2019-09-01 Entrepreneur Magazine

The List

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Blaze Fast-Fire’d
Pizza
Assembly-line pizza
STARTUP COST
$454.4K–$1.1M
TOTAL UNITS(Franchised / Co.-Owned)
277/6
The low end of Blaze
Fast-Fire’d Pizza’s initial
investment range applies only
to nontraditional units, which
can be opened only by
national concessionaries.
Individual franchisees will
invest more than $500,000 to
open a traditional restaurant.

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Red Roof Inn
Economy hotels
STARTUP COST
$195.5K–$5.1M
TOTAL UNITS(Franchised / Co.-Owned)
432/121
The low end of Red Roof Inn’s
initial investment range
applies only to the conversion
of an existing business.
Franchisees starting a new
business will invest more than
$3 million.

26

Homewood Suites

by Hilton

Upscale extended-stay

hotels

STARTUP COST

$11M–$22.1M

TOTAL UNITS(Franchised / Co.-Owned)

468/0

27

Potbelly

Sandwich Shop

Toasted sandwiches

STARTUP COST

$503.95K–$849K

TOTAL UNITS(Franchised / Co.-Owned)

56/435

28

Motel 6

Economy hotels

STARTUP COST

$2.6M–$3.9M

TOTAL UNITS(Franchised / Co.-Owned)

908/395

29

Fuzzy’s Taco Shop

Baja-style Mexican food

STARTUP COST

$858.5K–$1.3M

TOTAL UNITS(Franchised / Co.-Owned)

136/10

30

Hilton Garden Inn

Upscale midprice hotels

STARTUP COST

$12.1M–$23.2M

TOTAL UNITS(Franchised / Co.-Owned)

788/0

31

Goddard Systems

Preschool/educational

childcare

STARTUP COST

$619.9K–$760.6K

TOTAL UNITS(Franchised / Co.-Owned)

482/0

32

Home2 Suites

by Hilton

Midprice extended-stay

hotels

STARTUP COST

$8.2M–$14.6M

TOTAL UNITS(Franchised / Co.-Owned)

237/0

33

Embassy Suites by

Hilton

Upscale all-suite hotels

STARTUP COST

$17.4M–$74.96M

TOTAL UNITS(Franchised / Co.-Owned)

229/0

34

Urban Air

Adventure Park

Trampoline parks/

entertainment centers

STARTUP COST

$1.7M–$2.5M

TOTAL UNITS(Franchised / Co.-Owned)

46/5

35

Express Oil Change

& Tire Engineers

Oil changes, tire services,

tune-ups, repairs

STARTUP COST

$1.9M–$2.7M

TOTAL UNITS(Franchised / Co.-Owned)

115/118

36

Taco John’s

International

Mexican food

STARTUP COST

$942K–$1.4M

TOTAL UNITS(Franchised / Co.-Owned)

383/10

37

American

Family Care

Urgent-care centers

STARTUP COST

$125.8K–$1.3M*

TOTAL UNITS(Franchised / Co.-Owned)

130/66

*The low end of American

Family Care’s initial

investment range applies

only to the conversion of

an existing business.

Franchisees starting a new

business will invest more

than $800,000.

38

Buffalo Wild Wings

Buffalo wings

STARTUP COST

$1.9M–$3.8M

TOTAL UNITS(Franchised / Co.-Owned)

653/621

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