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Franchise Industry Recognition & Awards

Entrepreneur Magazine has announced its 29th annual Franchise 500® rankings. Given its popularity, we have decided to feature franchise opportunities that have been recognized in the Franchise 500®, Top Homebased Franchises, Top Low-Cost Franchises, Top Global Franchises, Fastest-Growing Franchises, Top New Franchises and Best of the Best Franchises for 2008.

If you have an interest in franchise opportunities that have been recognized by their industry as a top franchise, why not look into the opportunities featured here. As you will see, our list of top franchises covers a variety of franchise categories including home based franchises, retail franchises, automotive franchises, franchises for kids and more.

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Unishippers Shipping

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Cash Requirement: $75,000
At Unishippers Shipping franchise, you'll create the lifestyle you want with a unique B2B franchise. Enjoy the rewards of selling a product businesses regularly use, and one that provides residual income to you. Relatively low start up costs.

Sandler Training Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $63,000
Sandler TrainingSM for 40 years has become the training industry's most successful sales and management development program. Entrepreneur Magazine ranks Sandler its #1 ranking for“Training Programs” 8 times since 1994, including 2006, 2007 and 2008.

Spring Green Lawn Care

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Cash Requirement: $30,000
Our Franchisees DO NOT MOW LAWNS! We are all about lawn, tree and shrub maintenance to beautify your landscaping. We have a strong financing package and strong earnings potential!

Booster Juice Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $75,000
Booster Juice Franchise will get you up and running quickly by offering a complete turn-key Franchise package including training, site acquisition, lease negotiation, and store construction. A fun and proven fruit smoothie business!

Lenny's Sub Shop

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Cash Requirement: $25,000
Lenny's Sub Shop® is a perfect mulit-unit sub shop franchise opportunity. We're looking for well-capitalized, market investors with vast business experience.

ANDY OnCall Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $50,000
ANDY OnCall franchise is a low cost, home based, residential and commercial handyman franchise opportunity. You will manage a staff and not perform any home repairs so no experience is necessary.

MAACO Automotive Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $75,000
MAACO Automotive Franchise is the Leader in Average Store Sales industry wide. Further MAACO's per unit franchise sales are 48% higher or $215,239 higher than the next 15 automotive franchises! Join Maaco today!

@WORK Medical Staffing

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Cash Requirement: $40,000
There is a shortage of nurses and health care professionals. Don't miss out on a franchise business in great demand with the best training and support in the industry.

Link Staffing Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $50,000
Link Staffing Services Franchise is in one of the fastest growing industries in the country! We've built an excellent reputation, a growing client base and a solid structure of proven systems and services.

Express Oil Change Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $200,000
Express Oil Change Automotive Franchise is the leader in the Quick Lube industry. No other franchise can compete in the oil and lube auto category. Join the Leader!

Lawn Doctor Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $75,000
Lawn Doctor is the #1 lawn care franchise with 40 years of operating experience, has the highest unaided brand awareness in the industry and is the leader in customer satisfaction and retention rates.

Carvel Ice Cream Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $80,000
Carvel Ice Cream Franchise has been making ice cream fresh daily for over 70 years. Today, Carvel-lovers still seek out our creamy, crunchy treats in more than 500 Carvel stores and 8,500+ supermarkets.

Planet Beach Tanning

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Cash Requirement: $45,000
Planet Beach Contempo Spa is the first to market personal spa services along with tanning services that made us famous. We offer both beauty and wellness services in our Day Spas!

Abrakadoodle

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Cash Requirement: $40,000
Abrakadoodle children's education franchise is a remarkable, innovative arts education program designed for public schools that do not have a full-time arts teacher. Our franchise concept is expanding nationwide. NO art background necessary.

Massage Envy Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $70,000
Is there a better place to be than in the booming Health & Wellness, massage therapy market. Massage Envy is a franchise with a unique business model to make regular massage affordable.

PostNet Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $50,000
Print, copy and ship with PostNet! PostNet offers dynamic technology, great training and support, and the benefits of a global franchise network. Learn more about why PostNet has become one of the fastest-growing business services franchises in the world!

Kumon Education Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $10,000
Kumon Children's Franchise is an after-school learning program designed to help children master the basics of math and reading. Ranked the No. 1 Tutoring Services Franchise & No. 4 Global Franchise.

Service Master

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Cash Requirement: $7,800
North America's #1 commercial cleaning franchise business. Our franchise owners manage the business and don't do the cleaning. Low cost franchise with huge upside.

EmbroidMe Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $42,000
EmbroidMe Franchise is the world's largest embroidery franchise. We have used our experience to develop a business model that have led hundreds of EmbroidMe franchisees to success. Come join us!

Fantastic Sams Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $50,000
Fantastic Sam's Franchise is one of the top rated business opportunities in America. We've got a great track record and a business model to continue the growth.

Edible Arrangements

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Cash Requirement: $50,000
Edible Arrangements ranks 12th in America's 500 fastest growing private companies and the "Best of the Best" (2008) for Retail Food Franchises. Be a part of the $13.2 billion specialty food market by requesting our opportunity package now!

Navis Pack & Ship Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $97,950
Fed Ex, UPS, Yellow Freight selects Navis Pack and Ship over the competition when it comes to handling their unique packing, shipping & storage. Join the Leader in the specialized packaging franchise industry!

AAMCO Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $75,000
When it comes to Automotive Franchises ...This is a no brainer! Join the leader in transmission repair. The most recognized brand in the automotive industry and a #1 ranking. AAMCO Franchise Please!

Just Dogs! Gourmet Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $75,000
Just Dogs! Gourmet franchise is the fastest growing dog treat franchise in the world! A proven system, amazing dog treat products, and the best training and support you'll need in this pet franchise business.

CertaPro Painters Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $30,000
CertaPro Painters franchise allows you to work from home while owning a Multi-Million Dollar Residential and Commercial Painting Franchise generating tremendous income and equity.

Fitness Together Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $50,000
Fitness Together is the largest personal training organization in the world. That combined with the rapid growth in the fitness industry is a winning formula. Investor ownership welcomed.

Arby's® Restaurant Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $500,000
An Arby's Franchise gives you the strength of a brand with a 40-year history of doing things different and better. Unparalleled marketing, franchising, and operational support. Are you thinking Arby's?

Maui Wowi Hawaiian

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Cash Requirement: $50,000
Maui Wowi Coffee and Smoothies franchise charges no royalties and offers 24 years of experience to teach you a successful business model. Maui Wowi please!

Furniture Medic Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $7,400
Join the industry leaders as the largest furniture and wood repair and restoration franchise Company in the World! Start from home in this low cost, residential and commercial furniture repair franchise. A must see!

D'Angelo Sandwich Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $115,000
D'Angelo Grilled Sandwiches has become New England's premier sandwich chain with average annual sales exceeding $770,000 this past fiscal year while serving 13 million guests annually.

NOVUS Auto Glass Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $20,000
NOVUS Auto Glass Automotive Franchise is a mobile, van based international franchise opportunity with a proven business model to nearly 400 franchisees and NO previous experience is necessary.

Money Mailer Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $37,500
Money Mailer's lucrative Accelerated Development Program and pre-approved national account programs get you off to a fast start. Own your own Direct Mail Advertising franchise!

Hydro Physics Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $30,000
Don't miss out on this unique, exciting and rewarding franchise opportunity. A Franchise 200 Gold franchise and a home based business inspection franchise opportunity.

ComForcare Senior Services

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Cash Requirement: $53,000
ComForcare is one of the most successful, respected, and highest ranked franchises in the senior care industry.

Huntington Learning Center

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Cash Requirement: $60,000
Huntington Learning Center is the children's franchise opportunity that enables you to build your personal and financial dreams on our foundation - the business of education

Mr. Handyman Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $30,000
Mr. Handyman franchise is the fastest growing home repair/business repair and maintenance brand in the country. This isn't about being handy...it's about building and running a franchise business.

Homewatch Caregivers Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $50,000
Homewatch Caregivers franchise is one of the premier home health care businesses and one of the top home based franchise businesses in the franchise industry.

It's A Grind Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $125,000
It's A Grind is the fastest-growing coffee house franchise in America. We're the "Cheers" of the coffee business. It's A Grind...the right franchise at the right time!

Re-Bath Remodeling

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Cash Requirement: $50,000
We provide the products and the system; all you need are solid management skills and a drive to succeed. Don't let this opportunity pass you by!

Molly Maid Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $30,000
A small investment, exploding customer demand and the backing of a company that has won numerous franchise awards. Molly Maid is the perfect residential cleaning franchise opportunity!

Club Z Tutoring Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $25,000
Manage a staff of teachers that tutor in the privacy and comfort of the student's home or office. Club Z! Tutoring Franchise owners can focus their resources on marketing and management.

Play N Trade Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $40,000
Start your own video game franchise business opportunity now! Play N Trade video game franchise is the fastest growing retail video game franchise in the nation with over 436 open opportunities!

Minuteman Press Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $15,000
Own the #1 ranking printing franchise and benefit from the huge market for printing. Franchisees come from all backgrounds and walks of life. Prior experience in the printing industry is not required.

HomeTeam Inspection Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $30,000
HomeTeam Inspection franchise Service is the leader in professional home inspections. Consistently ranked at the top of the industry - you'll be backed by the strongest Franchise development team.

HouseMaster Home Inspections

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Cash Requirement: $50,000
HouseMaster is the most respected name in home inspections. No other franchise compares to our staff experience, inspector certification, marketing support and franchisee satisfaction.

Matco Tools Franchise

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Cash Requirement: $25,000
Get details on THE tool franchise with a staff of 400 to support their nationwide network of distributors. No franchise fees or royalties for this Automotive franchise opportunity!

JAN-PRO Janitorial

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Cash Requirement: $30,000
JAN-PRO Janitorial Franchise is in one of the fastest growing franchise industries? The commercial cleaning industry is booming and with JAN-PRO you can safely become your own boss with a relatively low investment.