2012 Top New Franchises
The top 50 companies that began franchising in the last five years
What are some of the newest stars in the franchising world this year? To answer that, we've compiled this list of the top 50 companies from Entrepreneur's Franchise 500® that began franchising in the last five years (since 2007).
Top 10 New Franchises for 2012
RANK |
FRANCHISE NAME |
STARTUP COSTS | |
| 1 |
New to New Franchises for 2012
|
No Mas Vello |
$84.1K - 122K |
| 2 |
Ranked #31 in 2011
|
Complete Nutrition |
$150K - 220K |
| 3 |
Ranked #8 in 2011
|
Yogurtland Franchising Inc. |
$329.8K - 615.6K |
| 4 |
Ranked #22 in 2011
|
ShelfGenie Franchise Systems LLC |
$70.1K - 125.25K |
| 5 |
Ranked #5 in 2011
|
The Senior's Choice Inc. |
$54K - 71K |
| 6 |
Ranked #36 in 2011
|
CPR-Cell Phone Repair |
$89.55K - 186.2K |
| 7 |
Ranked #35 in 2011
|
Get In Shape For Women |
$37.34K - 186.29K |
| 8 |
Ranked #28 in 2011
|
Signal 88 Security |
$85.21K - 105.01K |
| 9 |
New to New Franchises for 2012
|
Menchie's |
$170K - 574.79K |
| 10 |
New to New Franchises for 2012
|
Smashburger Franchising LLC |
$321.25K - 773.25K |
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