RANKED · BY VERDICT · 21 BRANDS
Best business services franchises under $1M
Ranked by Watch Desk verdict, computed from each brand's own FDD Item 20 with an evidence gate — proven systems first; the unproven can't place. Distress flags are live and independent of the ranking.
| # | Brand | Verdict | 3-yr units | Net | Distress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Website Closers✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Strong | +300% | — | |
| 02 | SIGNAL 88 SECURITY✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Strong | +24% | — | |
| 03 | FREEWAY INSURANCE®✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Strong | +24% | — | |
| 04 | CMIT Solutions✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Strong | +5% | — | |
| 05 | Payroll Vault Franchising✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Steady | +15% | — | |
| 06 | Schooley Mitchell✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Steady | +19% | — | |
| 07 | Stroll, Greet✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Steady | +9% | — | |
| 08 | REAL PRODUCERS✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Steady | +15% | — | |
| 09 | P3 COST ANALYSTS FRANCHISE✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Steady | +10% | STABLE 12 | |
| 10 | JACKSON HEWITT TAX SERVICE✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Steady | -5% | — | |
| 11 | LABOR FINDERS✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Steady | -5% | — | |
| 12 | BELOCAL✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Steady | +2% | — | |
| 13 | AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Steady | -4% | STABLE 27 | |
| 14 | Snelling✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Steady | 0% | STABLE 6 | |
| 15 | Intelligent Office✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Strain | -9% | — | |
| 16 | PROFORMA✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Strain | -6% | — | |
| 17 | WE INSURE✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Strain | -30% | — | |
| 18 | Winzer✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Strain | -12% | — | |
| 19 | Regus✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Too new | +26% | — | |
| 20 | Trustegrity✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Too new | +32% | — | |
| 21 | REGUS OFFICE✓ VERIFIEDBusiness Services | Too new | +2% | — |
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