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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	AStrongest tier Richard’s Painting Home Services Remove	BAbove average Design Pro Remodeling Home Services Remove	AStrongest tier Truly Nolen Home Services Remove	AStrongest tier Trublue Home Services Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$60K – $110K	$66K – $104K	$50K – $122K	$70K – $96K
Liquid capital	$10K – $25K	$5K – $15K	$10K – $30K	$8K – $20K
Franchise fee	$40K	$45K	$35K	$50K
Royalty rate	5.0%	6.0%	N/A	6.0%
Ad fund rate	1.0%	N/A	0.0%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	N/A	N/A	$438KOutlet subset
Median gross sales	N/A	N/A	N/A	$348KOutlet subset
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	P&L Bottom Line	Not classified	Not classified
Risk
Rating	AStrongest tier	BAbove average	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier
Verdict score	71 / 100	58 / 100	73 / 100	90 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	N/A	0.0%	0.0%
SBA loans on record	2	N/A	2	12
Scale
Total units	22	7	94	135
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	4.5%	0.0%	3.9%	10.4%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	10	10
Renewal term (years)	10	10	10	10
Initial training (hrs)	74	68	149	40
Contacts
Franchisee phones	27	0	90	0

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