FranchiseVitals / Under $500,000

Franchises Under $500,000 to Start

Grouped by the low end of the real investment range each franchisor discloses in Item 7 of its FDD -- not a marketing headline number. The high end can run well past this figure, so check each profile before ruling anything in or out.

College Hunks Hauling JunkHome Services

$258,100–$480,500

Growing

Uptown CheapskateRetail

$364,015–$682,215

Growing

Amazing Lash StudioBeauty

$484,684–$770,754

Shrinking

Only hand-verified brands show up here -- more are added to each tier as they're checked against their actual filing.