Business Services franchises: costs, fees and investment
Short answer: Across 220 brands in the SelectFranchiseList database (compiled October 2026), the median minimum initial investment is $67,093 and the median starting franchise fee is $35,000. The lowest starting investment in this group is Mood Media at $0.
Business service franchises sell coaching, advertising, accounting and other B2B services. Most are home-office or small-office models where the owner sells to other businesses.
What do franchises in this group cost?
Franchises in this group have a median minimum investment of $67,093, a median starting franchise fee of $35,000 and a median liquid cash requirement of $15,000, calculated from 220 brands in the SelectFranchiseList database. Medians use the low end of each brand's reported range.
Which franchises are on the list?
The table sorts 220 franchises from the lowest to the highest starting investment, 100 per page. This page shows brands 1 to 100.
| Franchise | Franchise fee | Total investment | Min. cash | US units |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mood Media | $0 | $0 to $15,000 | $0 | 73 |
| Belocal | $735 | $1,925 to $10,910 | $0 | 143 |
| Real Producers | $735 | $1,925 to $11,910 | $0 | 138 |
| Stroll | $735 | $2,010 to $12,560 | $0 | 603 |
| Loyalty Networking | $0 to $350,000 | $2,700 to $356,900 | $20,000 | N/R |
| Sign Gypsies | $1,000 | $4,150 to $9,900 | $0 | 588 |
| AmSpirit Business Connections | $1,000 | $4,900 to $15,600 | $0 | 19 |
| ApTask | $1 | $4,951 to $19,301 | $0 | 6 |
| Tapinto | $4,000 | $6,175 to $10,025 | $0 | 79 |
| Proforma | $0 | $7,030 to $27,695 | $0 | 509 |
| Safeguard | $1,530 | $11,080 to $65,130 | $5,000 | 45 |
| Coffee News | $9,900 | $11,150 to $12,250 | $0 | 171 |
| Sanford Rose Associates | $7,500 | $11,400 to $14,800 | $0 | 172 |
| Clearview Insurance | $10,000 to $25,000 | $12,000 to $17,000 | $5,000 | N/R |
| Ameriprise | $1,500 | $12,098 to $130,363 | $10,000 | 5,578 |
| Estrella Insurance | $10,000 to $25,000 | $12,250 to $84,000 | $5,000 | 201 |
| Network Lead Exchange | $9,500 | $12,450 to $25,245 | $5,000 | 36 |
| Accounting Practice Sales | $1,100 to $94,400 | $13,500 to $153,850 | $10,000 | 49 |
| yorCMO | $7,500 to $67,000 | $13,682 to $117,321 | $10,000 | 30 |
| The Doan Group | $10,000 to $50,000 | $14,050 to $68,000 | $5,000 | 26 |
| Tax Centers Of America | $5,000 to $35,000 | $15,300 to $67,450 | $5,000 | N/R |
| Jackson Hewitt | $0 to $50,000 | $15,900 to $127,500 | $10,000 | 5,221 |
| Unishippers | $1,500 to $30,000 | $17,365 to $233,300 | $15,000 | 203 |
| Toro Taxes | $5,000 to $40,000 | $17,835 to $79,150 | $5,000 | 219 |
| Top Ten Percent | $12,900 | $17,958 to $26,836 | $5,000 | 8 |
| Dale Carnegie | $10,000 to $30,000 | $19,700 to $174,500 | $10,000 | N/R |
| Leadership Management International | $15,000 | $20,000 to $27,500 | $5,000 | 110 |
| Eventprep | $0 to $33,500 | $20,250 to $68,800 | $5,000 | 13 |
| Brightway Insurance | $10,000 to $25,000 | $23,325 to $136,900 | $10,000 | 341 |
| Los Taxes | $20,000 | $24,515 to $40,400 | $5,000 | 17 |
| Town Planner | $25,000 | $25,250 to $53,600 | $5,000 | 27 |
| Lifestyle Publications | $30,000 | $25,340 to $1,261,000 | $65,000 | 214 |
| Pronto | $10,000 to $30,000 | $26,600 to $114,750 | $10,000 | 205 |
| Keystone Insurers Services Group | $5,000 to $20,000 | $27,250 to $99,200 | $10,000 | 302 |
| SCA | $10,000 to $50,000 | $27,300 to $79,950 | $10,000 | 88 |
| Ledgers | $15,000 to $35,000 | $28,200 to $89,700 | $10,000 | 2 |
| Coastal Angler Magazine | $25,000 | $28,975 to $34,600 | $5,000 | 34 |
| Birthday Pak | $24,000 to $49,000 | $29,500 to $144,700 | $10,000 | 25 |
| Status Solutions Network | $39,500 | $29,715 to $74,455 | $10,000 | 3 |
| Sport Lines | $19,500 | $31,300 to $59,600 | $10,000 | 1 |
| Happy Tax | $22,500 | $31,900 to $36,500 | $5,000 | 91 |
| Global Recruiters Network | $10,000 | $32,600 to $44,700 | $5,000 | 185 |
| GlobalGreen | $10,000 | $32,600 to $70,000 | $10,000 | 156 |
| Fortune Practice Management | $10,000 to $100,000 | $33,100 to $150,000 | $10,000 | 66 |
| My Gateway Tax Service | $20,000 | $33,600 to $53,700 | $10,000 | 13 |
| Co/LAB | $30,000 | $33,650 to $119,000 | $10,000 | 1 |
| Strategic Leaders Academy | $25,000 | $33,650 to $47,500 | $5,000 | 6 |
| H&R Block | $2,500 | $33,824 to $158,344 | $15,000 | 8,764 |
| Freeway Insurance | $10,000 to $25,000 | $34,950 to $84,000 | $10,000 | 606 |
| Pro Energy Consultants | $29,900 | $35,400 to $46,450 | $10,000 | N/R |
| Focalpoint Coaching | $0 to $45,000 | $35,450 to $136,600 | $10,000 | 201 |
| Focus CFO | $35,000 | $36,000 to $64,000 | $10,000 | 59 |
| The C12 Group | $12,500 to $37,500 | $36,500 to $67,000 | $10,000 | 67 |
| Network In Action | $35,000 | $37,710 to $42,700 | $10,000 | 106 |
| Adventures in Advertising | $30,000 | $39,200 to $77,800 | $10,000 | 207 |
| TownePost Network | $35,000 | $41,175 to $59,043 | $10,000 | 18 |
| Tradebank | $30,000 | $41,765 to $54,380 | $10,000 | N/R |
| The File Depot | $12,500 to $45,000 | $42,150 to $116,550 | $10,000 | 24 |
| MyTaxFiler | $25,000 to $35,000 | $42,250 to $78,000 | $10,000 | 19 |
| Siempretax | $25,000 to $40,000 | $43,700 to $71,900 | $10,000 | 45 |
| Management Recruiters International | $40,000 | $44,050 to $96,090 | $10,000 | 170 |
| HireQuest | $2,500 to $25,000 | $45,150 to $145,750 | $15,000 | 84 |
| Sculpture Hospitality | $25,000 | $45,500 to $49,500 | $10,000 | 189 |
| Lendio | $34,500 to $46,000 | $45,650 to $117,100 | $15,000 | 121 |
| City Publications | $40,000 to $250,000 | $46,300 to $269,900 | $20,000 | 40 |
| InsPeak Insurance | $5,000 | $47,060 to $120,000 | $15,000 | 1 |
| LeTip | $40,000 | $47,610 to $64,900 | $10,000 | 57 |
| Motivera Search Group | $25,000 | $48,100 to $66,750 | $10,000 | 3 |
| Link Staffing | $35,000 | $49,000 to $199,000 | $15,000 | 40 |
| Liberty Tax Service | $25,000 | $49,970 to $71,400 | $10,000 | 1,764 |
| Signs By Tomorrow | $20,000 | $50,058 to $304,028 | $25,000 | 76 |
| Signs Now | $20,000 | $50,058 to $304,028 | $25,000 | 65 |
| Locals Love Us | $19,500 | $51,410 to $81,143 | $10,000 | 12 |
| QM Staffing Group | $75,000 | $52,050 to $68,400 | $10,000 | N/R |
| BNI | $35,000 to $147,500 | $53,395 to $273,145 | $20,000 | 187 |
| Succentrix | $9,500 to $30,400 | $53,600 to $64,700 | $10,000 | 35 |
| Growth Coach | $39,900 | $54,000 to $75,900 | $10,000 | 28 |
| AmCheck | $37,500 to $75,000 | $54,200 to $171,100 | $15,000 | 12 |
| Trustegrity | $15,300 | $54,945 to $115,780 | $15,000 | 25 |
| ResourceOne | $42,500 to $77,500 | $55,400 to $108,250 | $15,000 | 25 |
| Barmetrix | $49,900 | $55,950 to $60,600 | $10,000 | 18 |
| Valpak | $0 | $56,600 to $83,300 | $15,000 | 138 |
| Hite Digital | $49,950 to $99,900 | $56,650 to $120,400 | $15,000 | 16 |
| Inside Coup | $39,000 to $90,000 | $57,317 to $124,717 | $15,000 | 16 |
| All Nevada Insurance | $25,000 | $58,800 to $144,800 | $15,000 | 13 |
| Atax | $35,000 | $59,150 to $79,000 | $15,000 | 117 |
| Gecko Executive Hospitality | $40,000 to $50,000 | $59,249 to $85,185 | $15,000 | 39 |
| Neighbors Choice | $35,000 | $59,500 to $83,550 | $15,000 | 3 |
| Natural Awakenings | $49,500 | $59,550 to $86,275 | $15,000 | 47 |
| MONstore | $50,000 | $60,105 to $74,150 | $15,000 | N/R |
| Fairway Divorce Solutions | $20,000 to $25,000 | $60,250 to $196,150 | $20,000 | N/R |
| Welcomemat Services | $47,000 | $60,960 to $93,110 | $15,000 | 75 |
| EOS Worldwide | $5,000 | $61,045 to $150,660 | $15,000 | 732 |
| SonderMind | $25,000 to $30,000 | $61,200 to $235,500 | $20,000 | 9 |
| Allen Training Centers | $39,500 | $62,425 to $76,490 | $15,000 | 16 |
| EagleONE | $45,000 | $62,435 to $70,835 | $15,000 | 1 |
| Assist U2 Build | $50,000 to $80,000 | $63,500 to $229,000 | $20,000 | 1 |
| High Achievers | $40,000 | $64,150 to $110,900 | $15,000 | 1 |
| Our Town America | $47,500 | $64,399 to $87,709 | $15,000 | 43 |
| YESCO Sign & Lighting Services | $50,000 | $65,000 to $432,200 | $30,000 | 99 |
N/R = not reported.
How do you compare franchises from this list?
Compare franchises from this list by putting each brand's Item 5 fee, Item 6 ongoing fees and the high end of the Item 7 investment side by side, then checking Item 20 for closures and transfers. The guide to franchise costs explains each line, and the 8-step selection process shows the order of due diligence.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a business services franchise cost?
Across 220 brands in the SelectFranchiseList database (compiled October 2026), the median minimum initial investment is $67,093 and the median starting franchise fee is $35,000. The lowest starting investment in this group is Mood Media at $0.
How much cash do I need to buy a franchise in this group?
The median minimum liquid cash requirement in this group is $15,000. Franchisors set their own capital requirements, and lenders usually finance part of the total investment.
Are these figures guaranteed?
No. The figures come from franchise disclosure data and public listings and change with every annual FDD. Confirm fees in Items 5 and 6 and the investment in Item 7 of each brand's current FDD.
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Figures are compiled from franchise disclosure data and public listings as of October 2026 and may have changed. Brand names belong to their owners; listing does not imply endorsement. Not an offer to sell a franchise.