51 Franchises You Can Start Under $100,000
Updated: 3 days ago
Franchises remove the headache of building a business from scratch. They come with an established brand, a working business model, and a track record you can research before you buy in.
But franchising still comes down to money. Two numbers in every Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) matter most up front: the franchise fee, which is what you pay to join the system, and the estimated initial investment, a range that covers the fee plus everything it takes to open, such as equipment, inventory, training, and working capital. The low end of that range is the smallest version of the business. The high end is what it can cost with a bigger territory, a larger location, or more equipment.
Below we've listed 51 franchises under $100,000: the estimated initial investment for each one starts below that mark. Many of these ranges climb well above $100,000, so read the full range for each entry and compare the same model and territory size when you research further. Some brands also require a certain amount of liquid capital, meaning cash on hand, so ask each franchisor about that too.
Franchises Under $100,000 By Category
Appliance Repair Franchises
1. TruBlue
Franchise fee: $54,900. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $73,050-$99,400
TruBlue Total House Care serves the growing demand for reliable home repair and maintenance, with a focus on senior safety assessments, home fix-ups, and realtor property services.
Learn more about TruBlue.
Assisted Living and Homecare Franchises
2. Assisting Hands Home Care
Franchise fee: $55,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $94,500-$176,400
Assisting Hands Home Care brings quality care directly to the homes of the elderly, including those living with Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and dementia.
Learn more about Assisting Hands Home Care.
3. ComForCare
Franchise fee: $29,500-$59,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $72,975-$163,925
ComForCare helps older adults remain comfortable in their own homes through personal home care, Alzheimer's and dementia care, and private-duty nursing, handling everything from meal prep to medication administration. The fee scales with the population of your territory.
Learn more about ComForCare.
4. Qualicare
Franchise fee: $49,700. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $95,000-$150,000
Qualicare offers more than primary home care. Its model can also assist with running errands, companionship, rehab services, and nursing support.
Learn more about Qualicare.
5. Right at Home
Franchise fee: not published. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $94,330-$176,239
Right at Home franchisees run in-home care agencies that provide senior care to aging adults who prefer to remain in their own homes. Qualifying veterans receive 25% off the initial franchise fee through VetFran.
Learn more about Right at Home.
6. Talem Home Care
Franchise fee: $38,500-$71,500. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $80,824-$210,475
Talem Home Care franchisees run a home care business that provides companion care and placement services to seniors and their families, helping clients stay in their own homes.
Learn more about Talem Home Care.
Automotive Tool and Repair Franchises
7. Novus Glass
Franchise fee: $10,500. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $50,700-$53,200
Novus Glass specializes in repairing and replacing damaged windshields, plus window tinting, side mirror replacement, and headlight restoration, in mobile or retail formats. The costs shown are for the windshield repair model.
Learn more about Novus Glass.
Business Support Franchises
8. Dale Carnegie
Franchise fee: $20,000-$65,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $92,000-$252,000
Dale Carnegie franchisees run a business-to-business training company that delivers leadership, communication, sales, and workforce-performance programs to organizations and individuals. The fee depends on the size of the territory.
Learn more about Dale Carnegie.
9. Transworld Business Advisors
Franchise fee: $69,500. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $98,000-$143,615
Transworld Business Advisors sets the bar for marketing and selling businesses, mergers and acquisitions, and franchise resales, with a business-broker model backed by United Franchise Group.
Learn more about Transworld Business Advisors.
10. Expense Reduction Analysts
Franchise fee: $69,900. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $76,000-$105,900
Expense Reduction Analysts helps businesses uncover extra cash flow and improve operational efficiency across multiple expense categories.
Learn more about Expense Reduction Analysts.
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Franchises
11. Chem-Dry
Franchise fee: $36,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $92,150-$249,500
Chem-Dry is an industry leader in household cleaning, with a process that creates deep, long-lasting cleanings for carpet, upholstery, and pet stains.
Learn more about Chem-Dry.
12. Furniture Medic
Franchise fee: $50,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): from $85,000
Furniture Medic offers customers repairs and restorations for cabinetry, fine furniture, antiques, and more.
Learn more about Furniture Medic.
Cleaning Franchises
13. Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services
Franchise fee: $45,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $80,400-$126,600
Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services understands the importance of a workplace environment, offering cleaning, disinfecting, and sanitizing services for businesses.
Learn more about Office Pride.
14. Two Maids & A Mop
Franchise fee: $59,950. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $93,440-$149,890
Two Maids & A Mop aims to keep residential cleanings affordable for hardworking Americans, using a pay-for-performance model that rewards teams for quality, not just hours worked.
Learn more about Two Maids & A Mop.
Dry Cleaning Franchises
15. Lapels Cleaners
Franchise fee: $27,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $40,900-$78,600
Lapels is an industry leader in eco-friendly dry cleaning, offering multiple revenue streams through laundry, tailoring, and shoe repair, with 24/7 convenience via a locker system and mobile app. The costs shown are for its entry-level delivery (route) model. Its larger plant and laundromat formats cost significantly more.
Learn more about Lapels Cleaners.
Education and Childcare Franchises
16. Kidcreate Studio
Franchise fee: $45,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $65,900-$119,665
Kidcreate Studio specializes in art classes, camps, and creative birthday parties, giving kids a space to experiment and create their own artistic projects. The range shown is for a studio-based business. The brand also offers a lower-cost on-the-go format.
Learn more about Kidcreate Studio.
17. Snapology
Franchise fee: $40,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $74,950-$105,600
At Snapology, learning is made fun. LEGO® bricks and iPads are integrated into hands-on lessons that teach kids ages 1 to 14 scientific, technological, engineering, and mathematical concepts.
Learn more about Snapology.
18. The Tutoring Center
Franchise fee: $32,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $86,510-$169,475
The Tutoring Center is a supplemental education business built around one-to-one instruction, using a rotational approach to learning to help children improve their academic performance.
Learn more about The Tutoring Center.
19. Tutor Doctor
Franchise fee: $54,700-$69,700. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $94,295-$138,995
Tutor Doctor offers private online and in-person tutoring across a range of ages and subjects, meeting students at home on their own schedule. The costs shown are for the Local and Regional model. Its larger multi-territory Empire Builder package costs more.
Learn more about Tutor Doctor.
Fitness and Sports Training Franchises
20. Soccer Stars
Franchise fee: $49,500. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $70,350-$102,250
Soccer Stars offers soccer programs for youth of all ages in a fun, non-competitive environment, with a curriculum that develops skills from childhood through college.
Learn more about Soccer Stars.
Fitness Machine Repair Franchise
21. Fitness Machine Technicians
Franchise fee: $25,000-$45,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $66,450-$127,990
Fitness Machine Technicians repairs and maintains fitness equipment across a variety of brands and machine types, including parts delivery and equipment assembly and disassembly. The fee is $25,000 for a Hometown franchise and $45,000 for a full-size franchise.
Learn more about Fitness Machine Technicians.
Food and Restaurant Franchises
22. OLM Food Solutions
Franchise fee: none. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $62,000-$172,000
OLM Food Solutions runs the Hot Stuff Kitchen program, a foodservice program for convenience stores and similar retail locations. Operators prepare pizza, sandwiches, and other menu items using the program's ingredients and recipes, and the brand says the program carries no franchise fees or royalties.
Learn more about OLM Food Solutions.
23. Totally Nutz
Franchise fee: $27,500. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $66,372-$229,000
Totally Nutz is a vendor of cinnamon-glazed cashews, almonds, and pecans, selling at events like farmers' markets and ballgames from carts and kiosks.
Learn more about Totally Nutz.
24. Vocelli Pizza
Franchise fee: $5,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $25,000-$264,000
Vocelli Pizza is an artisan pizza restaurant franchise with a standard format and a smaller non-traditional format. The costs shown are for the non-traditional model. The standard model starts at $156,000.
Learn more about Vocelli Pizza.
Home and Business Care Franchises
25. Footprints Floors
Franchise fee: not published. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $81,905-$118,330
Footprints Floors is a leader in installing hardwood, tile, stone, and vinyl flooring, with repair, restoration, and refinishing services.
Learn more about Footprints Floors.
26. Made in the Shade Blinds
Franchise fee: $67,500. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $87,500-$100,000
Made in the Shade Blinds makes shopping for window treatments easy, with professional installation of blinds, shades, and shutters at value prices, run from home.
Learn more about Made in the Shade Blinds.
27. PatchMaster
Franchise fee: $49,500. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $87,350-$112,850
PatchMaster delivers quick, professional drywall, sheetrock, and plaster repairs, with full painting services also available. The range shown is for a single territory.
Learn more about PatchMaster.
28. ShelfGenie
Franchise fee: $69,500. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $95,300-$148,350
ShelfGenie, part of the Neighborly family, offers customized glide-out shelves that can increase a client's usable cabinet space by up to 50%.
Learn more about ShelfGenie.
Marketing Franchises
29. Social Indoor
Franchise fee: $40,000-$85,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $84,050-$300,700
Social Indoor franchisees build and run an indoor advertising network in an exclusive territory, selling digital and print ad placements in venues like bars, restaurants, gyms, and entertainment venues.
Learn more about Social Indoor.
Mosquito Control Franchises
30. Mosquito Authority
Franchise fee: $25,000-$45,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $39,500-$128,700
Mosquito Authority helps control mosquitoes, ticks, and flies, with misting systems that avoid the need for personal sprayers, candles, or torches.
Learn more about Mosquito Authority.
Multi-Concept Franchises
31. Combo Brands
Franchise fee: $35,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $48,900-$186,000
Combo Brands lets one franchisee run several related businesses under a single franchise fee, location, and territory. Two of its concepts start under $100,000. Combo Kids combines two kids' businesses for home-based owners and runs $48,900-$186,000. Combo Home Services lets owners add services such as residential cleaning, gutter cleaning, and pressure washing to what homeowners already buy, such as lawn care, and runs $49,600-$79,500. Its Kitchen and Spa & Beauty concepts start above $100,000 and are not included here.
Learn more about Combo Brands.
Painting Franchises
32. Five Star Painting
Franchise fee: $45,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $81,450-$185,830
Five Star Painting, part of the Neighborly family, offers drywall repair, carpentry, pressure washing, interior painting, cabinet painting, and deck painting for residential and commercial clients.
Learn more about Five Star Painting.
Paving Franchises
33. Yellow Dawg Striping
Franchise fee: $25,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): from $61,050
Yellow Dawg Striping, a Jet-Black brand, helps get pavement in the right condition with parking lot line striping, custom stenciling, and ADA-compliant lot markings. The figure shown is for a single territory and can rise with territory size and equipment.
Learn more about Yellow Dawg Striping.
Pet Care Franchises
34. Earthwise Pet (Groombar)
Franchise fee: $45,000 plus a $5,000 territory and service fee. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $78,300-$245,450
Earthwise Pet's Groombar brings pet grooming to customers' homes in a mobile van. The costs shown are for the mobile-only model. The brand's larger salon and nutrition-center formats cost much more.
Learn more about Earthwise Pet.
35. Fetch! Pet Care
Franchise fee: $49,000-$97,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $75,067-$140,667
Fetch! Pet Care, part of Phoenix Franchise Brands, provides pet sitting, medical administration, taxiing, and overnight care so pet owners can trust their pets are in good hands while away.
Learn more about Fetch! Pet Care.
Pool Installation and Cleaning Franchises
36. ASP – America's Swimming Pool Company
Franchise fee: $40,000-$90,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $88,695-$213,171
ASP keeps the country's pools clean and pristine, with cleaning, remodeling, inspection, and repair services for residential and commercial clients. The fee depends on territory size and pool count.
Learn more about ASP.
37. Premier Pools & Spas
Franchise fee: $45,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $59,000-$119,000
Premier Pools & Spas focuses on building premium inground pools with financing processes that work for each client. The costs shown are for the Build model. The same company also offers a pool service model.
Learn more about Premier Pools & Spas.
Real Estate Franchises
38. All County Property Management
Franchise fee: $59,500. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $87,450-$120,900
All County Property Management is a full-service, residential-only property management company, handling maintenance, tenant relationships, income and expense tracking, and fee transparency for property-owning clients.
Learn more about All County Property Management.
39. AmeriSpec Inspection Services
Franchise fee: $40,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $79,950-$92,410
AmeriSpec Inspection Services provides professional evaluations for commercial or residential property inspections, including testing for radon, lead-based paint, carbon monoxide, and mold.
Learn more about AmeriSpec.
40. Criterium Engineers
Franchise fee: $54,500-$84,500. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $74,930-$147,760
Criterium Engineers works with commercial, homeowner association, residential, and construction clients to evaluate the buildings they develop, work with, or live in.
Learn more about Criterium Engineers.
41. HomeSmart
Franchise fee: $20,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $65,500-$205,000
HomeSmart is a pioneer in the real estate brokerage space, with technology, broker support, and flexible costs designed to help real estate brokers grow their business.
Learn more about HomeSmart.
42. HomeTeam Inspection Service
Franchise fee: $45,000-$65,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $65,100-$91,800
HomeTeam Inspection Service offers comprehensive inspections including septic system evaluations, defective drywall inspections, energy audits, and asbestos testing.
Learn more about HomeTeam Inspection Service.
43. HouseMaster Home Inspections
Franchise fee: $42,500. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $73,878-$130,661
HouseMaster Home Inspections looks for damage to roofing, siding, doors, foundations, and substructures before a home sale closes. It is part of the Neighborly family.
Learn more about HouseMaster.
44. Property Management Inc.
Franchise fee: $69,900. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $77,239-$153,775
Property Management Inc. provides professional property management across four pillars: residential, association, commercial, and short-term rental management.
Learn more about Property Management Inc..
45. Re/Max
Franchise fee: $17,500-$37,500. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $44,000-$241,500
Re/Max is a globally recognized real estate company operating through a network of franchisee-owned offices. Costs scale with territory and market size.
Learn more about Re/Max.
Retail Franchises
46. SunMed CBD Store
Franchise fee: $20,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $95,800-$151,050
SunMed | Your CBD Store franchisees operate retail locations selling hemp extract and wellness products such as gummies, tinctures, topicals, capsules, and seltzers.
Learn more about SunMed CBD Store.
Shipping Franchises
47. InXpress
Franchise fee: about $50,000-$65,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $86,900-$168,290
InXpress makes shipping easier for businesses through a network of Global Shipping Specialists and industry-leading software, covering e-commerce integration and international shipping.
Learn more about InXpress.
48. Unishippers
Franchise fee: $30,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $17,365-$233,300
Unishippers works with clients to provide affordable freight and small-package logistics services, helping businesses streamline shipping, find insurance, and cut costs. Its range is unusually wide, so look closely at which setup fits you.
Learn more about Unishippers.
Tax and Insurance Service Franchises
49. Fiesta Auto Insurance and Tax
Franchise fee: $25,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $88,052-$171,749
Fiesta Auto Insurance and Tax offers insurance for cars, boats, motorcycles, homes, and rental properties, plus tax-time services including ITIN applications and renewals.
Learn more about Fiesta Auto Insurance and Tax.
50. Liberty Tax Service
Franchise fee: $25,000. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $49,970-$71,400
Liberty Tax Service is devoted to professional tax services, assisting with taxes, loans, and bookkeeping both online and in person.
Learn more about Liberty Tax Service.
Yard Care and Landscaping Franchises
51. Weed Man
Franchise fee: $30,000 for a single territory, $50,000 for a double territory. Estimated initial investment (including franchise fee): $80,535-$107,785
Weed Man helps with lawn care and pest protection, including fertilization, crabgrass control, flea and tick control, mosquito control, and weed control. The range runs from a single territory (up to 150,000 people) to a double territory (up to 300,000).
Learn more about Weed Man.
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Franchise fees and investment ranges are the franchisors' published estimates as of October 2026, taken from each brand's own franchise page or, where a brand doesn't publish them, from franchise-directory data tied to a recent Franchise Disclosure Document. Costs change when franchisors update their FDDs, and ranges vary by model, territory, and location, so confirm current requirements directly with the franchisor before applying. This article is for informational purposes only and is not financial or legal advice.
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in April 2021. It was comprehensively fact-checked and updated in October 2026.
