,675 – $45,900 | $16,083 | +11 | — |
| 12 | Stratus Building Solutions Cleaning & restoration | $6,400 – $80,425 | ✓ | +557 | 10.2% |
| 13 | Great Clips | $14,000 – $46,000 | ✓ | +12 | 2.3% |
| 14 | Prime IV Hydration (Unit) | $3,500 – $5,000 | ✓ | +15 | 0% |
| 15 | Christmas Decor | $29,550 – $116,250 | ✓ | +4 | 0.8% |
| 16 | CarLove Automotive | $21,450 – $97,500 | $143,509 | +4 | — |
| 17 | Cruise Planners Travel & hospitality | $1,945 – $20,505 | $518,262 | +116 | 5.2% |
| 18 | Fish Window Cleaning Home services | $9,000 – $10,500 | $261,912 | +6 | 2.6% |
| 19 | Coverall North America Cleaning & restoration | $17,986 – $64,280 | ✓ | +81 | — |
| 20 | Zerorez | $38,850 – $46,750 | ✓ | +6 | 2% |
| 21 | House of Colour Beauty & personal care | $13,845 – $71,100 | ✓ | +24 | — |
| 22 | Wize Computing Academy Child services & education | $47,000 – $78,000 | ✓ | +9 | 0% |
| 23 | Legends Child services & education | $37,000 – $76,000 | $1,490,786 | +2 | 0% |
| 24 | Paul Davis Restoration | $30,000 – $65,000 | ✓ | +13 | 3.3% |
| 25 | Let Mommy Sleep Senior & home care | $38,629 – $57,279 | $2,180,589 | +1 | 0% |
| 26 | Ziggi's Coffee | $30,000 – $60,000 | ✓ | +14 | 2.2% |
| 27 | Three Dog Bakery Food & beverage | $3,000 – $6,000 | ✓ | +4 | 0% |
| 28 | Sylvan Learning | $1,000 – $2,500 | ✓ | +6 | 2.6% |
| 29 | Creatif Food & beverage | $39,055 – $54,475 | $335,074 | +1 | 0% |
| 30 | Estrella Insurance Financial services | $49,950 – $84,000 | ✓ | +13 | — |
| 31 | Creative Kids Movement Network Child services & education | $35,315 – $47,350 | $155,941 | +6 | — |
| 32 | The Decor Group Home services | $38,750 – $130,750 | $418,607 | 0 | 1.3% |
| 33 | Stanley Steemer Carpet Cleaner Cleaning & restoration | $1,000 – $3,500 | $1,742,025 | 0 | 0.5% |
| 34 | Mr. Sandless | $27,810 – $83,060 | ✓ | +25 | 4.9% |
| 35 | America's Swimming Pool Company | $41,048 – $125,121 | ✓ | +16 | 6.4% |
| 36 | Nutty Scientists Child services & education | $45,500 – $53,800 | ✓ | +4 | 0% |
| 37 | Chefs For Seniors Senior & home care | $17,425 – $27,330 | ✓ | +9 | — |
| 38 | Soccer Shots Child services & education | $42,950 – $54,300 | ✓ | +7 | 0.3% |
| 39 | Anago of Orange County Cleaning & restoration | $11,690 – $69,550 | ✓ | +28 | 7.1% |
| 40 | Premier Pool Service, Pinnacle Pool Service Home services | $43,150 – $118,250 | $658,605 | +10 | 8.3% |
| 41 | The Designery Home services | $4,895 – $5,395 | $1,024,011 | +16 | 9.6% |
| 42 | Carstar | $23,500 – $165,300 | ✓ | +16 | 6.8% |
| 43 | Bee Organized | $40,100 – $68,760 | ✓ | +9 | 5.9% |
| 44 | Network In Action Business services | $37,710 – $52,700 | ✓ | +5 | 22.3% |
| 45 | One You Love Homecare Senior & home care | $49,500 – $59,500 | ✓ | +10 | 7.1% |
| 46 | Aira Fitness Fitness | $49,274 – $237,825 | ✓ | +4 | — |
| 47 | Inter-State Studio | $13,100 – $53,950 | $1,704,153 | +1 | 5.6% |
| 48 | Blue Diamond Sales Rentals | $32,100 – $45,200 | $466,981 | +1 | — |
| 49 | COIT Cleaning & restoration | $1,700 – $5,700 | $1,195,739 | 0 | 0% |
| 50 | 1st Class Real Estate (Area Rep) Real estate | $23,500 – $113,500 | ✓ | +2 | — |
| 51 | Candlewood Suites Travel & hospitality | $35,000 – $38,000 | ✓ | +23 | 0.3% |
| 52 | Koibito Poke Quick-service restaurant | $2,000 – $10,000 | ✓ | +3 | — |
| 53 | I4K | $45,860 – $58,040 | ✓ | +3 | 13.3% |
| 54 | Starting Strength Fitness | $3,613 – $4,674 | ✓ | +2 | 7784.6% |
| 55 | Starting Strength Fitness | $3,613 – $4,674 | ✓ | +2 | 7784.6% |
| 56 | The Doan Group | $14,050 – $68,000 | ✓ | +2 | 7.7% |
| 57 | Ledgers - Unit Business services | $48,200 – $89,700 | ✓ | +14 | — |
| 58 | Vaura Studio | $4,000 – $11,000 | ✓ | +1 | 0% |
| 59 | Paw & Order Pet services | $28,700 – $51,807 | ✓ | +3 | 20% |
| 60 | Drama Kids Child services & education | $43,500 – $54,500 | ✓ | +1 | 4.9% |
| 61 | Venture X | $45,000 – $60,000 | ✓ | +4 | 8.8% |
| 62 | Kidzart, Club Scientific Co-Branded Kidzart/Club Scientific | $4,650 – $13,050 | ✓ | +1 | — |
| 63 | Sheenco Travel ® Travel & hospitality | $32,600 – $50,860 | ✓ | +1 | — |
| 64 | Morrison Plus Property Inspections Home services | $49,300 – $88,336 | ✓ | +1 | 7.7% |
| 65 | Hi Five Sports Fitness | $33,850 – $68,800 | ✓ | +2 | — |
| 66 | Hi-Five Sports Zone Fitness | $33,850 – $68,800 | ✓ | +2 | — |
| 67 | Clementine's Ice Cream Food & beverage | $4,580 – $6,100 | $845,139 | 0 | — |
| 68 | iMove PT Health & wellness | $44,800 – $68,000 | $40,910 | 0 | — |
| 69 | Soccer6 Fitness | $32,550 – $46,150 | $182,800 | 0 | — |
| 70 | Padgett Business Services Business services | $8,700 – $84,920 | $9,028 | -2 | 1.8% |
| 71 | Hommati | $39,872 – $74,223 | $154,732 | -16 | 3.2% |
| 72 | Lice Clinics of America Health & wellness | $1,200 – $2,500 | ✓ | +1 | 6.7% |
| 73 | The Grout Doctor Home services | $24,065 – $38,085 | $149,340 | -3 | 4.9% |
| 74 | Supreme Produce Food & beverage | $22,100 – $238,750 | none | +243 | 3.1% |
| 75 | Garage Living Home services | $35,000 – $45,000 | $1,631,626 | -2 | 4.1% |
| 76 | Staybridge Suites Travel & hospitality | $35,000 – $38,000 | ✓ | +11 | — |
| 77 | Office Evolution Business services | $45,000 – $60,000 | ✓ | 0 | 3.6% |
| 78 | Roof Scientist Home services | $1,000 – $3,000 | ✓ | +4 | 33.3% |
| 79 | Best In Class Education Center Child services & education | $39,875 – $101,000 | ✓ | 0 | 2.8% |
| 80 | Liberty Tax Service - Unit Financial services | $49,700 – $71,400 | $164,860 | -149 | 5.3% |
| 81 | Crooked Pint Ale House Full-service restaurant | $10,000 – $17,000 | $169,508 | — | — |
| 82 | Life Saver Pool Fence Home services | $14,708 – $21,023 | $503,281 | — | — |
| 83 | Life Saver Pool Fence Home services | $14,708 – $21,023 | $503,281 | — | — |
| 84 | Scoops Lacrosse Child services & education | $46,295 – $57,798 | $557,654 | 0 | — |
| 85 | Mosquito Authority Home services | $39,000 – $128,700 | $463,228 | -25 | — |
| 86 | Card My Yard | $10,350 – $18,550 | $21,286 | -53 | — |
| 87 | Molly Maid Home services | $23,500 – $26,500 | ✓ | -16 | 4.7% |
| 88 | Structural Elements (Micro-Franchise) Health & wellness | $11,116 – $23,250 | ✓ | 0 | 9.1% |
| 89 | Big O Tires (PDF) | $6,000 – $20,000 | none | +26 | 0.7% |
| 90 | Bubbles The Color Salon Standard | $10,000 – $15,000 | ✓ | 0 | — |
| 91 | Hair Cuttery Standard | $10,000 – $15,000 | ✓ | 0 | — |
| 92 | Waters Edge Winery Food & beverage | $25,000 – $28,000 | ✓ | 0 | — |
| 93 | Pritikin ICR LLC, Pritikin Health & wellness | $5,750 – $52,500 | none | +37 | 0.7% |
| 94 | FocalPoint Unit Franchise Business Business services | $37,350 – $139,000 | none | +28 | 1.5% |
| 95 | Just Between Friends | $42,644 – $66,547 | ✓ | -2 | 0.6% |
| 96 | Sperry Van Ness Real estate | $33,780 – $129,310 | ✓ | -1 | 0.7% |
| 97 | ActiKare In Home Care Services | $30,450 – $50,450 | ✓ | -1 | 1.5% |
| 98 | Hissho Sushi Food & beverage | $26,789 – $144,429 | none | +232 | — |
| 99 | Advanced Fresh Concepts Zenshi AFC Wild Blue | $41,104 – $138,804 | none | +2217 | — |
| 100 | Delicious Sushi Food & beverage | $25,649 – $134,629 | none | +137 | — |
| 101 | Hissho | $23,850 – $88,950 | none | +236 | — |
| 102 | Image One Cleaning & restoration | $49,900 – $72,049 | $1,952,899 | — | — |
| 103 | The Original Mel's Full-service restaurant | $5,500 – $25,000 | $2,196,736 | — | — |
| 104 | The Melting Pot | $2,500 – $5,000 | ✓ | -2 | 1.1% |
| 105 | Noodles & Company Quick-service restaurant | $35,000 – $35,000 | $1,352,345 | -9 | — |
| 106 | Skyhawks | $15,300 – $47,250 | ✓ | -11 | 1.3% |
| 107 | Honest-1 Automotive | $2,500 – $5,000 | ✓ | -1 | 1.6% |
| 108 | Paul Davis Restoration | $27,000 – $65,000 | none | +16 | 3.1% |
| 109 | Surface Specialists Home services | $43,200 – $56,000 | $296,404 | -3 | — |
| 110 | Big O Tires | $10,000 – $40,000 | none | +9 | 0.7% |
| 111 | Auto Appraisal Network Automotive | $16,700 – $44,275 | none | +12 | 0% |
| 112 | Aire-Master of America Cleaning & restoration | $46,234 – $171,400 | $29,723 | -98 | — |
| 113 | Snaphouss Business services | $31,300 – $139,150 | none | +18 | 2.6% |
| 114 | Pet Wants Pet services | $32,000 – $50,000 | ✓ | -1 | 0.6% |
| 115 | GoliathTech Home services | $7,500 – $40,000 | none | +10 | 1% |
| 116 | Jan-Pro Franchise Development of Northeast Wisconsin | $4,705 – $43,900 | none | +270 | 13.1% |
| 117 | Jan-Pro Cleaning Systems Central Coast Cleaning & restoration | $10,410 – $58,070 | none | +474 | 12% |
| 118 | Canteen Food & beverage | $8,350 – $41,000 | ✓ | — | — |
| 119 | Cool Binz | $2,500 – $7,500 | ✓ | — | — |
| 120 | d/b/a JTS Facility Services | $4,150 – $58,250 | ✓ | — | — |
| 121 | Decorate With Lights Home services | $36,200 – $70,450 | ✓ | — | — |
| 122 | Dunkin | $40,000 – $90,000 | ✓ | — | — |
| 123 | Fitness Together | $1,800 – $4,100 | ✓ | — | — |
| 124 | Forte of San Diego Business services | $8,950 – $91,900 | ✓ | — | — |
| 125 | Jan-Pro Sacramento Cleaning & restoration | $3,925 – $58,270 | ✓ | — | — |
| 126 | Moldman Home services | $18,296 – $47,316 | ✓ | — | — |
| 127 | Mosquito Squad | $5,000 – $45,000 | ✓ | — | — |
| 128 | Parker-Anderson Enrichment Child services & education | $45,506 – $141,120 | ✓ | — | — |
| 129 | SFC Estate Coaching Business services | $38,950 – $49,000 | ✓ | 0 | — |
| 130 | The Barbershop A Hair Salon for Men | $20,000 – $40,000 | ✓ | — | — |
| 131 | Waikomo Shave Ice Food & beverage | $36,470 – $119,150 | ✓ | — | — |
| 132 | Packagehub Business Centers | $6,085 – $12,910 | none | +206 | 5.7% |
| 133 | CruiseOne Dream Vacations | $11,800 – $21,000 | none | +94 | 11.4% |
| 134 | 1st Class Real Estate (Unit) Real estate | $31,050 – $43,450 | $588,255 | -34 | 21.2% |
| 135 | Jan-Pro Cleaning & Disinfecting Cleaning & restoration | $3,433 – $66,770 | ✓ | +1 | — |
| 136 | Elements Massage | $2,700 – $6,700 | none | +5 | 2.5% |
| 137 | Kitchen Solvers Home services | $6,000 – $8,000 | $983,203 | -1 | 10.2% |
| 138 | ZIPS Cleaners Cleaning & restoration | $23,000 – $25,000 | $1,123,997 | -18 | 31.4% |
| 139 | Superior Wash Cleaning & restoration | $37,125 – $45,220 | $1,043,472 | -4 | 8.2% |
| 140 | Abrakadoodle Child services & education | $39,214 – $83,064 | $164,520 | -1 | 2.9% |
| 141 | The Paterson Center Business services | $20,750 – $111,130 | none | +68 | — |
| 142 | Best Brains Child services & education | $49,850 – $134,300 | none | +39 | — |
| 143 | Hi-5 ABA Health & wellness | $17,618 – $109,730 | ✓ | -2 | 0% |
| 144 | yorCMO Business services | $38,492 – $53,338 | $154,280 | -4 | 20.7% |
| 145 | Sotheby's International Realty Real estate | $47,250 – $331,950 | none | +6 | 1.1% |
| 146 | Destination Athlete | $28,300 – $93,610 | none | +26 | — |
| 147 | Pro One Janitorial Cleaning & restoration | $10,850 – $78,000 | none | +3 | 0.9% |
| 148 | Ameriprise Financial Services LLC Independent Advisor Business | $12,078 – $132,754 | ✓ | -130 | 4.3% |
| 149 | ZAGG | $10,000 – $49,000 | ✓ | -1 | — |
| 150 | Whole Property Management (Unit) Business services | $42,250 – $59,500 | $1,695,528 | 0 | — |
Item 19 column: headline average unit revenue where the franchisor discloses one and it machine-read cleanly, ✓ where it discloses but the figure did not read, “none” where the FDD makes no earnings representation. “—” means not disclosed or not machine-read — never an estimate. Showing the strongest 150 of 342; the category pages list every brand.
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By industry, under $50K
| Industry | Brands under $50K |
|---|---|
| Food & beverage | 33 |
| Home services | 30 |
| Cleaning & restoration | 26 |
| Business services | 26 |
| Child services & education | 25 |
| Real estate | 18 |
Franchises under $50K — frequently asked
What franchises can I open for under $50K?
342 franchises in our FDD corpus have a total initial investment that starts under $50K (FDD Item 7, low end of the franchisor's estimate). Ranked by the strength of their disclosure record, Lil' Kickers leads the list. The high end of each range can be well above the low end, so check the full range for each brand.
Which franchises under $50K disclose earnings?
146 of the 342 make an Item 19 financial performance representation — franchisor-disclosed unit earnings, not estimates. They are ranked first in the table on this page.
Does the investment figure include the franchise fee?
Yes. The Item 7 total initial investment includes the initial franchise fee plus build-out, equipment, opening inventory and working capital for the first months, as the franchisor estimates them.
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This report compiles and structures publicly filed Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) data from state franchise registrations. It is not legal, financial, or investment advice, is not affiliated with or endorsed by any franchisor, and does not replace reading the full FDD or consulting a franchise attorney or accountant. All figures are as disclosed by the franchisor in its most recent registered FDD. Item 19 financial performance representations are made at the franchisor’s option and may be absent or limited.