2012 Low-Cost Franchises
100 franchises for under $50,000
If you're ready to go bargain shopping, then you'll be interested in our ranking of the top franchises that can be started for under $50,000. These franchises are ranked based on their scores in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500®.
Top 10 Low Cost Franchises for 2012
RANK |
FRANCHISE NAME |
STARTUP COSTS | |
| 1 |
Ranked #7 in 2011
|
H & R Block |
$35.51K - 136.2K |
| 2 |
Ranked #5 in 2011
|
Stratus Building Solutions |
$3.45K - 57.75K |
| 3 |
Ranked #4 in 2011
|
Jazzercise Inc. |
$2.98K - 76.5K |
| 4 |
Ranked #6 in 2011
|
CleanNet USA Inc. |
$6.66K - 92.95K |
| 5 |
Ranked #9 in 2011
|
System4 |
$6.16K - 37.75K |
| 6 |
Ranked #1 in 2011
|
Vanguard Cleaning Systems |
$8.08K - 38.1K |
| 7 |
Ranked #11 in 2011
|
Cruise Planners/American Express |
$1.6K - 19.49K |
| 8 |
Ranked #13 in 2011
|
CruiseOne |
$4.58K - 26.17K |
| 9 |
Ranked #12 in 2011
|
Chem-Dry Carpet Drapery & Upholstery Cleaning |
$27.85K - 122.65K |
| 10 |
Ranked #16 in 2011
|
Heaven's Best Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning |
$44.9K - 65.9K |
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