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Franchise opportunities in California

Brands listed as offered in California, and why availability here can lag other states.

California is one of the states that require franchisors to register their FDD with a state regulator before offering franchises there, so a brand's availability can depend on its registration status. Real estate and labor costs often push projects toward the upper end of published investment ranges.

Brands shown below are not listed as unavailable in California; confirm registration and territories directly. This page is general information, not legal advice.

316 published listings

Home Services & Specialty Trades

Bumble Roofing

Bumble Roofing, a leading name in the roofing industry, is renowned for its unwavering commitment to exceptional craftsmanship and customer satisfaction, enhanced by cutting-edge technology implementation that sets it apart from the competition. With a sweet brand, Bumble Roofing has earned its reputation as a trusted provider of top-tier roofing solutions, leveraging innovative digital tools to streamline communication, provide real-time project updates, and offer virtual estimates.

Semi-absentee option Home-based option Financing info
Total investment
From $175K
Cash required
From $50K
Restoration

Best Option Restoration (B.O.R.)

BOR is the only company in the restoration industry that will review and collect insurance invoices for our franchises, saving them thousands of hours per year.

Semi-absentee option Home-based option Financing info
Total investment
From $175K
Cash required
From $127K
Business & Commercial Services

Family Financial Centers

FFC is the closest thing to owning a neighborhood branch bank. We have a bank look and feel, and we offer a full menu of financial services to the "un-banked" or "under-banked" customer, typically a middle-income working family. Our services include check cashing, money orders, wire transfer, electronic bill payment, pre-paid debit card, gift card buy back program, gold and precious metals purchasing and a host of other financial related products. We are located in attractive suburban strip cent

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $175K
Cash required
From $150K
Food & Beverage

Graze Craze

Graze Craze was started in the middle of the 2020 pandemic. While many businesses were facing challenging times, our business thrived. Graze Craze is the brainchild of a U.S. Airforce veteran who, after years of work in the food industry, saw the demand for high-quality, convenient charcuterie boards. After testing out her concept and finding that it worked, she opened her first couple of locations and right away started building a customer base.

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $175K
Cash required
From $50K
Business & Commercial Services

Judgment Business Incubator

Own a profitable business in one of the least saturated industries in the country. Start your own judgement collection business today!

Semi-absentee option Home-based option Financing info
Total investment
From $175K
Cash required
From $175K
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

Array Skin Therapy

Array Skin Therapy is pioneering a new category in healthcare: specialty narrowband UVB clinics — convenient, outpatient centers delivering the gold-standard, drug-free solution for chronic skin conditions like psoriasis, eczema, vitiligo, and more.

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $175.3K
Cash required
From $150K
Home Services & Specialty Trades

Blingle!

Blingle! is a premier, year-round exterior lighting franchise specializing in transforming residential & commercial spaces through high-quality, custom lighting solutions. Our service lines include landscape lighting, patio lighting, permanent lighting, event lighting, & holiday lighting—creating multiple revenue streams & opportunities throughout the entire year. What sets Blingle! apart is our ability to combine design, technology, & service. With our cutting-edge virtual visualizer tool, clie

Semi-absentee option Home-based option Financing info
Total investment
From $176.4K
Cash required
From $75K
Events & Entertainment

Exit 4 Escape Rooms

Exit 4 has proven to be a strong contender in the Interactive Family Entertainment Space! Our proven model has allowed brokers to sell not only singles, but multi-units just as easy. IT IS A TRUE SEMI-ABSENTEE MODEL! It is by far an unsaturated market that checks many of the boxes of what perspective franchisees are looking for. With very strong validation, superb support, and a reasonable investment for what Exit 4 offers its customers, it should be in your inventory of what you are showing.

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $177K
Cash required
From $50K
Automotive Services

MAXI Mobile

The potential customer universe is basically anyone who owns a car, and values their time. We appeal to both stay-at-home parents and busy professionals, as well as the fleet owners and operators who lose money anytime there is downtime. It is a business that can be quickly built through simple word of mouth and networking, and the reason that a person is not using MAXI is that they don't realize that this option exists.

Semi-absentee option Home-based option
Total investment
From $178K
Cash required
From $75K
Food & Beverage

Menchie's Frozen Yogurt

Menchie’s is the largest self-serve frozen yogurt brand in the United States, with over 300 locations across 32 states. Founded in 2007, the brand has successfully navigated the category’s boom, consolidation, and COVID, emerging as one of the few scaled concepts still growing in a disciplined and responsible way.

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $179.6K
Cash required
From $120K
Food & Beverage

Chino-Mex

We are a newfound concept of food that serves Chinese and Mexican Food on ONE dish. Just like our fusion food, our family is a fusion of diverse cultures with roots from California, Michoacán and El Salvador. Our family favorite foods in one dish.

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $180.7K
Cash required
From $0
Retail & Consumer Products

Deck the Walls

Deck the Walls is the nation's largest retailer specializing in art and custom framing. Deck The Walls has tailored the art gallery concept to meet the needs of mall shoppers. Stores feature prints, posters, and frames that compliment current decorating styles. Inviting décor and emphasis on skilled personal service make shopping at Deck The Walls a quality experience. Single Units, Multiple Units, and AD

Financing info
Total investment
From $180.9K
Cash required
From $45K
Food & Beverage

Fresh Monkee Healthy Shakes

Fresh Monkee is the future of the massive smoothie/juice/shake industry! TFM offers something Fresh and Exciting in the healthy eating, quick service space. Compared to 10 years ago, today the number of people putting wellness at the forefront of their minds has risen meteorically. From marathons and cross-fit training to extreme fitness, meditation, and yoga to green beauty products, health, and wellness trends are more mainstream than ever. Health is no longer about going to the gym or followi

Financing info
Total investment
From $183.2K
Cash required
From $75K
Business & Commercial Services

EverLine Coatings

EverLine Coatings is North America's fastest growing line striping and pavement maintenance service business. We help property owners and managers keep their parking lots safe and appealing to customers with professional line painting and pavement maintenance programs. Pavement is an asset, and it's everywhere! Virtually all public and private property owners with existing asphalt assets require our services. Our business model is primarily B2B - we sell savings through maintenance rather than r

Semi-absentee option Home-based option Financing info
Total investment
From $183.5K
Cash required
From $75K
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

PRIME IV HYDRATION & WELLNESS

Prime I.V. Hydration & Wellness – a leader in assisting individuals with looking, feeling and performing their best. Prime I.V. Hydration is able to assist customers with the company’s proprietary offering:

Financing info
Total investment
From $187.7K
Cash required
From $150K
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

Great Clips

Great Clips is the largest single brand hair salon in North America. Great Clips is a convenient, walk in, no- appointment hair cutting salon – we cut hair, and sell product. Great Clips does not provide spa services, tanning, manicures or hair color: we keep it simple and allow our customers to get a great cut for a great price in a convenient format. The $70 Billion Haircare industry is growing at a rapid pace, and is one of the most recession resistant industries available.

Financing info
Total investment
From $187.8K
Cash required
From $100K
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

All States M.E.D.

All States M.E.D. serves the healthcare industry, with a target market of hospitals, surgical centers and Doctor's offices of various specialties such as Plastic Surgery, Dermatology, Cardiology, Family Practice, Gynecology and more.

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $188.5K
Cash required
From $100K
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

Ellie Mental Health

With outpatient behavioral health projected to grow 25% by 2035, the sector represents a significant long-term market opportunity. Ellie’s mission is to empower entrepreneurs to meet that growing demand while building thriving, purpose-driven businesses.

Financing info
Total investment
From $189.5K
Cash required
From $170K
Food & Beverage

Big Pie in the Sky Pizzeria

A Big Pie in the Sky Franchise offers an accessible entry point into the the booming pizza industry without the bloated start up costs of legacy chains. Franchisees receive comprehensive support, including site selection guidance, hands-on operational training, inventory management tools, and grand-opening marketing playbooks designed to gain market share from day one. Our concept is tailor-made for community-minded leaders and energetic operators looking to own a high-volume, highly memorable b

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $195K
Cash required
From $50K
Pet Services

Natural Hounds

Natural Hounds stands apart by redefining what “fresh” truly means in pet nutrition. While most competitors rely on centralized production and frozen distribution, Natural Hounds prepares meals locally in small batches, ensuring unmatched freshness, transparency, and quality. This is the cleanest, simplest model in the industry; no grooming, no cleaning, no caretaking. Just serving fresh, locally made food that helps dogs live longer, healthier lives while strengthening your community.

Total investment
From $195.5K
Cash required
From $500K
Home Services & Specialty Trades

Gatsby Glass

Gatsby Glass is setting the new Diamond Standard in the Glass Industry as we bring 3D Technology and an Innovative Sales Process to a fragmented industry across both the Residential and Commercial lines. This stops the pondering minds of clients that always wonder what a project will look like completed and instead offer them a solution to their project as our 3D / CAD imaging allows for a view into what your completed project will look like from glass to hardware.

Financing info
Total investment
From $195.7K
Cash required
From $100K
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

101 Mobility

As the nation’s leading provider of comprehensive access and mobility solutions, 101 Mobility is transforming lives in an industry full of untapped potential in need of a trusted, scalable solution. From aging seniors and veterans to individuals with disabilities, and commercial institutions striving to meet ADA compliance, our mission is clear: deliver trusted, high-quality mobility solutions that empower independence and improve lives.

Financing info
Total investment
From $196K
Cash required
From $100K
Restoration

DRYmedic Restoration Services

When it comes to home and business restoration services in the United States, few companies boast a reputation as strong as DRYmedic Restoration Services. We are more than just a repair company – DRYmedic Restoration Services helps our customers rebuild their lives after the unthinkable happens: a natural disaster. Whether it’s a hurricane, flood, or fire, our skilled restoration professionals can efficiently and professionally restore homes to their pre-disaster state.

Total investment
From $196.3K
Cash required
From $80K
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

Sharkey's Cuts for Kids

"Passive ownership is what Sharkey's is all about, says CEO Scott Sharkey. We have been able to combine a passive ownership franchise with a model that is 100% recession proof for today and years to come. Sharkey's Cuts for Kids is not one of those trendy franchises where maybe you make back your ROI within 3-5 years before your concept gets replaced by something bigger, better, or more trendy. Our franchise offers people the opportunity to invest in a brand that has longevity, is fun to run, is

Financing info
Total investment
From $197.4K
Cash required
From $165K
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