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The Best Franchises for Any Budget

We ranked the top 50 franchises for three different budgets: less than $100,000; $100,000 to $500,000 and more than $500,000.
Source: Bill Diodato | Getty Images
Bill Diodato | Getty Images

available in franchising are as varied as the personalities,  and yes, bank accounts of the people interested in purchasing them. That’s why is ranking by what it costs to buy into them. On the following pages, for the first time, we list the top 50 franchises from each of three startup-cost tiers: less than $100,000, $100,000 to $500,000 and more than $500,000. The companies’ order comes from their position in our , which evaluates more than 150 data points in the areas of costs and fees, size and growth, , brand strength and financial strength and stability.

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