Whether you’re a first-time business owner or looking to diversify your portfolio, investing in a low-cost franchise opportunity is a smart choice. A good low-cost franchise opportunity will not only have a lower initial investment but will also be easy to scale and have lower long-term operating costs. This may help you see a return on your investment faster and grow your profits even as your business expands.

Let’s explore some of the best low-cost franchise businesses and how Home Franchise Concepts can help you achieve your goals.

How to Identify the Best Franchise Business

Regardless of the cost of a franchise, its size, or the industry you’re looking to enter, worthy investments have similar qualities. It’s important to ensure any franchise you’re considering offers these tools and resources before committing.

• Franchise training and support: Reputable franchisors provide extensive franchise training, support, and continuing education. This way, the system's owners have the knowledge they need to succeed.
• Franchise marketing support: Your franchisor should help you build a marketing plan, including materials, collateral, and best practices.
• Operational support: The best franchises to own are built on turnkey business models and proven systems that have been perfected over time, giving you more time to concentrate on growing your business.

Home Franchise Concepts offers all these resources – and more. Every member of our franchise family can rest assured we’ve got their back no matter where they are on their entrepreneurial journey.

Popular Franchises in 2025

Many of the most popular low-cost franchise opportunities are in the home services industry, where Home Franchise Concepts is a leader. The home services industry proves to be recession-resistant due to the ongoing demand for upkeep, remodeling, design, and maintenance services that are needed no matter how the economy is fairing.

Many of Home Franchise Concepts brand’s are low-cost franchise opportunities with a low initial investment, and the majority can be operated out of your home. Take a closer look at your options.

1. Cleaning

The residential cleaning industry has long been a popular low-cost franchise opportunity, and for good reason: professional cleaning services meet a universal need. Homeowners seek out cleaning services to make their spaces healthy and welcoming, whether it’s an annual refresh, regular cleaning services, or one-time deep cleaning before parties, events, and moves.

Home Franchise Concepts’ Two Maids brand is a Top Low-Cost Franchise under $100,000 on Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500® list That caters to the on-demand customer and turns them into regular, reoccurring customers.

2. Contracting

As profitable as contracting businesses can be– and its nearly $2 trillion market value backs that up – these ventures are a dime a dozen. It’s important to make sure that your contracting business stands out from the rest to build a profitable business, and the smartest way to do that is through franchising.

Kitchen Tune-Up and Bath Tune-Up are two Home Franchise Concepts brands that rank as Top Low-Cost Franchises under $150,000 on Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500®. Our franchise owners oversee the daily operations of the business, including sales, marketing, project management, product ordering, and accounting, and then use 2-3 subcontractors to complete the physical remodeling work.

3. Pet Care

Pet lovers stop at nothing to give their furry friends the best, from toys and treats to grooming. The consistent, stable growth of the pet care industry, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1% expected through 2030, proves that more consumers are seeking high-quality pet care services.

Aussie Pet Mobile provides the compassionate, experienced grooming services pet lovers want in a convenient mobile format.. We deliver professional one-on-one dog and cat grooming services in fully customized grooming vans, providing timesaving convenience to pet owners, and a calm and attentive experience for their pets – free of the frenzy of brick-and-mortar grooming facilities that are far more costly than owning a mobile franchise.

5. Windows

Another Home Franchise Concepts is Budget Blinds, the # 1 Window Coverings Franchise, and the #2 Top Low-Cost Franchise under $150,000 on Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500® list. Our mobile franchise is widely recognized as a leading investment opportunity. Budget Blinds has perfected its home-based mobile model, bringing the store to the customers’ door for over 30 years, providing franchisees with the tools to run a successful business without the restrictions of needing an expensive brick-and-mortar retail facility.

Home Franchise Concepts Offers 10 Low-Cost Franchise Opportunities

With 10 brands under our umbrella, Home Franchise Concepts offers potential franchisees a wide range of low-cost franchise opportunities. During the franchise process, we’ll better understand your skills, goals, and interests to determine the right brand for you. Whichever brand you invest in, you can be certain that your Home Franchise Concepts team will support you throughout your journey.

Pursue the best low-cost franchise opportunities in North America with Home Franchise Concepts. Submit a franchise inquiry form today to get started.