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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	CAverage Pop A Lock Business Services Remove	DBelow average City Publications Business Services Remove	AStrongest tier Servicemaster Clean Business Services Remove	BAbove average Anchored Tiny Homes Business Services Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$118K – $191K	$46K – $270K	$112K – $188K	$114K – $185K
Liquid capital	$33K – $41K	$2K – $10K	N/A	$25K – $50K
Franchise fee	$23K	$29K	$40K	$60K
Royalty rate	7.0%	6.0%	N/A	N/A
Ad fund rate	1.0%	N/A	N/A	1.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	N/A	$885K	$210K
Median gross sales	N/A	N/A	$392K	$196K
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Not classified	Not classified	P&L Bottom Line
Risk
Rating	CAverage	DBelow average	AStrongest tier	BAbove average
Verdict score	40 / 100	38 / 100	83 / 100	58 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	26.7%	28.6%	0.0%	0.0%
SBA loans on record	15	10	73	10
Scale
Total units	316	35	584	7
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	20.7%	57.1%	N/A	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	5	N/A	10
Renewal term (years)	10	5	N/A	5
Initial training (hrs)	66	39	N/A	93
Contacts
Franchisee phones	0	29	0	19

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