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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 (assumed annual, Gross Margin). Financial figures may not be directly comparable.

Focus by buyer type

Brand	CAverage Surveillance Secure Business Services Remove	BAbove average NEXTAFF Business Services Remove	CAverage KLDiscovery Business Services Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$116K – $174K	$124K – $159K	$118K – $163K
Liquid capital	N/A	$49K – $62K	$40K – $40K
Franchise fee	$55K	$49K	$50K
Royalty rate	6.0%	9.0%	8.0%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	1.0%	0.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$2.4MCompany-owned only1 outlet	$2.1MIncl. company outlets	N/A
Median gross sales	$2.4MCompany-owned only1 outlet	$1.5MIncl. company outlets	N/A
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	assumed annual	Gross Margin	Not classified
Risk
Rating	CAverage	BAbove average	CAverage
Verdict score	41 / 100	56 / 100	41 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	N/A	0.0%	N/A
SBA loans on record	N/A	1	N/A
Scale
Total units	2	31	0
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	17.9%	N/A
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	5	5
Renewal term (years)	10	5	5
Initial training (hrs)	100	130	56
Contacts
Franchisee phones	0	34	2

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