2006 Franchise 500 Rankings

Rankings

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Rank	Franchise	Startup Costs
203	DirectBuy Inc. Consumer buying club	$641K - 1.34M
204	Travelodge Hotels	$189.85K - 6.37M
205	Handyman Matters Franchise Inc. Handyman services	$58.08K - 116.58K
206	The Mad Science Group Children's science education & entertainment	$49.4K - 80.2K
207	Maaco Franchising Inc. Automotive painting & body repair	$110.18K - 472.47K Request Info
208	Camille's Sidewalk Cafe Sandwiches, soups, salads, smoothies	$223.5K - 589.5K
209	Signs By Tomorrow Digital imaging & signage	$146.9K - 230.7K
210	HobbyTown USA General hobbies & supplies, toys	$150K - 334K
211	The Melting Pot Restaurants Inc. Fondue-specialty restaurant	$886.7K - 1.55M
212	Dr. Vinyl & Associates Ltd. Automotive Interior repair	$55.8K - 85.95K
213	Two Men and a Truck Int'l. Inc. Moving services	$158K - 460.91K
214	U.S. Lawns Commercial landscape maintenance services	$48.5K - 75.3K
215	Steak n Shake Steakburgers, fries, milkshakes	$1.3M - 3.2M
216	Affiliated Car Rental LC Car rentals	$44.98K - 71.8K
217	Bevintel LLC Liquor inventory-control services	$36.9K - 50.6K
218	Huntington Learning Centers Children's educational services	$113.85K - 245.85K Request Info
219	Martinizing Dry Cleaning Dry cleaning & laundry services	$368.6K - 573.5K
220	Robeks Premium Fruit Smoothies Fruit smoothies, juices, salads, wraps, healthy snacks	$210.9K - 341.6K
221	Weichert Real Estate Affiliates Inc. Real estate	$50K - 364.7K
222	Property Damage Appraisers Auto & property appraisals for insurance cos.	$21.53K - 49.25K
223	AIM Mail Centers Postal & business services	$132.1K - 211.4K
224	It's Just Lunch Int'l. LLC Dating service	$96K - 170.5K
225	Hilton Hotels and Resorts Upscale hotels & resorts	$53.49M - 90.17M
226	The Alternative Board (TAB) Peer advisory boards & business coaching	$56.82K - 112.98K
227	Filta Fryer management/mobile filtration services	$79K - 88.5K
228	United Check Cashing Check cashing & other financial services	$226K - 297K
229	Golden Krust Franchising Inc. Caribbean-style restaurant	$173.4K - 564K
230	The BrickKicker Home Inspection Property inspections	$12.1K - 45.2K
231	Color Me Mine Enterprises Inc. Paint-your-own-ceramics studio	$136.7K - 177.9K
232	Juice It Up! Smoothie/juice bar, frozen yogurt	$137.2K - 323.8K
233	Extreme Pita Pita wrap sandwiches, pizzas, smoothies, salads	$156.5K - 401.96K Request Info
234	1-800-Water Damage Restoration services	$98K - 175K
235	Knights Inn Hotels	$116.5K - 4.93M
236	Christmas Decor Inc. Holiday & event decorating services	$13.15K - 35.35K
237	PremierGarage Garage cabinetry, floor coatings, organizers	$76.2K - 429.5K
238	LA Weight Loss Centers Health services & weight-loss counseling	$84.6K - 149.8K
239	Embassy Suites Hotels Upscale all-suite hotels	$24.52M - 34.35M
240	Postal Connections of America Postal & business centers, internet services	$119.1K - 187.5K
241	Interface Financial Corp. Invoice discounting	$88.3K - 139.3K
242	Crown Trophy Inc. Award & recognition items	$168.45K - 199.5K
243	Petland Full-service pet store	$299K - 1.05M
244	Wing Zone Franchise Corp. Buffalo wings takeout & delivery	$247.5K - 312.5K
245	A & W Restaurants Inc. Burgers, hot dogs, root beer	$912K - 1.62M
246	Express Tax Tax preparation & electronic filing *Parent company H & R Block discontinued franchising of Express Tax in September, 2011. Remaining Express Tax locations now operate as H & R Block franchises.	$16.48K - 48.4K
247	SuperCoups Co-op direct-mail advertising	$46.8K - 84.5K
248	Buildingstars Inc. Commercial cleaning	$2.2K - 52.8K
249	TSS Photography Youth sports, school & event photography	$30.25K - 75.15K
250	Right at Home Inc. Senior home care & medical staffing	$70.2K - 118.4K Request Info
251	Gymboree Play & Music Parent/child play & learning program	$79.84K - 261K
252	Uno Chicago Grill Full-service restaurant	$778K - 1.7M