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How winners are chosen

Lower is better for investment, liquid capital, franchise fee, royalty and ad-fund rates, SBA charge-off rate, and owner turnover.

Higher is better for disclosed revenue and owner earnings, verdict score, total units, net unit growth, and franchisee contacts. For the letter grade, A ranks highest.

A row is highlighted only when one brand clearly leads. Ties are never highlighted, and missing data never counts as a win. Some rows (earnings-metric type, loan counts, contract terms) are informational and have no winner.

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Brand
petNmind logoDBelow average
petNmind
Pet Services
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Dog Training Elite logoAStrongest tier
Dog Training Elite
Pet Services
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Vitals
Investment range
$160K – $299K
$188K – $297K
Liquid capital
$10K – $20K
$22K – $50K
Franchise fee
$40K
$110K
Royalty rate
5.0%
8.0%
Ad fund rate
0.0%
1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$385KCompany-owned only1 outlet
N/A
Median gross sales
N/A
$278K
Avg owner earnings
Metric varies by brand. Check type below
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
DBelow average
AStrongest tier
Verdict score
35 / 100
71 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
100.0%
SBA loans on record
2
19
Scale
Total units
1
419
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
Initial training (hrs)
48
216
Contacts
Franchisee phones
1
1

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