Ten Low Cost Franchises

With entrepreneur funding becoming ever so scarce, franchisees are starting to consider taking up low cost franchises. These have low initial investment requirements and are perfect for those who do not want to tie themselves to a business just yet. Here are 10 low cost franchise ideas:

West Sanitation Services

The California based company specializes in developing odor neutralizing chemicals to combat the awful smell in bathrooms. A West sanitation franchisee distributes the products in his area. Current products include Odo-San, AeroWest and Westair II System, all of which have a useful life of 35+.

Liberty Tax Service

LTS accepts people with no tax experience and offer work usually for about 3.5 months. With 3,800 new offices in just 14 years, the company has proven itself as a top 500 Franchise. With their beginner week-long session and follow-up material they can train people from all backgrounds.

CTi Concrete Technology

Manufacturing the unique looking product from a plain concrete slab, CTi offers a robust and sound business model without charging franchise fees or royalties. Its polymerized acrylic cement gives the homeowner a look and feel just like brick, tile, marble or even slate.

Filta

An environmentally friendly enterprise, Filta can be run from home with minimum administration and stock requirement. It features environmental kitchen solutions like the FiltaFry – the microfiltration of cooking oil, and FiltaCool, which gets rid of excess moisture.

Naturals 2 Go

The vending business Naturals 2 Go offers easy to operate vending machines that serve natural food and snacks. These cutting edge machines work 24/7, accept credit cards and promote healthy living. Thus, franchisees only need to reload the machines every few days.

Acti-Kare

Perfect for caring and dedicated people, Acti-Kare provides in-home, non-medical assistance to elderly people. It requires no office so there is no large overhead. Acti-Kare provides on-site training and toll-free number for ongoing support at any time.

Sports Image

A sports marketing business, this franchise connects small grassroots sports organizations which need better and newer equipment with small and medium sized businesses which want to reach their communities though a dedicated and worthwhile marketing campaign.

LA Boxing

This franchise provides men, women and children with a productive and safe environment for a healthy workout. Although the necessary equipment is inexpensive – gloves, jump rope and a bag, the gym’s client will receive a complete body workout from their forearm muscles to the biceps and triceps.

CertaPro Painters

The largest painting company in North America, CertaPro Painters has over 280 franchisees in the USA and Canada. The franchise strives to enrich the customer’s lifestyle through beautiful painting in his residential and commercial surrounding, both in the interior and the exterior.

Valley Goldmine

Featured on Fox News, ABC and MSNBC, Valley Goldmine offers a unique gold-buying franchise to entrepreneurs. It requires no inventory, is a robust business even in a recession, and offers franchise financing while its training covers all aspects of gold buying. Franchisees take away 10% of a successful sale, with another portion going toward non-profits.

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