Franchise Cost Index — Business Services
Part of: Franchise Cost Index — this page covers business-to-business and professional-services franchises. Publisher: Franchise KI is a franchise consultancy; the figures below are research data drawn from franchisors' own Franchise Disclosure Documents (FDDs), published so buyers and researchers can verify them. Census date: 2026-10-27
How much does a Business Services franchise cost?
Across the 257 Business Services brands whose FDD states a total investment range, the median total initial investment is $131,000 – $252,450 (Item 7). The median midpoint is $198,275, the middle 50% of brands fall between midpoints of $90,200 and $447,294, and the median franchise fee is $35,000 (middle 50%: $17,625–$50,000, n = 251).
Distribution — Business Services (N = 257)
| Measure | Q1 (25th pct) | Median | Q3 (75th pct) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Item 7 low end | $60,000 | $131,000 | $275,875 |
| Item 7 high end | $118,833 | $252,450 | $591,579 |
| Range midpoint | $90,200 | $198,275 | $447,294 |
Entry costs within Business Services
Brands grouped by the low end of their Item 7 range:
| Entry (Item 7 low) | Brands | Share of category |
|---|---|---|
| <$50k | 53 | 20.6% |
| $50k–$100k | 53 | 20.6% |
| $100k–$250k | 77 | 30.0% |
| $250k–$500k | 46 | 17.9% |
| $500k–$1M | 17 | 6.6% |
| >$1M | 11 | 4.3% |
A representative brand
The Business Services brand closest to the category median midpoint is PRIDESTAFF at $151,950 – $244,600, franchise fee $20,000 — one concrete row from dataset.csv sitting at the centre of this category's distribution. Individual brands spread widely in both directions from the median; the quartile table above, not any single brand, is the benchmark.
Coverage and method for this page
This category page covers 257 of the 263 Business Services brands in the Franchise KI catalog; brands whose extraction does not state both ends of the Item 7 range are excluded, never estimated. Method in brief: each figure is the total initial investment range disclosed in Item 7 of that brand's FDD of record, as extracted into the Franchise KI catalog. A field an FDD does not state stays empty — no estimates are used. Full method: Methodology. Every brand named above is a row in dataset.csv.
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