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Christian Brothers Automotive
Auto repair
Houston
1982/1996 ALL NO 145/2 154/1 163/1 $458.95K-
$555.4K/$135K
VARIES YES NO NO
N
Advanced Maintenance
Commercial-fleet maintenance, repair, and
management services
Wilmington, N.C.
2000/2006 ALL C,I** 10/2 11/2 12/2 $117.7K-$174.6K/
$35K
6% YES NO NO
Auto-Lab Complete Car Care Centers
Auto repair and maintenance
Auburn Hills, Mich.
1987/1989 MW,NE,
S,SE,SW
NO 29/0 27/0 25/0 $130.8K-$313.5K/
$27.5K
6% YES NO NO
Meineke Car Care Centers
Auto repair and maintenance
Charlotte, N.C.
1972/1972 ALL C,I 973/2 964/2 915/11 $123.1K-$572.4K/
$35K
5% YES NO NO
Midas International
Auto repair and maintenance
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
1954/1956 ALL C,I 2,232/4 2,221/132,090/0 $179.1K-$435.1K/
$30K
3-5% YES NO NO
L
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Line-X
Spray-on truck-bed liners, truck accessories,
protective coatings
Huntsville, Ala.
1993/1999 ALL C,I 509/1 552/2 553/4 $125.6K-$319.8K/
$15K-$30K
0 YES NO NO
345
Mighty Auto Parts
Wholesale distribution of auto parts
Norcross, Ga.
1963/1970 ALL C,I 104/6 102/5 102/4 $144.1K-$372.4K/
$15.5K-$40K
5% YES NO NO
351
Tint World
Auto accessories, mobile electronics, security,
window tinting, appearance services
Boca Raton, Fla.
1982/2007 ALL C,I 40/0 50/0 55/0 $118.1K-$199.7K/
$20K-$35K
6% YES NO YES
461
J.D. Byrider
Used-auto sales and financing
Carmel, Ind.
1979/1989 ALL NO 140/30 140/28 135/27 $675.5K-$3.5M/
$50K
2.5% YES NO NO
N R
Alta Mere The Automotive Outfitters/
SmartView Window Solutions
Auto, residential, and commercial window tinting,
electronic auto accessories, auto imaging
Midlothian, Ill.
1986/1993 ALL C,I** 11/0 13/0 13/0 $152.4K-$208.6K/
$45K
7% YES NO NO
Fleet Clean USA
Mobile commercial-fleet washing
Melbourne, Fla.
2009/2013 ALL NO 10/7 14/11 22 /6 $100.9K-$346.4K /
$20K-$75K
8.5% YES YES NO
BUSINESS SERVICES
I I
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Valpak Direct Marketing Systems
Direct-mail and digital advertising
St. Petersburg, Fla.
1968/1988 A LL C,I 155/5 135/14 129/14 $80.6K-$200.8K /
$15K-$17.5K
0YESYESNO
320
Our Town America
Direct-mail advertising to new movers
Pinellas Park, Fla.
1972/2004 ALL NO 57/0 58/0 63/0 $63.3K-$86.3K/
$47.5K
5% NO YES NO
364
Money Mailer Franchise
Direct-mail advertising
Cypress, Calif.
1979/1980 ALL NO 177/65 183/48 186/52 $95.6K-$106.6K/
$87K
$75-$300/AREA YES YES NO
472
Welcomemat Services
Direct-mail advertising to new movers
Atlanta
2003/2010 ALL NO 42/7 54/9 54/9 $59.6K-$87.9K/
$45.5K
6% YES YES NO
475
Town Money Saver
Direct-mail and digital advertising
Lucas, Ohio
1992/2005 ALL NO 44/0 44/0 49/0 $5.7K-$17K/$0 0 NO YES NO
N
BirthdayPak
Direct-mail advertising
Springfield, Pa.
2009/2014 MW,NE,
S,SE,
SW,W
NO 8/2 14/2 17/0 $34.5K-$135.8K/
$30K-$40K
0YESYESNO
Coffee News
Weekly newspapers distributed at restaurants
Bangor, Maine
1988/1994 ALL C,I 780/5 834/5 801/5 $9.8K-$10.8K/$8.5K $40-$80/WK. YES YES NO
Danz’n
Dance-focused community magazines
Royal Palm Beach, Fla.
2009/2017 ALL NO 0/1 0/1 0/1 $31K-$34.7K/
$24.9K
7% NO YES NO
Local Door Coupons
Coupons, advertising services
Miami
2014/2015 ALL NO 0/1 3/1 41/1 $26.1K-$41.5K/
$24.9K
9% YES YES NO
Natural Awakenings
Lifestyle magazines
Naples, Fla.
1993/1999 ALL C,I 93/1 90/1 84/1 $63.3K-$120.1K/
$49.5K
7% YES YES NO
N2 Publishing
Monthly community publications
Wilmington, N.C.
2004/2016 ALL NO 0/0 0/0 757/6 $975-$5.7K /
TO $570
0NOYESNO
The Scout Guide
City guides
Charlottesville, Va.
2011/2013 ALL NO 49/3 55/3 55/4 $52K-$62K/$50K 10% NO YES NO
RANK
Year Began/
Franchising
Since
Available
U.S.
Regions
Seeking
Int’l?
2015
Number of
Franchises/
Company-
Owned
2016
Number of
Franchises/
Company-
Owned
2017
Number of
Franchises/
Company-
Owned
Royalty
Fee
Home-
Based/
Mobile
Opportunity
Kiosk/
Express
Unit
Available?
Financing
Available?
Startup Costs/
Franchise Fee