FranchiseVitals / Under $100,000
Franchises Under $100,000 to Start
Grouped by the low end of the real investment range each franchisor discloses in Item 7 of its FDD -- not a marketing headline number. The high end can run well past this figure, so check each profile before ruling anything in or out.
Across the 8 franchises under $100,000 verified here, the initial investment averages $86,881 to $171,299; the lowest entry point is Office Pride at $71,000, and Home Instead runs up to $350,550. Initial franchise fees range from $20,000 to $59,950. Royalties average 6.5% of gross sales. By the most recent Item 20 filing, 5 are opening more franchised locations than they close, 2 are losing locations, 1 has no franchised units open yet.
Computed from the 8 entries listed below, each sourced from its own FDD -- not an industry-wide estimate.
What kind of business falls under $100,000
Cleaning is the largest single category here, 3 of the 8 verified brands (38%), followed by senior care (3) and home services (2).
Royalties in this tier average 6.5% of gross sales, against 6.1% across every verified brand on the site.
This tier groups brands by the low end of Item 7 of their FDD, which bundles the initial franchise fee with real estate or lease costs, equipment, opening inventory, training expenses, and a working-capital reserve -- not the franchise fee alone. Two brands here can share a fee and still land in different tiers once build-out and working capital are added in, so the number above is the floor, not the sticker price.
$93,440–$149,890
Growing$72,975–$163,925
Growing$96,662–$133,787
Shrinking$71,000–$139,500
Shrinking$92,850–$147,100
Growing$81,150–$109,400
No franchised units yet$92,640–$350,550
Growing$94,330–$176,239
GrowingOnly hand-verified brands show up here -- more are added to each tier as they're checked against their actual filing.