2009 Franchise 500 Rankings

Rankings

Categories

Rank	Franchise	Startup Costs
103	ActionCoach Business coaching	$68.57K - 473.53K
104	Molly Maid Residential cleaning	$85.6K - 126.1K
105	Goddard Systems Inc. Preschool/educational childcare	$701.4K - 721.4K
106	Mr. Handyman Int'l. LLC Home maintenance & repairs	$102K - 129.1K
107	Huntington Learning Centers Children's tutoring services	$113.85K - 245.85K Request Info
108	FastSigns Int'l. Inc. Signs & graphics solutions	$176.06K - 292.51K
109	HealthSource Chiropractic and Progressive Rehab Chiropractic, rehab, nutrition & weight-loss services	$52.75K - 249.1K
110	Bark Busters Home Dog Training In-home dog training	$50.6K - 97.1K
111	Cost Cutters Family Hair Care Family hair salon	$88.5K - 180.1K
112	Gold's Gym Gym & fitness center	$966K - 3.89M
113	Moe's Southwest Grill Fast-casual Southwestern food	$450.62K - 768.84K
114	Cinnabon Cinnamon rolls, coffee & baked goods	$191.8K - 392.99K
115	Visiting Angels Nonmedical in-home care services for seniors	$59.34K - 81.09K Request Info
116	Planet Fitness Fitness club	$672.6K - 1.66M
117	Country Inns & Suites By Carlson Hotels	$4.6M - 7.11M
118	Goin' Postal Retail shipping & business services	$46.87K - 139.5K
119	PuroClean Insurance restoration services	$74.71K - 99.83K
120	Ben & Jerry's Ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet, smoothies	$148.8K - 451.8K
121	Baymont Inn & Suites Hotels	$179.37K - 5.79M
122	Batteries Plus Batteries, light bulbs & related products	$189.1K - 379.5K
123	EmbroidMe Embroidery, screen printing, ad specialties	$88.42K - 236.27K
124	Expense Reduction Analysts Inc. Cost-reduction consulting	$66.1K - 88.25K
125	Golden Corral Franchising Systems Inc. Family steakhouse, buffet & bakery	$1.97M - 6.76M
126	The Little Gym Children's development/fitness program	$147.5K - 294K
127	Maaco Franchising Inc. Automotive painting & body repair	$91.68K - 493.59K Request Info
128	Senior Helpers Personal, companion & Alzheimers home care for seniors	$74.8K - 98.8K
129	Knights Inn Hotels	$119.2K - 6.95M
130	Heaven's Best Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Carpet & upholstery cleaning	$44.9K - 65.9K
131	Lawn Doctor Lawn, tree & shrub care; pest control	$68.39K - 98.24K
132	Charleys Philly Steaks Philly cheesesteaks, grilled subs, fries, salads	$83.1K - 406.5K
133	Cartridge World Printer, copier & fax cartridge replacements & sales	$78.95K - 203.65K Request Info
135	CruiseOne Cruise & travel agency	$4.63K - 26.27K Request Info
136	McAlister's Deli Southern-style upscale deli	$546K - 1.38M
137	CleanNet USA Inc. Commercial cleaning	$9.76K - 97.95K
138	Travelodge Hotels	$186.37K - 6.79M
139	Spherion Staffing Staffing & recruiting services	$100K - 168K
140	Benjamin Franklin Plumbing Plumbing services	$29.52K - 528.73K
141	Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services In-home tutoring services	$27.65K - 56.6K
142	Fantastic Sams Hair Salons Full-service hair salon *Certain financial information was not accounted for in this ranking. The omission may have adversely affected Fantastic Sam's ranking.	$115K - 228.6K
143	Aire Serv LLC Heating, ventilation & air-conditioning services	$74.6K - 197.4K
144	Howard Johnson Hotels	$187.37K - 7.82M
145	Homewood Suites by Hilton Upscale extended-stay hotels	$9.79M - 19.53M
146	Gateway Cigar Store/Newstands Newsstand & sundry store	$55.88K - 501.75K
147	Mr. Rooter Plumbing, drain & sewer cleaning	$60.95K - 156.25K
148	Hilton Hotels and Resorts Upscale hotels & resorts	$56M - 97.12M
149	Eye Level Supplemental education	$51.22K - 111.6K
150	El Pollo Loco Flame-grilled chicken meals & Mexican entrees	$427.85K - 802.35K
151	Plato's Closet Clothing-resale store for teens & young adults	$230.7K - 386.15K
152	Taco John's Int'l. Inc. Mexican food	$336K - 1.08M
153	The Athlete's Foot Athletic footwear & related sports accessories	$209.95K - 495.25K