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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

Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

Blo Blow Dry Bar

Blo Blow Dry Bar is a leading beauty and wellness franchise dedicated to delivering exceptional blowouts and styling services in a fun, elevated, and approachable environment. Founded on the belief that looking and feeling your best should be effortless, Blo specializes in professional blowouts, styling, and beauty services designed to help guests feel confident for every occasion—from everyday life to special events. With a recognizable brand, streamlined service model, and strong focus on the

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $327.9K
Cash required
From $100K
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

goGLOW

goGLOW has spent the past decade redefining how consumers think about sunless tanning and skincare - and now, the brand is poised for explosive franchise growth. Positioned at the crossroads of cosmetics and skincare, goGLOW is not just a service, it’s a movement.

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $329.6K
Cash required
From $150K
Home Services & Specialty Trades

DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen

At its core, the DreamMaker opportunity is a faith-based, full-service remodeling franchise that helps entrepreneurs earn strong financial numbers while having a focus on improving their quality of life. DreamMaker franchisees offer the niche of professional kitchen and bath remodeling, with a business model designed to expand into full interior remodeling as your confidence, competency and business grows. This allows you to maximize your marketing dollars and create a customer for life.

Financing info
Total investment
From $329.7K
Cash required
From $200K
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

Degree Wellness

Degree Wellness offers a premier boutique wellness experience, focusing on innovative services like cryotherapy, infrared sauna, red light therapy, and IV drips. With three locations open and a fourth in development, the brand is actively investing alongside franchisees to ensure mutual success. Franchisees benefit from a robust infrastructure, ongoing support, and a strong commitment to market development.

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $335.8K
Cash required
From $200K
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

Diesel Barbershop

Diesel Barbershops are the 21st Century version of the corner barbershop. We are passionate about providing clients a relaxing experience, a place they can be themselves, receive a top of the line men’s grooming service, all while enjoying a refreshing beverage. Plus, at every location, clients can watch their favorite sports on TV or relive their childhood on one of our classic arcade games.

Financing info
Total investment
From $336.7K
Cash required
From $120K
Food & Beverage

Barrio Burrito Bar

In 2005, Alex Shtein opened the first barBURRITO Fresh Mexican Grill in Toronto, Canada featuring delicious, healthy, fresh, made-to-order Mexican food in a fast casual restaurant format. Since its inception, the brand has grown to over 340 locations in Canada from coast to coast and is the category leader and Canada’s largest and fastest growing burrito brand!

Financing info
Total investment
From $350K
Cash required
From $140K
Business & Commercial Services

City Wide Facility Solutions

City Wide Facility Solutions is a franchise in the building services management industry. We provide 30-40 services that keep a build up to par, using independent contractors to do the work. City Wide's role is to act as a building's general contractor for the services we provide. We are the middle man between the independent contractor and the building manager. One point of contact for all!

Financing info
Total investment
From $350K
Cash required
From $250K
Home Services & Specialty Trades

Local Handyman Group

Local Handyman is no longer an emerging brand - it’s a scaling force. Through FranServe, we awarded 48 territories in 2025, and by the end of March 2026, we had already added another 16. We’re now pacing at 10–15 territories per month for the balance of the year. With over 100 vans on the road across North America - and a clear trajectory toward 250+ by year-end - this is a brand with real traction, real systems, and real momentum.

Semi-absentee option Home-based option Financing info
Total investment
From $350K
Cash required
From $100K
Home Services & Specialty Trades

Mr. Electric

Mr. Electric is a nationally-recognized industry leader in electrical installation and repair franchising, making us a well-known and trusted brand.

Home-based option Financing info
Total investment
From $350K
Cash required
From $65K
Home Services & Specialty Trades

Mr. Rooter

Mr. Rooter knows the plumbing industry. For more than three decades, we have been leading the industry. The tools and benefits that come with our franchise can take your business to a new level of prosperity. Our systems combine all the benefits of a local business with the strength of a national brand name. Our franchises combine the drive and ambition of independent business ownership with the experience of a larger company - the resulting partnership benefits everyone. With a Mr. Rooter franc

Financing info
Total investment
From $350K
Cash required
From $100K
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

Delta Crown

For investors and multi-unit operators, Delta Crown represents the rare opportunity to be first to market in a whitespace category — a proven Head to Toe formula now applied to one of beauty’s fastest-growing segments.

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $364.4K
Cash required
From $200K
Food & Beverage

Döner Haus

Döner Haus is bringing a global phenomenon to the U.S. and redefining fast casual dining. In Germany, Döner Kebab is a $6b industry and the king of street food, yet America has barely scratched its potential. Founded in 2023 by a team with deep German roots, Döner Haus delivers the real thing at scale. With over 1,000 franchise inquiries and viral brand reach in the hundreds of millions, demand is undeniable. We do one thing and do it right. No shortcuts. No compromises. Just high quality, 100%

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $367K
Cash required
From $250K
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

Bishops Cuts & Color

BISHOPS fills a long-standing gap in the industry: not a chop shop, not overpriced luxury, and never at the expense of quality. For more than 20 years, the brand has been rooted in community, supporting local nonprofits and giving back at the neighborhood level. From an ownership perspective, BISHOPS operates as an executive model or owner-operator model—over 75% of franchisees work fewer than 10 hours per week by hiring a manager to oversee daily operations, allowing owners to focus on growth,

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $373.4K
Cash required
From $250K
Child & Youth Services

WorldKids School

WorldKids is a School where children, teachers and staff from all over the world come together to share their cultures and gain a sense of global awareness. We believe in creating a warm, nurturing environment where children feel secure and can gain confidence in their own abilities.

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $378.4K
Cash required
From $195K
Food & Beverage

Ten Thousand Coffee

Since opening its first U.S. location in New York in 2022, the brand has built a track record of strong company-owned store performance and is now expanding across the U.S. through Single Unit and Multi-Unit Development (3–5 units) agreements. Franchisees receive training at the Carlstadt, NJ headquarters and NYC stores, plus on-site opening support, site/layout assistance, and a full interior design package — all built around a simplified, SOP-driven model that doesn't require prior barista exp

Financing info
Total investment
From $385.4K
Cash required
From $350K
Home Services & Specialty Trades

Hi-Tech Deck

Franchisees benefit from a turnkey model that combines product sales, professional installation services, and aftermarket refits. Revenue streams include direct-to-consumer and dealer sales, mobile installation crews, and boat builder partnerships. Hi-Tech Deck provides comprehensive training, proven marketing systems, supplier relationships, proprietary installation techniques, and ongoing operational support so franchise owners can quickly establish themselves as the go-to marine flooring expe

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $393.3K
Cash required
From $250K
Business & Commercial Services

College Hunks Hauling Junk & Moving

Our Franchise owners also sell “Labor” as a 3rd revenue source. An example of “labor” would be someone getting new flooring. We move items from one end of the house to another as the floor is being done. Another revenue source is move supplies. We had a location sell over $30,000 in move supplies in a single month.

Financing info
Total investment
From $400K
Cash required
From $75K
Food & Beverage

Bun Mee

Bun Mee is taking the banh mi, Vietnam’s most iconic sandwich, and bringing it to the American mainstream. In a saturated category full of predictable subs, we’re the first national brand leading a completely untapped space: gourmet Vietnamese fast casual. With proven airport and street-side performance, a simple, scalable model, and zero major competitors, Bun Mee is positioned to become the “Shake Shack of Vietnamese sandwiches.” The market is massive, the demand is growing, and the white spac

Semi-absentee option
Total investment
From $416K
Cash required
From $250K
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

barre3

Operating in efficient 1,400 to 2,000 sq. ft. spaces, the recurring membership model historically accounts for 69% to 70% of total studio sales. Franchisees leverage four distinct revenue streams: memberships, class packages, premium retail, and a "Play Lounge" childcare service. Owners receive a turn-key support ecosystem featuring dedicated development managers, 130 hours of operator training, and ongoing 1:1 business coaching to support long-term operations.

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $423.9K
Cash required
From $150K
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

beem Light Sauna

beem Light Sauna is an innovative health and wellness franchise poised for explosive growth! Led by a team of successful Franchisors, beem Light Sauna is uniquely positioned as the right brand at the right time. Cutting edge technology provides a full-spectrum light therapy experience that uses light to extend the benefits of saunas to complete cellular revitalization. beem Light Sauna has a wide array of products and services including; infrared light therapy, red light therapy, chromotherapy,

Semi-absentee option
Total investment
From $436.2K
Cash required
From $200K
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

Amazing Lash Studio

Women have desired longer, fuller eyelashes for decades and have been enhancing their appearance with mascara, strip lashes and other temporary means. The brand has made eyelash extension services affordable and accessible for everyone on a regular basis, no longer reserved only for a special event. The Amazing Lash Studio brand remains a category leader with a refined guest experience and the brand’s commitment to innovation and support.

Financing info
Total investment
From $436.3K
Cash required
From $450K
Food & Beverage

Bullritos

Bullritos is a fast casual Tex-Mex restaurant that is customer focused. Our mission is to provide the best possible food, with unbeatable service, made accurately, and served with love.

Semi-absentee option Financing info
Total investment
From $445.5K
Cash required
From $500K
Food & Beverage

Apple Spice Box Lunch Delivery & Catering

Apple Spice Box Lunch Delivery & Catering - Our 36 year history in Box Lunch Delivery & Catering offers franchisees a great business preparing and delivering “working lunches” to the small to large businesses and other organizations in their communities including churches, charities, educational systems, etc. Apple Spice Box Lunch Delivery & Catering is a simple, but profitable franchise model especially when franchisees invest in multiple territories, but only have to open one unit. All in at a

Financing info
Total investment
From $450K
Cash required
From $200K
Health, Wellness, Beauty & Fitness

Elements Therapeutic Massage

The Elements Massage® Brand provides a variety of massage therapy modalities to clients who are primarily seeking pain relief, stress reduction and an overall wellness benefit. The consumer need is big - most Americans suffer from back pain, muscle pain and routine stress, which are the primary reasons people seek their first massage service. An appealing aspect for the franchisee is the single service-based business model that drives revenues through a variety of ways. The core of the model is

Financing info
Total investment
From $470.7K
Cash required
From $200K
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