Se dice que una de las mejores y más seguras formas de invertir es mediante el modelo de franquicias en parte por que se invierte sobre un negocio que ya ha probado su efectividad en muchas partes del mundo y también por que se entrega practicamente llave en mano todo lo necesario para poder replicar el éxito de la franquicia allí donde se adquiera una.
En este sentido la muy conocida revista digital Entrepeneur cita las mejores 500 franquicias para este año 2011 y nosotros vamos a citar aquí en este post solamente las mejores 100 para tener una idea de qué sectores son los que mejor se posicionan para el desarrollo de franquicias.
Las mejores 100 franquicias según la revista Entrepeneur, el sector hacia el cual se dirigen y los costos de inicio de una, son:
1 Hampton Hotels
Mid-priced hotels $3,716,000 – $13,148,800
2 ampm
Convenience store & gas station $1,786,929 – $7,596,688
3 McDonald’s
Hamburgers, chicken, salads $1,057,200 – $1,885,000
4 7-Eleven Inc.
Convenience store $30,800 – $604,500
5 Supercuts
Hair salon $119,350 – $196,550
6 Days Inn
Hotels $192,291 – $6,479,764
7 Vanguard Cleaning Systems
Commercial cleaning $8,200 – $38,100
8 Servpro
Insurance/disaster restoration & cleaning $127,300 – $174,700
9 Subway
Submarine sandwiches & salads $84,300 – $258,300
10 Denny’s Inc.
Full-service family restaurant $1,125,609 – $2,396,419
11 Jan-Pro Franchising Int’l. Inc.
Commercial cleaning $3,145 – $50,405
12 Hardee’s
Burgers, chicken, biscuits $1,182,000 – $1,583,500
13 Pizza Hut Inc.
Pizza, pasta, wings $302,000 – $2,149,000
14 Kumon Math & Reading Centers
Supplemental education $36,538 – $145,250
15 Dunkin’ Donuts
Coffee, doughnuts, baked goods $358,200 – $1,980,300
16 KFC Corp.
Chicken $1,309,900 – $2,471,000
17 Jazzercise Inc.
Dance fitness classes $2,980 – $75,500
18 Anytime Fitness
Fitness center $44,074 – $300,074
19 Matco Tools
Mechanics’ tools & service equipment $79,926 – $188,556
20 Stratus Building Solutions
Commercial cleaning $3,450 – $57,750
21 Liberty Tax Service
Individual & online tax prep $56,800 – $69,900
22 Circle K
Convenience store $171,000 – $1,403,000
23 Papa John’s Int’l. Inc.
Pizza $98,823 – $528,123
24 Snap-on Tools
Professional tools & equipment $17,906 – $278,492
25 CleanNet USA Inc.
Commercial cleaning $6,655 – $92,950
26 Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
Furniture, electronics, computer & appliance leasing & sales $233,870 – $607,580
27 H & R Block
Tax preparation & electronic filing $34,438 – $110,033
28 InterContinental Hotels Group
Hotels $5,135,940 – $93,855,035
29 Great Clips
Hair salon $108,250 – $203,000
30 Jiffy Lube Int’l. Inc.
Fast oil change $194,000 – $323,000
31 Ace Hardware Corp.
Hardware & home improvement store $238,500 – $566,250
32 Papa Murphy’s
Take-&-bake pizza $195,655 – $380,225
33 Snap Fitness Inc.
24-hour fitness center $79,428 – $195,828
34 Dairy Queen
Soft-serve dairy products & sandwiches $382,002 – $1,828,460
35 Baskin-Robbins USA Co.
Ice cream, frozen yogurt, frozen beverages $46,450 – $401,000
36 Bonus Building Care
Commercial cleaning $9,020 – $41,919
37 The Maids
Residential cleaning $92,545 – $120,295
38 Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich Shops
Gourmet sandwiches $305,500 – $460,500
39 Midas
Auto repair & maintenance services $126,500 – $386,560
40 GNC Franchising
Vitamin & nutrition store $128,650 – $260,850
41 System4
Commercial cleaning $5,460 – $37,750
42 ServiceMaster Clean
Comm’l./residential cleaning & disaster restoration $47,072 – $141,303
43 Merry Maids
Residential cleaning $52,550 – $70,450
44 Miracle-Ear Inc.
Hearing instruments $122,500 – $570,000
45 Super 8
Hotels $163,070 – $3,135,924
46 The UPS Store/Mail Boxes Etc.
Postal, business & communications services $150,984 – $337,946
47 Carl’s Jr. Restaurants
Hamburgers $1,315,000 – $1,811,000
48 Auntie Anne’s Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels
Hand-rolled soft pretzels $197,875 – $439,100
49 Edible Arrangements Int’l. Inc.
Floral-like designs from sculpted fresh fruit $146,856 – $260,604
50 Fantastic Sams Hair Salons
Full-service hair salon $115,000 – $228,600
51 Cruise Planners/American Express
Cruise & tour travel agency $1,595 – $19,290
52 Long John Silver’s Restaurants Inc.
Fish & chicken $873,500 – $1,287,500
53 Sylvan Learning
Supplemental education $179,069 – $305,090
54 Cold Stone Creamery
Ice cream, Italian sorbet $292,525 – $440,275
55 Meineke Car Care Centers
Exhaust systems, shocks, brakes, struts, oil changes $167,214 – $398,243
56 Chem-Dry Carpet Drapery & Upholstery Cleaning
Carpet, drapery & upholstery cleaning; tile & stone care $25,600 – $121,450
57 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
New Orleans-style fried chicken, seafood, biscuits $292,300 – $442,100
58 CruiseOne Inc.
Cruise & travel agency $4,575 – $26,265
59 Home Instead Senior Care
Nonmedical senior-care services $50,550 – $63,550
60 AAMCO Transmissions Inc.
Transmission repair & total car care $225,536 – $299,631
61 Proforma
Printing & promotional products $4,730 – $53,195
62 Comfort Keepers
Nonmedical in-home care $58,410 – $85,280
63 Buffalo Wild Wings
Buffalo wings & sandwiches $1,389,200 – $3,148,200
64 Massage Envy
Therapeutic massage & facial services $300,875 – $512,220
65 Novus Glass
Glass repair & replacement, accessories $20,800 – $203,500
66 Choice Hotels Int’l.
Hotels $1,271,699 – $14,641,600
67 CiCi’s Pizza
All-you-can-eat pizza buffet $458,550 – $727,700
68 Hilton Garden Inn
Upscale mid-priced hotels $11,243,800 – $20,154,700
69 Heaven’s Best Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
Carpet & upholstery cleaning $44,900 – $65,900
70 Smoothie King
Smoothies & healthy products $142,400 – $319,500
71 Wingstop Restaurants Inc.
Chicken wings $332,500 – $550,000
72 Gold’s Gym
Gym & fitness center $531,100 – $3,892,000
73 Country Inns & Suites By Carlson
Hotels $4,205,155 – $6,546,430
74 Minuteman Press Int’l. Inc.
Printing ,graphics & mailing center $64,750 – $226,828
75 MRINetwork
Permanent placement & contract staffing services $73,450 – $113,430
76 Rita’s Italian Ice
Italian ices, frozen custard, gelati $199,400 – $378,400
77 Batteries Plus
Batteries & related products $159,300 – $313,900
78 Keller Williams Realty
Real estate $179,647 – $562,495
79 Wireless Zone
Wireless communications store $65,250 – $199,500
80 FastSigns Int’l. Inc.
Signs & graphics solutions $168,985 – $295,103
81 Planet Fitness
Fitness club $530,100 – $1,433,000
82 Coffee News
Weekly newspaper distributed at restaurants $9,425 – $10,425
83 Ramada
Hotels $199,870 – $11,362,166
84 Maaco Franchising Inc.
Automotive painting & body repair $385,180 – $472,474
85 Culver Franchising System Inc.
Frozen custard & specialty burgers $1,646,500 – $2,811,500
86 Padgett Business Services
Financial, payroll, consulting & tax services $98,955
87 Goddard Systems Inc.
Preschool/educational childcare $632,300 – $679,600
88 Visiting Angels
Nonmedical in-home care services for seniors $52,285 – $84,035
89 E.nopi
Supplemental education $59,000 – $99,000
90 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC
Real estate $52,470 – $493,550
91 Moe’s Southwest Grill
Fast-casual Southwestern food $450,615 – $768,843
92 Rooter-Man
Plumbing, drain & sewer cleaning $46,750 – $137,600
93 Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services
In-home tutoring services $27,650 – $56,600
94 Hilton Hotels and Resorts
Upscale hotels & resorts $53,381,400 – $90,149,000
95 Qdoba Mexican Grill
Fast-casual Mexican food $454,000 – $738,000
96 Home Helpers/Direct Link
Nonmedical care services $47,200 – $86,400
97 Senior Helpers
In-home care for seniors $74,800 – $98,800
98 Expense Reduction Analysts Inc.
Cost-reduction consulting $66,100 – $81,750
99 PuroClean
Insurance restoration services $69,082 – $95,222
100 Thrifty Rent-A-Car System Inc.
Car rentals $639,009 – $6,816,795
Las mejores 100 franquicias del 2011
Se dice que una de las mejores y más seguras formas de invertir es mediante el modelo de franquicias en parte por que se invierte sobre un negocio que ya ha probado su efectividad en muchas partes del mundo y también por que se entrega practicamente llave en mano todo lo necesario para poder replicar el éxito de la franquicia allí donde se adquiera una.
En este sentido la muy conocida revista digital Entrepeneur cita las mejores 500 franquicias para este año 2011 y nosotros vamos a citar aquí en este post solamente las mejores 100 para tener una idea de qué sectores son los que mejor se posicionan para el desarrollo de franquicias.
Las mejores 100 franquicias según la revista Entrepeneur, el sector hacia el cual se dirigen y los costos de inicio de una, son:
1 Hampton Hotels
Mid-priced hotels $3,716,000 – $13,148,800
2 ampm
Convenience store & gas station $1,786,929 – $7,596,688
3 McDonald’s
Hamburgers, chicken, salads $1,057,200 – $1,885,000
4 7-Eleven Inc.
Convenience store $30,800 – $604,500
5 Supercuts
Hair salon $119,350 – $196,550
6 Days Inn
Hotels $192,291 – $6,479,764
7 Vanguard Cleaning Systems
Commercial cleaning $8,200 – $38,100
8 Servpro
Insurance/disaster restoration & cleaning $127,300 – $174,700
9 Subway
Submarine sandwiches & salads $84,300 – $258,300
10 Denny’s Inc.
Full-service family restaurant $1,125,609 – $2,396,419
11 Jan-Pro Franchising Int’l. Inc.
Commercial cleaning $3,145 – $50,405
12 Hardee’s
Burgers, chicken, biscuits $1,182,000 – $1,583,500
13 Pizza Hut Inc.
Pizza, pasta, wings $302,000 – $2,149,000
14 Kumon Math & Reading Centers
Supplemental education $36,538 – $145,250
15 Dunkin’ Donuts
Coffee, doughnuts, baked goods $358,200 – $1,980,300
16 KFC Corp.
Chicken $1,309,900 – $2,471,000
17 Jazzercise Inc.
Dance fitness classes $2,980 – $75,500
18 Anytime Fitness
Fitness center $44,074 – $300,074
19 Matco Tools
Mechanics’ tools & service equipment $79,926 – $188,556
20 Stratus Building Solutions
Commercial cleaning $3,450 – $57,750
21 Liberty Tax Service
Individual & online tax prep $56,800 – $69,900
22 Circle K
Convenience store $171,000 – $1,403,000
23 Papa John’s Int’l. Inc.
Pizza $98,823 – $528,123
24 Snap-on Tools
Professional tools & equipment $17,906 – $278,492
25 CleanNet USA Inc.
Commercial cleaning $6,655 – $92,950
26 Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership
Furniture, electronics, computer & appliance leasing & sales $233,870 – $607,580
27 H & R Block
Tax preparation & electronic filing $34,438 – $110,033
28 InterContinental Hotels Group
Hotels $5,135,940 – $93,855,035
29 Great Clips
Hair salon $108,250 – $203,000
30 Jiffy Lube Int’l. Inc.
Fast oil change $194,000 – $323,000
31 Ace Hardware Corp.
Hardware & home improvement store $238,500 – $566,250
32 Papa Murphy’s
Take-&-bake pizza $195,655 – $380,225
33 Snap Fitness Inc.
24-hour fitness center $79,428 – $195,828
34 Dairy Queen
Soft-serve dairy products & sandwiches $382,002 – $1,828,460
35 Baskin-Robbins USA Co.
Ice cream, frozen yogurt, frozen beverages $46,450 – $401,000
36 Bonus Building Care
Commercial cleaning $9,020 – $41,919
37 The Maids
Residential cleaning $92,545 – $120,295
38 Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich Shops
Gourmet sandwiches $305,500 – $460,500
39 Midas
Auto repair & maintenance services $126,500 – $386,560
40 GNC Franchising
Vitamin & nutrition store $128,650 – $260,850
41 System4
Commercial cleaning $5,460 – $37,750
42 ServiceMaster Clean
Comm’l./residential cleaning & disaster restoration $47,072 – $141,303
43 Merry Maids
Residential cleaning $52,550 – $70,450
44 Miracle-Ear Inc.
Hearing instruments $122,500 – $570,000
45 Super 8
Hotels $163,070 – $3,135,924
46 The UPS Store/Mail Boxes Etc.
Postal, business & communications services $150,984 – $337,946
47 Carl’s Jr. Restaurants
Hamburgers $1,315,000 – $1,811,000
48 Auntie Anne’s Hand-Rolled Soft Pretzels
Hand-rolled soft pretzels $197,875 – $439,100
49 Edible Arrangements Int’l. Inc.
Floral-like designs from sculpted fresh fruit $146,856 – $260,604
50 Fantastic Sams Hair Salons
Full-service hair salon $115,000 – $228,600
51 Cruise Planners/American Express
Cruise & tour travel agency $1,595 – $19,290
52 Long John Silver’s Restaurants Inc.
Fish & chicken $873,500 – $1,287,500
53 Sylvan Learning
Supplemental education $179,069 – $305,090
54 Cold Stone Creamery
Ice cream, Italian sorbet $292,525 – $440,275
55 Meineke Car Care Centers
Exhaust systems, shocks, brakes, struts, oil changes $167,214 – $398,243
56 Chem-Dry Carpet Drapery & Upholstery Cleaning
Carpet, drapery & upholstery cleaning; tile & stone care $25,600 – $121,450
57 Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
New Orleans-style fried chicken, seafood, biscuits $292,300 – $442,100
58 CruiseOne Inc.
Cruise & travel agency $4,575 – $26,265
59 Home Instead Senior Care
Nonmedical senior-care services $50,550 – $63,550
60 AAMCO Transmissions Inc.
Transmission repair & total car care $225,536 – $299,631
61 Proforma
Printing & promotional products $4,730 – $53,195
62 Comfort Keepers
Nonmedical in-home care $58,410 – $85,280
63 Buffalo Wild Wings
Buffalo wings & sandwiches $1,389,200 – $3,148,200
64 Massage Envy
Therapeutic massage & facial services $300,875 – $512,220
65 Novus Glass
Glass repair & replacement, accessories $20,800 – $203,500
66 Choice Hotels Int’l.
Hotels $1,271,699 – $14,641,600
67 CiCi’s Pizza
All-you-can-eat pizza buffet $458,550 – $727,700
68 Hilton Garden Inn
Upscale mid-priced hotels $11,243,800 – $20,154,700
69 Heaven’s Best Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning
Carpet & upholstery cleaning $44,900 – $65,900
70 Smoothie King
Smoothies & healthy products $142,400 – $319,500
71 Wingstop Restaurants Inc.
Chicken wings $332,500 – $550,000
72 Gold’s Gym
Gym & fitness center $531,100 – $3,892,000
73 Country Inns & Suites By Carlson
Hotels $4,205,155 – $6,546,430
74 Minuteman Press Int’l. Inc.
Printing ,graphics & mailing center $64,750 – $226,828
75 MRINetwork
Permanent placement & contract staffing services $73,450 – $113,430
76 Rita’s Italian Ice
Italian ices, frozen custard, gelati $199,400 – $378,400
77 Batteries Plus
Batteries & related products $159,300 – $313,900
78 Keller Williams Realty
Real estate $179,647 – $562,495
79 Wireless Zone
Wireless communications store $65,250 – $199,500
80 FastSigns Int’l. Inc.
Signs & graphics solutions $168,985 – $295,103
81 Planet Fitness
Fitness club $530,100 – $1,433,000
82 Coffee News
Weekly newspaper distributed at restaurants $9,425 – $10,425
83 Ramada
Hotels $199,870 – $11,362,166
84 Maaco Franchising Inc.
Automotive painting & body repair $385,180 – $472,474
85 Culver Franchising System Inc.
Frozen custard & specialty burgers $1,646,500 – $2,811,500
86 Padgett Business Services
Financial, payroll, consulting & tax services $98,955
87 Goddard Systems Inc.
Preschool/educational childcare $632,300 – $679,600
88 Visiting Angels
Nonmedical in-home care services for seniors $52,285 – $84,035
89 E.nopi
Supplemental education $59,000 – $99,000
90 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC
Real estate $52,470 – $493,550
91 Moe’s Southwest Grill
Fast-casual Southwestern food $450,615 – $768,843
92 Rooter-Man
Plumbing, drain & sewer cleaning $46,750 – $137,600
93 Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services
In-home tutoring services $27,650 – $56,600
94 Hilton Hotels and Resorts
Upscale hotels & resorts $53,381,400 – $90,149,000
95 Qdoba Mexican Grill
Fast-casual Mexican food $454,000 – $738,000
96 Home Helpers/Direct Link
Nonmedical care services $47,200 – $86,400
97 Senior Helpers
In-home care for seniors $74,800 – $98,800
98 Expense Reduction Analysts Inc.
Cost-reduction consulting $66,100 – $81,750
99 PuroClean
Insurance restoration services $69,082 – $95,222
100 Thrifty Rent-A-Car System Inc.
Car rentals $639,009 – $6,816,795
