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

Focus by buyer type

Brand	AStrongest tier Valpak Business Services Remove	BAbove average NEXTAFF Business Services Remove	CAverage Surveillance Secure Business Services Remove
Vitals
Investment range	$80K – $201K	$124K – $159K	$116K – $174K
Liquid capital	$50K	$49K – $62K	N/A
Franchise fee	$2K	$49K	$55K
Royalty rate	N/A	9.0%	6.0%
Ad fund rate	N/A	1.0%	2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales	N/A	$2.1MIncl. company outlets	$2.4MCompany-owned only1 outlet
Median gross sales	N/A	$1.5MIncl. company outlets	$2.4MCompany-owned only1 outlet
Avg owner earnings Metric varies by brand. Check type below	N/A	N/A	N/A
Earnings metric	Not classified	Gross Margin	assumed annual
Risk
Rating	AStrongest tier	BAbove average	CAverage
Verdict score	61 / 100	56 / 100	41 / 100
SBA charge-off rate	14.3%	0.0%	N/A
SBA loans on record	7	1	N/A
Scale
Total units	138	31	2
Net change (latest yr)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turnover rate	0.0%	17.9%	0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)	10	5	10
Renewal term (years)	5	5	10
Initial training (hrs)	N/A	130	100
Contacts
Franchisee phones	43	34	0

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