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the Coop Franchise Group
Play and party spaces
Studio City, Calif.
2008/2015 ALL NO 1/1 2/1 4/1 $130.5K-$283.5K/
$35K
6% YES NO NO
GameTruck Licensing
Mobile video-game theaters
Te m p e , A r i z.
2006/2008 ALL C,I 69/0 72/0 69/0 $146.6K-$311.2K/
$15K
7% YES YES NO
Luv 2 Play
Indoor playgrounds
Surprise, Ariz.
2014/2016 ALL C,I 0/0 1/0 6/1 $288.5K-$1.1M/
$25K
5% YES NO NO
Monkey Joe’s Parties & Play
Family entertainment centers
Atlanta
2004/2005 ALL NO 53/0 51/0 49/0 $918.1K-$1.5M/
$40K
5% YES NO NO
FINANCIAL SERVICES
L
201
Lendio Franchising
Small business financing
South Jordan, Utah
2011/2016 ALL NO 0/0 0/0 21/0 $40.2K-$106.5K/
$20K-$32.4K
VARIES YES YES NO
318
Expense Reduction Analysts
Business financial consulting
Addison, Texas
1984/1993 ALL C,I 650/4 682/6 708/6 $66K-$85.9K/
$59.9K
15% YES YES NO
431
Padgett Business Services
Financial, payroll, consulting, and tax services
Athens, Ga.
1965/1975 ALL C 375/0 368/0 356/0 $20.2K-$99.97K/
$15K-$56K
9%+ YES NO NO
466
Supporting Strategies
Bookkeeping and operational support for small
businesses
Beverly, Mass.
2004/2013 ALL NO 33/0 55/0 63/0 $76.9K-$102.2K/
$60K
10% YES YES NO
N R
The Interface Financial Group - IFG 50/50
Invoice discounting
Bethesda, Md.
1972/2014 ALL C,I 64/0 73/0 66/0 $86.8K-$137.8K/
$34.5K
8% YES YES NO
Payroll Vault Franchising
Payroll services
Greenwood Village, Colo.
2007/2012 ALL NO 27/1 27/1 35/1 $37.2K-$82.6K/
$22.8K-$42K
6% NO YES NO
Succentrix Business Advisors
Accounting, payroll, tax, and advisory services
Athens, Ga.
2014/2015 ALL NO 0/1 13/1 19/1 $37.6K-$49.3K/
$21.5K
7% YES YES NO
I
194
Fiesta Auto Insurance and Tax
Insurance and tax-preparation services
Las Vegas
1998/2006 ALL NO 140/0 155/0 175/0 $49.7K-$107.5K/
$10K
15-25% YES NO NO
199
Brightway Insurance
Property and casualty insurance
Jacksonville, Fla.
2003/2007 ALL NO 118/1 121/2 141/1 $107.7K-$160.3K/
$45K-$60K
15-45% YES NO NO
358
Estrella Insurance
Auto, home, and business insurance
Miami
1980/2008 S,SE,
SW,W
NO 104/0 121/0 126/0 $49.95K-$84K/
$25K
1-1.5% YES NO YES
443
Pronto Insurance
Insurance
Brownsville, Texas
1997/2009 SW NO 35/100 40/109 46/126 $33.8K-$89.1K /
$20K-$30K
0NONOYES
I
286
H&R Block
Tax preparation, electronic filing
Kansas City, Mo.
1955/1956 ALL* C,I 4,435/
6,365
4,208/
6,614
4,027/
6,655
$31.6K-$149.4K/
$2.5K
30% YES NO YES
462
Happy Tax Franchising
Tax preparation
Miami Beach, Fla.
2014/2015 ALL NO 0/0 68/1 101/0 $30.4K-$66.5K/
$20K-$25K
10-20% YES YES NO
45
Liberty Tax Service
Tax preparation, electronic filing
Virginia Beach, Va.
1972/1973 ALL C 3,882/
181
3,753/
351
3,479/
289
$58.7K-$71.9K/
$40K
14% YES NO YES
N R
Daniel Ahart Tax Service
Tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services
Atlanta
2000/2005 ALL I 26/1 23/2 24/2 $26.3K-$44.6K/
$12.5K
12% YES NO NO
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service
Tax preparation
Jersey City, N.J.
1985/1986 ALL NO 4,504/
1,748
4,160/
1,939
4,065/
1,772
$39.7K-$105.4K/
$15K-$25K
5-15% YES NO YES
Paramount Tax
Tax and accounting services
West Palm Beach, Fla.
2008/2017 ALL C,I** 0/1 0/1 0/1 $87.9K-$150.95K/
$49.5K
8% NO YES NO
SiempreTax+
Tax preparation
Virginia Beach, Va.
2014/2014 ALL NO 70/0 81/26 78/39 $43.7K-$71.9K/
$25K-$40K
14% YES NO YES
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