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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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These brands report different earnings metrics (EBITDA $88,219, Owner's Discretionary, EBITDA $189,585 13.6%). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

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Brand	CAverage STORsquare Business Services Remove	AStrongest tier The Designery Business Services Remove	AStrongest tier FASTSIGNS Business Services Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$166K – $438K	$185K – $420K	$215K – $377K
Liquid capital	$30K – $50K	$20K – $50K	$35K – $55K
Franchise fee	$55K	$55K	$50K
Royalty rate	7.5%	N/A	6.0%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	2.0%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$401K1 outlet	N/A	$1.1M
Median gross sales	$401K1 outlet	N/A	$824K
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	$88K	N/A	$190K
Earnings metric	EBITDA $88,219	Owner's Discretionary	EBITDA $189,585 13.6%
Risk
Rating	CAverage	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier
Verdict score	48 / 100	86 / 100	74 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	0.0%	12.0%
SBA loans on record	N/A	11	437
Scale
Total units	5	73	710
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	0.0%	1.8%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	10
Renewal term (years)	10	10	10
Initial training (hrs)	80	41	120
Contacts
Franchisee phones	1	0	42

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