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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

Automotive Services

Jungle Driving

We are transforming driver’s education for teens and their parents by going beyond the traditional “DMV” approach. Our program features advanced accident prevention techniques, parental involvement, and expert Jungle Driving instructors.

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $198K
Cash required
From $60K
Food & Beverage

HB Protein Smoothies

Positioned to become a category leader in protein-first nutrition, HB Protein Smoothies is redefining the smoothie experience with a simple, efficient model built for today’s health-conscious consumer. Backed by 14+ years in the protein and smoothie industry, the brand delivers high-protein, great-tasting smoothies for daily routines. Its first franchise location is an end-cap in a Whole Foods–anchored center, demonstrating the brand’s premium positioning and market potential.

Semi-absentee option
Total investment
From $198.9K
Cash required
From $300K
Food & Beverage

Beard Papa's

Beard Papa's cream puffs mean the best cream puffs in the world! Our puff shell is proprietary to Beard Papa’s. Our unique puffs are made using a crispy pie crust with the inner shell being a spongy French choux pastry. Hand-made signature vanilla custard is created from the best ingredients such as premium “Black Diamond” vanilla beans. We inject the filling into the freshly baked shells to order so that the puffs are always fresh and second to none. The Japanese quality puffs have been attract

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $200.9K
Cash required
From $100K
Food & Beverage

Salad Station

With consumers increasingly seeking convenient, fresh, and healthier meal options, the concept is positioned to capitalize on strong demand for nutritious dining. The opportunity may be particularly attractive for entrepreneurs seeking a scalable food-service business backed by a recognizable regional brand and a straightforward operating model.

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $201.2K
Cash required
From $100K
Restoration

CRS Packout - Content Recovery Specialists

With over 50 years’ experience in the restoration industry, CRS may be new to the franchise world, but its leadership is not new to the restoration world. Boasting compelling unit economics (see item 19) as well as a reasonable build out cost including an option for real estate investment for its franchisees CRS is poised for success in the restoration industry. The CRS mission is “Your Trusted Packout Partner” providing a service for homeowners and business owners alike who have suffered insura

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $201.3K
Cash required
From $150K
Home Services & Specialty Trades

Varsity Zone HVAC

Varsity Zone HVAC is a premier franchise specializing in top-tier heating, ventilation, and air conditioning services for both residential and commercial clients. With a commitment to excellence, Varsity Zone offers comprehensive installation, maintenance, and repair solutions, ensuring optimal performance and energy efficiency.

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $204K
Cash required
From $150K
Home Services & Specialty Trades

Storm Guard Roofing and Construction

Storm Guard is the nation’s 1st exterior restoration franchise company. Storm Guard has assisted over 11,000 customers with replacement of roofing, siding, window and gutter projects resulting from hail or wind damage. Our work is done at the cost of the insurance industry, not the customers themselves. Our program only requires customers to pay their insurance deductible for our services and nothing more. We negotiate the total job costs with our customer’s insurance carrier and then complete t

Financing info
Total investment
From $209.3K
Cash required
From $200K
Home Services & Specialty Trades

Floor Coverings International

Floor Coverings International offers a dynamic franchise opportunity for results-driven entrepreneurs to experience the exponential growth and wealth within the home improvement industry. Combine the explosive market potential of the $100 billion floor covering industry with the huge consumer convenience of shop-at-home, and you have the ingredients for a dynamic and successful franchise. Floor Coverings International is well established in the floor covering industry (since 1988) and understan

Financing info
Total investment
From $210K
Cash required
From $50K
Home Services & Specialty Trades

Honest Abe Roofing Franchise, Inc.

At Honest Abe Roofing, we've come to rely on one simple message when it comes to doing business with our customers. "We have America covered." When Honest Abe Roofing was founded in 2007, our founder recognized there was a distinct need for customers to experience something different when they needed their roof repaired.

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $212.6K
Cash required
From $100K
Business & Commercial Services

FASTSIGNS

FASTSIGNS is one of the industry's leading sign and graphic franchises. Using a computer-based design technique, our concept emphasizes sign and graphic solutions. We offer fast turnaround, a business-to-business environment, and top-quality signs and graphics for corporate, professional and retail clients. The competitive advantages of a FASTSIGNS are as follows: high growth industry, business hours, low seasonality, few employees, business clientele, recession resistant business, highest reven

Financing info
Total investment
From $215.2K
Cash required
From $80K
Home Services & Specialty Trades

Archadeck

Archadeck is North America’s largest custom designer and builder of custom decks, screened porches, open porches, outdoor kitchens, fireplaces, hardscapes, and other outdoor living spaces. Archadeck provides rigorous training, a proven sales methodology, in-house drafting department, in-depth franchise support, and marketing systems that enable franchisees to launch their businesses quickly.

Home-based option Financing info
Total investment
From $215.4K
Cash required
From $60K
Business & Commercial Services

Anago Cleaning Systems

The Anago Master Owner has the exclusive developmental rights to sell Janitorial or Unit Franchisees in a defined territory. Simultaneously, the Master sells cleaning contracts, business to business, within the territory and assigns them to those who purchased a Unit Franchise.

Semi-absentee option
Total investment
From $219K
Cash required
From $339K
Pet Services

BarkSuds

We’re AI-resistant and online-commerce-resistant — because you can’t wash a dog virtually. BarkSuds is powered by something technology can’t replace: hands-on care, relationships, passion and a genuine love of dogs.

Semi-absentee option
Total investment
From $225.2K
Cash required
From $20K
Automotive Services

Black Optix Tint

Black Optix is a automotive, commercial, and residential brand specializing in window tint, paint protection film (PPF), ceramic coatings, wraps, and vehicle aesthetics services. We're operating in a market driven by passionate consumers, recurring referrals, and a growing demand for vehicle, business, and home personalization and protection.

Financing info
Total investment
From $230K
Cash required
From $100K
Home Services & Specialty Trades

Tommy Pollina Landscape Co

The opportunity is built around a proprietary drainage methodology, decades of institutional knowledge and intellectual property, and a comprehensive operating playbook developed through thousands of real-world projects.

Semi-absentee option Home-based option Financing info
Total investment
From $235.5K
Cash required
From $75K
Child & Youth Services

One River Art School

One River is a proven model with a real mission that allows you to tap into a multi-billion dollar industry. Our franchisees run businesses they believe in, generating recurring monthly revenue across classes, camps, workshops and events.

Financing info
Total investment
From $240K
Cash required
From $100K
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

The Bar Method

For two decades, The Bar Method, sister company of Anytime Fitness, Waxing the City and Orange Theory, has been building stronger bodies with challenging barre workouts that infuse power into every movement. Each exercise is meticulously designed to transform your body through high-repetition, low-impact resistance training. With elements of Pilates, yoga and other strength training workouts fused into a ballet-inspired barre workout, you will experience unthinkable flexibility, total-body defin

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $240K
Cash required
From $150K
Business & Commercial Services

PostNet

Since inception, PostNet has provided dedicated entrepreneurs the foundation needed to operate a franchise that’s truly focused on the customer. One that’s not only convenient and hassle-free, but also makes their lives easier by providing high-quality design, shipping, and printing solutions, all under one roof.

Financing info
Total investment
From $240.2K
Cash required
From $60K
Retail & Consumer Products

Bricks and Minifigs

Bricks & Minifigs is the world’s largest LEGO® resale franchise. We buy, sell, and trade LEGO sets, bulk bricks, and minifigures—high-margin products in a fast-growing niche with year-round demand.

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $241K
Cash required
From $100K
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

The Swing Bays

Founded in 2022 by PGA professional Dustin Miller and Brenna Miller, Swing Bays is the premier destination for indoor golf improvement. Through exclusive memberships, Swing Bays provides access to cutting-edge golf simulators, PGA instruction, TPI-certified fitness programs, and expert club fittings and repairs. More than just a simulator, it fosters a vibrant golf community.

Semi-absentee option
Total investment
From $246K
Cash required
From $300K
Home Services & Specialty Trades

Garage Living

Founded in 2005, Garage Living® is a premium garage transformation company headquartered in Canada. With 40 franchises across North America, each location offers clients turn-key garage transformations managed by professionally trained designers, installers, and service personnel. Each project is designed to the client’s specific needs with the end goal of creating functional, clean spaces that can be used year-round.

Financing info
Total investment
From $246.5K
Cash required
From $75K
Business & Commercial Services

Pirtek USA

PIRTEK is a growing global network of over 475 franchise locations with consistent success as the industry's top hydraulic and industrial hose service business. PIRTEK is a trusted B2B industrial service franchise with clients across several essential industries. Our customers rely on us to provide professional preventative maintenance and emergency hose replacement to avoid costly equipment downtime and lost progress due to a failed hose. In addition to earning clients' trust in the field, we'v

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $247K
Cash required
From $100K
Automotive Services

Tint World

TINT WORLD® Automotive Styling Centers™ is America’s largest and fastest growing automotive accessories and window tinting franchise, specializing in protective films, vehicle wraps, audio and electronics, security systems, car and truck accessories, wheels and tires, detailing and ceramic coating services, and Mobile Services™ in residential, commercial, marine window tinting decorative films, and protective coatings services.

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $250K
Cash required
From $200K
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

Golf VX

What sets Golf VX apart is how real it feels. The first thing people notice is the moving swing plate, which tilts to simulate uneven lies — something most simulators can’t replicate. When paired with our 3800 FPS camera sensor, you get precise, lifelike ball tracking. The touch keypad, designed for golf clubs, and the automatic tee keep players on the mat to hit 30 percent more shots without breaking their rhythm. Finally, with real-time response, ball flight begins the instant you swing, keepi

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $250K
Cash required
From $200K
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