2009 Franchise 500 Rankings

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Displaying 51 - 100 of 499
Rank Franchise Startup Costs
51 Papa Murphy's
Take-&-bake pizza
$171,655 - $353,225
52 Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership
Furniture, electronics, computer & appliance leasing & sales
$233,870 - $607,580
53 Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwich Shops
Gourmet sandwiches
$304,500 - $420,500
54 Chem-Dry Carpet Drapery & Upholstery Cleaning
Carpet, drapery & upholstery cleaning; tile & stone care
$25,600 - $121,450
55 Minuteman Press Int'l. Inc.
Full-service printing & graphics center
$64,750 - $226,828
56 Sport Clips
Men's sports-themed hair salon
$153,200 - $276,900
57 WSI Internet
Internet services
$60,350 - $166,650
58 Massage Envy
Therapeutic massage services
$300,875 - $512,220
59 Merry Maids
Residential cleaning
$24,750 - $59,450
60 Great Clips
Hair salon
$109,400 - $202,500
61 Sylvan Learning
Supplemental education
$179,069 - $305,090
62 Carl's Jr. Restaurants
Hamburgers
$1,325,000 - $1,766,000
63 Budget Blinds Inc.
Window coverings
$89,240 - $173,070
64 Coffee News
Weekly newspaper distributed at restaurants
$8,925 - $9,250
65 Results! Travel
Travel services
$25 - $10,425
66 AAMCO Transmissions Inc.
Transmission repair & total car care
$204,841 - $260,361
67 Smoothie King
Smoothies & healthy products
$140,400 - $329,500
68 Allegra Network
Printing center
$178,304 - $485,295
69 MRINetwork
Permanent placement & contract staffing services
$73,450 - $127,430
70 Home Helpers/Direct Link
Nonmedical care services
$46,150 - $84,800
71 Keller Williams Realty
Real estate
$174,647 - $557,495
72 System4
Commercial cleaning
$5,460 - $37,750
73 Auntie Anne's Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels
Hand-rolled soft pretzels
$197,875 - $439,100
74 Chester's Int'l.
Quick-service chicken restaurant
$53,400 - $340,500
75 La Quinta Franchising LLC
Hotels
$4,990,000 - $7,600,000
76 Rita's Italian Ice
Italian ices, frozen custard, gelati
$193,400 - $374,400
77 ExpressTax
Tax preparation & electronic filing
$6,500 - $46,700
78 Anago Cleaning Systems
Commercial cleaning
$8,543 - $55,306
79 Aussie Pet Mobile
Mobile pet grooming
$108,000 - $246,350
80 Motel 6
Economy lodging
$2,900,000 - $3,300,000
81 Hot Stuff Foods LLC
Fast-food systems for nontraditional markets
$54,600 - $119,500
82 Sign-A-Rama Inc.
Signs
$64,850 - $225,667
83 Novus Glass
Windshield repair & replacement
$18,900 - $202,670
84 Home Instead Senior Care
Nonmedical senior-care services
$94,100 - $120,100
85 Cruise Planners/American Express
Cruise & tour travel agency
$1,595 - $19,290
86 Express Employment Professionals
Staffing & HR solutions
$153,750 - $241,500
87 Buffalo Wild Wings
Buffalo wings & sandwiches
$1,121,200 - $3,032,200
88 CertaPro Painters Ltd.
Residential & commercial painting
$129,000 - $154,000
89 Checkers Drive-In Restaurants Inc.
Burgers & fries
$476,700 - $617,200
90 Firehouse Subs
Submarine sandwiches
$194,600 - $416,900
91 CiCi's Pizza
All-you-can-eat pizza buffet
$448,510 - $712,860
92 Comfort Keepers
Nonmedical in-home care
$57,000 - $79,370
93 Hungry Howie's Pizza & Subs
Pizza, subs, salads
$172,100 - $415,900
94 Qdoba Mexican Grill
Fast-casual Mexican food
$454,000 - $738,000
95 United Country Real Estate
Real estate brokerage, auction & marketing services
$11,790 - $33,350
96 Rooter-Man
Plumbing, drain & sewer cleaning
$46,750 - $137,600
97 Wingstop Restaurants Inc.
Chicken wings
$311,500 - $538,000
98 Ramada
Hotels
$402,524 - $11,719,012
99 Pretzelmaker/Pretzel Time
Gourmet pretzels
$140,700 - $241,500
100 Fitness Together
Personal fitness training
$131,887 - $311,687
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