Top 25 Franchises
Each year Entrepreneur Magazine ranks the top franchise opportunities. I’ve pasted below their most recent list of the top 25 franchise opportunities.
Of the top 25, eleven of the franchises are fast food, six are retail while two each were in the travel and leisure, janitorial and financial services category and there was one in education and one in real estate.
The listing also includes the average startup costs as reported by the franchisor.
|
Rank |
Franchise Name |
Category |
Description |
Startup Costs |
|
1 |
7-Eleven Inc. |
Retail |
Convenience store |
Varies |
|
2 |
Subway |
Fast Food |
Submarine sandwiches & salads |
$76.1K-227.8K |
|
3 |
Dunkin' Donuts |
Fast Food |
Coffee, doughnuts, baked goods |
Varies |
|
4 |
Pizza Hut Inc. |
Fast Food |
Pizza |
$1.1M-1.7M |
|
5 |
McDonald's |
Fast Food |
Hamburgers, chicken, salads |
$506K-1.6M |
|
6 |
Sonic Drive In Restaurants |
Fast Food |
Drive-in restaurant |
$820K-2.3M |
|
7 |
KFC Corp. |
Fast Food |
Chicken |
$1.1M-1.7M |
|
8 |
InterContinental Hotels Group |
Travel and Leisure |
Hotels |
Varies |
|
9 |
Domino's Pizza LLC |
Fast Food |
Pizza, breadsticks, buffalo wings |
$118.5K-460.3K |
|
10 |
RE/MAX Int'l. Inc. |
Real Estate |
Real estate brokerage and agency |
$35K-191K |
|
11 |
UPS Store, The/Mail Boxes Etc. |
Retail |
Postal, business & communications services |
$170.8K-279.4K |
|
12 |
Ace Hardware Corp. |
Retail |
Hardware & home improvement store |
$400K-1.1M |
|
13 |
Jani-King |
Janitorial |
Commercial cleaning |
$11.3K-34.1K+ |
|
14 |
Jiffy Lube Int'l. Inc. |
Retail |
Fast oil change |
$214K-273K |
|
15 |
Arby's |
Fast Food |
Sandwiches, chicken, salads |
$336.5K-2.4M |
|
16 |
Baskin-Robbins USA Co. |
Fast Food |
Ice cream, frozen yogurt, frozen beverages |
$156.9K-560.4K |
|
17 |
Circle K |
Retail |
Convenience store |
$648K |
|
18 |
Kumon Math & Reading Centers |
Educational |
Supplemental education |
$30.4K-110.3K |
|
19 |
Great Clips Inc. |
Retail |
Hair salon |
$106.9K-197.7K |
|
20 |
Bonus Building Care |
Janitorial |
Commercial cleaning |
$7.8K-13.4K |
|
21 |
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service |
Financial Services |
Tax preparation services |
$48.6K-91.8K |
|
22 |
Taco Bell Corp. |
Fast Food |
Quick-service Mexican restaurant |
$1.1M-1.7M |
|
23 |
Liberty Tax Service |
Financial Services |
Tax preparation services |
$33.8K-63.9K |
|
24 |
Super 8 Motels |
Travel and Leisure |
Economy motels |
$278.9K-2.9M |
|
25 |
Dairy Queen |
Fast Food |
Soft-serve dairy products & sandwiches |
$655K-1.3M |
Source: www.entrepreneur.com
- December 12, 2007
- Buying a Company
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