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Anyone can list the franchise fee — a number without context. Every business-services brand here shows what each figure is attached to: the investment range, unit count, filing years, and whether it discloses an Item 19. Business services covers staffing, marketing, printing, IT, and other B2B concepts. Where a brand filed in both 2025 and 2026, you can see exactly what changed.
§ Drawn from 193 business-services FDDs on file · latest filings
What 193 filings say
The category, read from the documents.
Not estimates — every figure below is aggregated from the disclosure documents themselves.
Total initial investment · distribution
Where 193 disclosed ranges land. Median $119,000.
The $100–150K band holds the median filing. The middle half of these brands sit between $75,000 and $224,000.
68%
disclose an Item 19
131 of 193 brands on file, against 74% across every brand in the database.
109
median U.S. unit count
Across the 190 brands that disclose an outlet count in their latest filing.
6.5%
median royalty
Across the 185 brands that state a single rate; the rest tie royalties to sales tiers or charge none.
0%
median outlet change, 2025 to 2026
Across the 105 brands that filed in both years: 49 grew, 46 shrank.
Figures are drawn straight from each brand’s latest FDD. See our franchise industry reports for the trends behind these numbers.
Business Services Franchise Brands
Showing 36 of 193 business-services franchises with a published breakdown. Search all business services brands →
FDD 2025–2026
Total investment
$9K–$139K
U.S. units
5,462
Royalty
26.9%
Item 19
Disclosed
FDD 2025–2026
Total investment
$174K–$321K
U.S. units
811
Royalty
No royalty fee
Item 19
Disclosed
FDD 2025–2026
Total investment
$61K–$153K
U.S. units
738
Royalty
Varies (see Item 6)
Item 19
Disclosed
FDD 2025–2026
Total investment
$131K–$288K
U.S. units
765
Royalty
40%
Item 19
Disclosed
FDD 2024–2026
Total investment
$71K–$105K
U.S. units
5,124
Royalty
15%
Item 19
Disclosed
FDD 2025–2026
Total investment
$183K–$337K
U.S. units
751
Royalty
6%
Item 19
Not disclosed
FDD 2025–2026
Total investment
$16K–$222K
U.S. units
587
Royalty
Varies (see Item 6)
Item 19
Not disclosed
FDD 2025–2026
Total investment
$99K–$245K
U.S. units
450
Royalty
7%
Item 19
Disclosed
FDD 2025–2026
Total investment
$155K–$367K
U.S. units
309
Royalty
8%
Item 19
Not disclosed
Past the table
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