Franchise Factbook

Business Services

147 brands · every figure from official FDD filings, source linked

$87K
median start-up
+0.8%
median net growth
7.4%
median units lost/yr

Growing fastest

Openings minus closures, per year
  1. 1World Options+80.0%
  2. 2First Choice Business Brokers+30.3%
  3. 3Grasons+25.0%
  4. 4Paramount Tax & Accounting+24.4%
  5. 5We Sell Restaurants+19.2%
Top 20 →

Fewest units lost

Terminations, non-renewals and closures as a share of units at year start
  1. 1Paramount Tax & Accounting1.4%
  2. 2Interstate All Battery Center1.9%
  3. 3Exercise Coach2.4%
  4. 4BCC2.5%
  5. 5Intelligent Office2.9%
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Largest systems

Franchised outlets on file in the most recent year

Most company-owned

Share the franchisor runs itself

Needs three years of Item 20 filings that balance, and 10+ outlets — still being extracted.

Lowest cost to enter

Low end of the Item 7 total investment range, including the franchise fee
  1. 1PackageHub$2K
  2. 2Stroll$2K
  3. 3Sign Gypsies$4K
  4. 4Winzer$6K
  5. 5Ameriprise Financial Services$12K
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Rankings are computed from filings, never sold, and recompute as coverage grows. Brands whose Item 20 outlet arithmetic doesn't balance are excluded rather than ranked on a mis-parsed table.

Cost, growth and turnover side by side — the columns other directories leave out. Showing 101–147.

BrandTotal to openNet growthUnits lost/yrUnitsScore
MrTaxes.ca Inc.Directory only————?
N2 PublishingPartial FDD data$975–$6K———?
NextaffPartial FDD data———48?
Nibly Vending BusinessDirectory only————?
NowlogyFull FDD data$71K–$262K———?
NTV 360Partial FDD data$50K–$114K——74?
PacLeasePartial FDD data$554K–$904K———?
Padgett Business ServicesPartial FDD data————?
Payroll VaultFull FDD data$77K–$140K+6.0%11.4%124?
PHPPartial FDD data$96K–$193K——30?
Pickleman'sFull FDD data$646K–$1.1M+8.0%—68?
PIRTEKPartial FDD data$247K–$690K——178?
Postal ConnectionsFull FDD data$134K–$239K——72?
Print Three Franchising CorporationDirectory only————?
ProformaDirectory only————?
RegusPartial FDD data$1.4M–$7.8M———?
Sandler TrainingPartial FDD data$124K–$164K———?
Schooley MitchellFull FDD data$71K–$81K———?
SFC Estate CoachingFull FDD data$41K–$51K———?
Sign GypsiesPartial FDD data$4K–$10K——560?
Sign-A-RamaPartial FDD data$245K–$345K——1,758?
Signal 88 SecurityPartial FDD data$160K–$10M——1,569?
SignaramaDirectory only————?
Sir SpeedyDirectory only$252K–$299K——354?
Smash My TrashFull FDD data$372K–$492K——1,014?
Snelling StaffingPartial FDD data$45K–$146K———?
SparkleFull FDD data$239K–$485K———?
SpeedPro CanadaDirectory only————?
Speedy FreightFull FDD data$75K–$194K———?
Supporting StrategiesPartial FDD data$77K–$102K———?
The CovenPartial FDD data$213K–$465K———?
The Entrepreneur's SourcePartial FDD data$87K–$111K———?
The SEALSFull FDD data$101K–$147K——12?
Tire ButlerDirectory only————?
Toro TaxesFull FDD data$18K–$79K——185?
TPC Tax Planning Centre Ltd.Directory only————?
Transworld Business AdvisorsFull FDD data$114K–$144K——466?
UnishippersFull FDD data$17K–$233K——382?
Valbridge Property AdvisorsPartial FDD data$70K–$164K———?
ValentaPartial FDD data$90K–$113K———?
Velox ValuationsPartial FDD data$36K–$60K——22?
We InsurePartial FDD data$70K–$138K———?
Wed SocietyPartial FDD data$102K–$156K——40?
Wellnessnews Canada, Inc.Directory only————?
WSI DigitalDirectory only————?
YESCOPartial FDD data$65K–$432K———?
yorCMOFull FDD data$11K–$26K———?

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