Best Franchises 2026: Top Franchises for Sale

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76 Fence Franchise

76 Fence

ABF Insight: Homeowners spend $15,000+ annually on home improvements with fencing representing essential security upgrades, not luxury. 76 Fence thrived during COVID as mature brand!

Cash Required: $60,000

Camp Bow Wow Franchise

Camp Bow Wow

ABF Insight: Camp Bow Wow leads the $154B pet care industry with 220+ locations and 96% franchise renewal rate. Top 25% generate $1.4M revenue with 27% owner discretionary income. Over 50% are multi-unit owners.

Cash Required: $500,000

Rolling Suds Franchise

Rolling Suds

ABF Insight: Exterior cleaning demand continues to rise across residential and commercial properties. Rolling Suds combines multi-decade operating history with a scalable, truck-based model built for disciplined growth.

Cash Required: $200,000

Dumpster Dudez Franchise

Dumpster Dudez

ABF Insight: Waste services remain recession-resistant with consistent demand. Dumpster Dudez reported 28.75% net EBITDA in 2023 across its network, with a balanced 50/50 split between contractor and residential customers.

Cash Required: $150,000

Assisting Hands Franchise

Assisting Hands

ABF Insight: 5 revenue streams — non-medical care, skilled nursing, medical equipment, temp staffing, total care management. Exclusive “A” territories. Sliding royalty 5%→4%. Franchisee Satisfaction Award winner.

Cash Required: $80,000

TeaCupfuls Franchise

TeaCupFuls

A Best Franchise To Own 2023, TeaCupFuls, is not your ordinary cup of tea. Join a Boba Tea Franchise and benefit with a high potential ROI. We’ll show you how to make a profit quickly!

Cash Required: $50,000

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Orangetheory Fitness

ABF Insight: Boutique fitness market booming as consumers demand personalized training experiences. Orangetheory’s heart rate-monitored workouts drive exceptional member retention and recurring revenue!

Cash Required: $350,000

Menchies-Frozen Yogurt Franchise

Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt

Ignite your entrepreneurial spark in the $8B dessert market with Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt! Lead a vibrant, family-friendly franchise serving 100+ flavors that spark smiles.

Cash Required: $80,000

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Cleanest Restaurant Group

ABF Insight: Every restaurant needs professional cleaning, yet no national franchise specializes in it — until now. Cleanest Restaurant Group brings 50+ years of cleaning experience to an untapped niche with recurring revenue and no direct competitors.

Cash Required: $60,000

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Fresh Coat Painters

Fresh Coat operates a home-based painting franchise serving residential and commercial markets. Six service offerings, descending royalty (6% to 4%), 24/7 call center, and no painting experience required — you manage the business, painters do the work.

Cash Required: $50,000

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LX Council

ABF Insight: LXCouncil licensees keep 100% of revenue — zero royalties ever. Lead peer advisory groups for CEOs, launch in 120 days, earn ~$1,000/hr running monthly meetings.

Cash Required: $20,000

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3 Natives Acai Cafe

ABF Insight: Health-conscious dining demand surging as consumers seek fresh, clean options. 3 Natives delivers $932,188 AUV (top 50% of stores) with a 2:1 revenue-to-investment ratio — no cooking equipment, no grease hoods, low labor model in a 1,000-1,400 sq ft footprint!

Cash Required: $175,000

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Oxygen Yoga & Fitness

ABF Insight: Oxygen Yoga & Fitness fuses yoga with fitness in FAR infrared heated studios. 77 locations open, 38 in development, proprietary 27-class format, in-house instructor training program.

Cash Required: $125,000

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Steamoji

ABF Insight: Parents seek STEM education as technology accelerates faster than schools can adapt. Steamoji’s Maker Academy delivers hands-on coding, robotics, and engineering for kids 6-14 — with 27,922 apprentices, membership-based recurring revenue, and 61 territories in development!

Cash Required: $100,000

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Cooper’s Scoopers

ABF Insight: 66% of U.S. households own pets, and over half own dogs. Cooper’s Scoopers delivers eco-friendly pet waste removal with recurring revenue, low overhead, and semi-absentee ownership potential — backed by Loyalty Brands franchise infrastructure.

Cash Required: $50,000

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The Care Concierge

ABF Insight: The Care Concierge is a home-based senior placement franchise — referral fees from facilities, no care delivery, low startup costs. New to franchising in 2024.

Cash Required: $35,000

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Omega Learning Center

ABF Insight: $102.8B education and tutoring industry growing 37% since 2014 with 55M K-12 students. Omega captures four massive markets under one roof with proprietary systems competitors lack!

Cash Required: $50,000

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Manage Mowed

ABF Insight: ManageMowed franchisees don’t mow lawns — they manage the vendors who do. No equipment, no trucks, no crews. Home-based B2B model with 92% property retention and recurring revenue from commercial clients.

Cash Required: $50,000

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Kwik Dry Carpet & Air Duct Cleaning

ABF Insight: Smart cleaning businesses diversify revenue streams beyond carpet care. Kwik Dry’s 7-service model (carpet, tile, air ducts, upholstery) plus eco-friendly technology means multiple income sources from every customer!

Cash Required: $35,000

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Pampered Peach

ABF Insight: $11.8B waxing market by 2028 with recurring revenue model. The Pampered Peach’s proprietary wax formula and record-breaking speed disrupts tired industry!

Cash Required: $50,000

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Cerna Homecare

ABF Insight: Most home care franchises focus on basic daily living support. Cerna Homecare goes further — specializing in cognitive care for Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, and other neurodegenerative disorders with trainable techniques developed alongside top neurologists.

Cash Required: $50,000

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Dapper Tails Mobile Pet Grooming

ABF Insight: $2.06 billion pet grooming industry with 45.5% of U.S. households owning dogs. DapperTails’ luxury mobile model delivers high-margin recurring revenue with minimal overhead and fast launch!

Cash Required: $50,000

Twinkle Star Dance Academy Franchise

Twinkle Star Dance Academy

ABF Insight: Children’s performing arts education thrives as parents prioritize wellness and enrichment! Twinkle Star’s University of Pennsylvania-researched curriculum targeting engagement and self-regulation sets new standards!

Cash Required: $40,000

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Midtown Chimney Sweeps

ABF Insight: 52% of US households have at least one fireplace, yet 50%+ of chimney sweeps are over 53 and nearing retirement. Midtown is the first sophisticated franchise capturing this $2 billion fragmented market.

Cash Required: $45,000

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Griswold Franchise

“Griswold Home Care is a big believer in the idea that if you do the right thing, then success will come. I apply this philosophy to my business, and we have been growing significantly every year since we started.”

Christine Friedberg

Griswold Home Care Franchise Owner, Alexandria, VA

Budget Blinds Franchise

“I was looking for a way to have flexibility with my young family and leave the corporate world and having this, I was able to have a work life balance. You’re not really selling a product, at the end of the day, you’re selling yourself.”

Kim Lang

Budget Blinds Franchise Owner, Huntington Beach, CA

HomeVestors Franchise

“HomeVestors has provided us with the tools necessary to turn a hobby and a passion into a full fledged business! We have been provided with a turn-key system that enables us not only to locate properties, but also to buy them through HVA financing.”

Ed Enright

HomeVestors Franchise Owner

Fyzical Therapy Centers Franchise

“As an entrepreneur, I’d never had someone give me a blueprint on how to run a business. FYZICAL does an awesome job telling you what the key aspects are to be successful. If you follow the program you end up with a successful business.”

Bill Capraro

Multi-Unit Owner, 7 Fyzical Franchise Locations

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