2008 Fastest-Growing Franchise Rankings

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Rank Franchise Startup Costs
50 Hampton Inn/Hampton Inn & Suites
Midprice hotels
$3,716,000 - $13,148,800
52 MARS Int'l. Inc.
Auto appearance reconditioning services
$500 - $147,000
53 Rita's Italian Ice
Italian ices, frozen custard, gelati
$193,400 - $374,400
54 Keller Williams Realty
Real estate
$174,647 - $557,495
55 Young Chefs Academy
Children's cooking school
$89,400 - $208,000
56 Rooter-Man
Plumbing, drain & sewer cleaning
$46,750 - $137,600
57 ServiceMaster Clean
Comm'l./residential cleaning & disaster restoration
$20,926 - $132,623
58 Express Employment Professionals
Staffing & HR solutions
$153,750 - $241,500
58 Huntington Learning Centers
Children's educational services
$232,250 - $307,450
58 Postal Annex+
Packaging, shipping, postal & business services
$138,800 - $200,050
61 WSI Internet
Internet services
$60,350 - $166,650
62 AAMCO Transmissions Inc.
Transmission repair & total car care
$204,841 - $260,361
63 La Quinta Franchising LLC
Hotels
$4,990,000 - $7,600,000
64 Cold Stone Creamery
Ice cream, Italian sorbet
$292,375 - $438,975
64 Great Clips
Hair salon
$109,400 - $202,500
66 Papa Murphy's
Take-&-bake pizza
$171,655 - $353,225
66 Servpro
Insurance/disaster restoration & cleaning
$102,250 - $161,150
66 Qdoba Mexican Grill
Fast-casual Mexican food
$454,000 - $738,000
66 Taco Del Mar
Mexican food
$146,000 - $294,000
70 Palm Beach Tan/Desert Sun Tanning Salons
Tanning salon
$446,696 - $824,850
71 Carl's Jr. Restaurants
Hamburgers
$1,325,000 - $1,766,000
72 1-800-Got-Junk?
Full-service junk removal
$112,400 - $145,400
72 EmbroidMe
Embroidery, screen printing, ad specialties
$86,260 - $187,339
72 Firehouse Subs
Submarine sandwiches
$194,600 - $416,900
75 Super Suppers
Do-it-yourself home meal preparation
$175,400 - $263,200
76 Arby's
Sandwiches, chicken, salads
$336,500 - $2,400,000
76 ampm Mini Market
Convenience store & gas station
$1,835,823 - $7,615,065
76 Play N Trade Franchise Inc.
New & used video games
$216,600 - $329,000
79 CertaPro Painters Ltd.
Residential & commercial painting
$129,000 - $154,000
79 Fast-teks On-site Computer Services
On-site computer repair services
$34,500 - $60,450
81 The UPS Store/Mail Boxes Etc.
Postal, business & communications services
$154,947 - $293,473
81 Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits
New Orleans-style fried chicken, seafood, biscuits
$658,000 - $971,000
81 WineStyles Inc.
Wine store
$229,000 - $380,500
84 Long John Silver's Restaurants Inc.
Fish & chicken
$879,500 - $1,256,000
84 MonitorClosely.com
Digital surveillance systems
$45,000 - $60,000
86 Matco Tools
Tools
$79,926 - $187,556
86 Stroller Strides LLC
Stroller fitness program
$3,809 - $17,889
88 Hilton Garden Inn
Upscale midprice hotels
$11,243,800 - $20,154,700
89 Visiting Angels
Nonmedical home-care services for seniors
$49,285 - $81,035
89 PostNet Neighborhood Business Centers
Packing & shipping, printing, copying
$172,025 - $198,250
91 Huddle House
Family-style diner
$621,000 - $1,298,500
91 Spinal Aid Centers of America
Spinal decompression therapy
$111,500 - $178,400
93 Rapid Refill
Inkjet & toner cartridge replacements
$59,010 - $161,070
93 Senior Helpers
In-home care for seniors
$69,800 - $96,300
95 Zaxby's Franchising Inc.
Chicken fingers & buffalo wings
$230,500 - $511,400
96 Miracle-Ear Inc.
Hearing instruments
$122,500 - $570,000
96 Bark Busters Home Dog Training
In-home dog training
$69,100 - $97,100
98 Supercuts
Hair salon
$111,000 - $239,700
98 Wireless Toyz
Wireless devices & satellite TV services
$215,400 - $693,100
98 Boston Pizza Restaurants LP
Casual dining restaurant & sports bar
$1,700,000 - $3,100,000
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