2008 Fastest-Growing Franchise Rankings

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Rank Franchise Startup Costs
1 Jan-Pro Franchising Int'l. Inc.
Commercial cleaning
$3,145 - $50,405
2 7-Eleven Inc.
Convenience store
$40,500 - $775,300
3 Subway
Submarine sandwiches & salads
$84,300 - $258,300
4 Jani-King
Commercial cleaning
$11,400 - $35,050
5 Dunkin' Donuts
Coffee, doughnuts, baked goods
$537,750 - $1,765,300
6 Jackson Hewitt Tax Service
Tax preparation services
$48,600 - $91,800
7 Bonus Building Care
Commercial cleaning
$9,000 - $15,000
8 Instant Tax Service
Retail tax preparation & electronic filing
$39,000 - $89,000
9 Liberty Tax Service
Income-tax preparation
$56,800 - $69,900
10 RE/MAX Int'l. Inc.
Real estate
$40,000 - $191,000
11 Vanguard Cleaning Systems
Commercial cleaning
$8,125 - $38,100
12 Edible Arrangements Int'l. Inc.
Floral-like designs from sculpted fresh fruit
$154,920 - $298,005
13 Anytime Fitness
Fitness center
$33,074 - $298,074
14 Jazzercise Inc.
Dance fitness classes
$2,980 - $75,500
15 Choice Hotels Int'l.
Hotels
$1,369,800 - $15,499,000
16 Blimpie Subs & Salads
Submarine sandwiches & salads
$143,850 - $395,800
17 Kumon Math & Reading Centers
Supplemental education
$32,958 - $131,070
18 ExpressTax
Tax preparation & electronic filing
$6,500 - $46,700
19 Quiznos Sub
Submarine sandwiches, soups, salads
$24,100 - $341,800
19 System4
Commercial cleaning
$5,460 - $37,750
21 Candy Bouquet
Floral-like designer gifts & gourmet confections
$9,920 - $52,380
22 Brooke Insurance
Insurance & financial services
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$170,700 - $385,800
23 Pizza Hut
Pizza, pasta, wings
$316,500 - $2,974,000
24 Snap Fitness Inc.
24-hour fitness center
$77,343 - $272,743
25 Anago Cleaning Systems
Commercial cleaning
$8,543 - $55,306
26 Sonic Drive In Restaurants
Drive-in restaurant
$1,209,300 - $3,413,800
27 The Senior's Choice Inc.
Nonmedical in-home senior care
$34,000 - $51,000
28 Coffee News
Weekly newspaper distributed at restaurants
$8,925 - $9,250
29 Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwich Shops
Gourmet sandwiches
$304,500 - $420,500
30 Cartridge World
Printer/fax cartridge replacements & sales
$120,100 - $194,600
31 InterContinental Hotels Group
Hotels
$5,136,370 - $93,855,035
32 Massage Envy
Therapeutic massage services
$300,875 - $512,220
33 Heaven's Best Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
Carpet & upholstery cleaning
$44,900 - $65,900
34 Chem-Dry Carpet Drapery & Upholstery Cleaning
Carpet, drapery & upholstery cleaning; tile & stone care
$25,600 - $121,450
35 Weichert Real Estate Affiliates Inc.
Real estate
$50,000 - $345,200
36 Closet Tailors
Custom storage solutions
$95,630 - $197,995
37 1-800-Radiator
Radiators & air conditioning
$172,000
38 McDonald's
Hamburgers, chicken, salads
$995,900 - $1,842,700
39 Sport Clips
Men's sports-themed hair salon
$153,200 - $276,900
40 CleanNet USA Inc.
Commercial cleaning
$5,425 - $91,150
41 Fitness Together
Personal fitness training
$131,887 - $311,687
42 Goin' Postal
Retail shipping & business services
$48,784 - $135,500
43 Yogen Fruz
Frozen yogurt & soft-serve ice cream
$135,565 - $472,065
44 Home Helpers/Direct Link
Nonmedical care services
$46,150 - $84,800
44 Ace Hardware Corp.
Hardware & home improvement store
$238,500 - $1,566,250
46 ActionCoach
Business coaching, consulting & training
$68,820 - $360,600
47 United Country Real Estate
Real estate brokerage, auction & marketing services
$11,790 - $33,350
48 KFC Corp.
Chicken
$1,379,900 - $2,422,500
49 Aussie Pet Mobile
Mobile pet grooming
$108,000 - $246,350
50 The Maids Home Service
Residential cleaning
$106,345 - $157,095
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