Cheapest Business Services Franchises to Open

Ranked on the low end of the Item 7 estimated initial investment, which the FTC requires to cover everything needed to open: the franchise fee, build-out, equipment, opening inventory and initial working capital. It is the honest floor, not a deposit — and the high end of the same range is often double it.

1. 1PackageHub$2KItem 7 low
2. 2Stroll$2KItem 7 low
3. 3Sign Gypsies$4KItem 7 low
4. 4Winzer$6KItem 7 low
5. 5Ameriprise Financial Services$12KItem 7 low
6. 6Jackson Hewitt Tax Service$15KItem 7 low
7. 7Toro Taxes$18KItem 7 low
8. 8Leadership Management International$20KItem 7 low
9. 9AmSpirit$21KItem 7 low
10. 10Keystone Insurers Group$27KItem 7 low
11. 11Coastal Angler Magazine$29KItem 7 low
12. 12DISCOVERY MAP$29KItem 7 low
13. 13H&R Block$32KItem 7 low
14. 14Global Recruiters Network$33KItem 7 low
15. 15FocalPoint Business Coaching$34KItem 7 low
16. 16Velox Valuations$36KItem 7 low
17. 17Focus CFO$36KItem 7 low
18. 18ACFN Franchised$38KItem 7 low
19. 19C12$38KItem 7 low
20. 20Network In Action Intl$38KItem 7 low

Computed from Item 20 of each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document and recomputed as coverage grows. Brands are excluded where the filing's own outlet arithmetic doesn't balance — a mis-parsed table should not outrank a correct one. This list has never been, and cannot be, paid for. How this is calculated.