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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 The New Mom School Education Remove	AStrongest tier Tutu School Education Remove	AStrongest tier Mad Science Education Remove	AStrongest tier Arthur Murray Dance Studio Education Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$126K – $203K	$115K – $216K	$132K – $192K	$71K – $252K
Liquid capital	$10K – $20K	$8K – $25K	$14K – $21K	$0 – $20K
Franchise fee	$45K	$48K	$49K	$25K
Royalty rate	N/A	5.0%	8.0%	8.0%
Ad fund rate	2.0%	1.0%	2.0%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	$507KIncl. company outlets1 outlet	N/A	$388K	$716K
Median gross sales	$507KIncl. company outlets1 outlet	N/A	$323K	$634K
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Gross Sales	Not classified	Not classified	Not classified
Risk
Rating	CAverage	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier	AStrongest tier
Verdict score	44 / 100	78 / 100	69 / 100	95 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	0.0%	0.0%	14.7%	5.9%
SBA loans on record	1	5	34	17
Scale
Total units	2	97	70	237
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	3.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	10	10	5
Renewal term (years)	5	10	5	5
Initial training (hrs)	40	32	48	95
Contacts
Franchisee phones	0	75	27	236

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