How to Start a Business

Pick your industry for a plain-English startup guide: what it really costs, how long it takes to open, how the money works, and which vetted franchise brands are available in your market.

How to Start a Fitness Business

Fitness is one of the most predictable businesses you can own because revenue is recurring.

$200K – $500K all-inRead guide

How to Start a Food Business

Food has the strongest brand pull in franchising and the highest build-out cost.

$200K – $750K (kiosks from $100K)Read guide

How to Start a Home Services Business

Home services is the most fragmented corner of franchising, which makes it the easiest place to become the dominant local brand.

$80K – $250KRead guide

How to Start a Senior Care Business

Ten thousand Americans turn 65 every day and overwhelmingly want to stay at home.

$80K – $200KRead guide

How to Start a Cleaning Business

Cleaning is the lowest-cost entry point in franchising with some of the highest renewal rates.

$50K – $150KRead guide

How to Start a Childcare Business

Most metros have a persistent shortage of licensed childcare capacity, which is why quality centers open with waitlists.

$300K – $1M+Read guide

How to Start a Pet Business

Roughly 70% of US households own a pet and treat them like family, which supports premium pricing.

$80K – $300KRead guide

How to Start an Automotive Business

The average US vehicle is now over 12 years old, so service demand keeps climbing whether the economy is up or down.

$200K – $750KRead guide

How to Start a Health & Beauty Business

Personal-care spending has proven resilient, and membership pricing converts one-off visits into recurring revenue.

$150K – $400KRead guide

How to Start a Tutoring or Education Business

Parents protect education spending even when budgets tighten, and sustained learning loss has kept tutoring demand high.

$80K – $250KRead guide

How to Start a B2B Service Business

Selling to businesses means longer sales cycles and much higher customer lifetime value.

$80K – $250KRead guide

How to Start a Retail Business

Experiential and specialty retail continues to outperform pure product resale, and smaller footprints keep rent manageable.

$150K – $500KRead guide