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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	BAbove average SANFORD ROSE ASSOCIATES Business Services Remove	CAverage ApTask Business Services Remove	BAbove average Card My Yard Business Services Remove	AStrongest tier AmSpirit Business Connections Business Services Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$11K – $15K	$5K – $20K	$10K – $19K	$5K – $16K
Liquid capital	$0 – $0	$3K – $9K	$500 – $2K	$2K – $5K
Franchise fee	$8K	$1	$9K	$1K
Royalty rate	5.5%	1.0%	25.0%	7.0%
Ad fund rate	0.0%	2.0%	0.5%	0.5%
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	N/A	$21K	N/A
Median gross sales	N/A	N/A	$17K	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Not classified	Gross Margin	Not classified
Risk
Rating	BAbove average	CAverage	BAbove average	AStrongest tier
Verdict score	48 / 100	43 / 100	51 / 100	74 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	50.0%	N/A	N/A	N/A
SBA loans on record	14	N/A	N/A	N/A
Scale
Total units	157	4	492	19
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	14.6%	0.0%	17.1%	5.6%
Contract
Initial term (years)	5	10	5	10
Renewal term (years)	1	10	5	10
Initial training (hrs)	1	10	21	30
Contacts
Franchisee phones	68	3	90	19

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