Summary List Placement

Property costs are one of the significant expenses when starting or running a business, but many franchises offer entrepreneurs a way to operate a business without a physical location. 

Mobile and remote opportunities are available in sales and services for people with a variety of skills and qualifications, and some brands offer a path to build toward a larger operation over time.

Insider parsed through Entrepreneur’s authoritative Franchise 500 rankings for 2021 to highlight these top 15 franchise brands that can be run from home or a vehicle and have initial investments that start at less than $150,000.

Sell window blinds and dressings from home

Budget Blinds LLC

Initial investment: $125,000 – $254,000

Number of franchised units: 1,273

Additional employees needed: No

Budget Blinds sells a variety of name-brand window treatments and offers free in-home and virtual consultations, measurements, and installation. 

Website: Budget Blinds Franchising

Provide cleaning services for homes and businesses

Jan-Pro International, Inc.

Initial investment: $4,000 – $56,000

Number of franchised units: 10,118

Additional employees needed: No

Jan-Pro is one of the largest cleaning service brands in North America, and features a “Cleaning Greener” initiative that requires fewer chemicals to clean more.

Website: Franchising with Jan-Pro

Anago Cleaning Systems

Initial investment: $11,000 – $68,000

Number of franchised units: 1,711

Additional employees needed: No

Anago provides regularly-scheduled …read more

Source:: Businessinsider – Strategy