Franchise opportunities compared
Augusta Business vs The Entrepreneur’s Source®
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Initial investment · Item 7
Augusta Business
$50,000 – $150,000
2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15The Entrepreneur’s Source®
$114,350
2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21Initial franchise fee · Item 5
Augusta Business
$24,000
2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12The Entrepreneur’s Source®
$75,000
2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 21Royalty · Item 6
Augusta Business
$600
2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12The Entrepreneur’s Source®
Not available
Before you compare
- Augusta Business figures come from its 2025 FDD and The Entrepreneur’s Source® figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Augusta Business: 19, The Entrepreneur’s Source®: 6). Different groups are not directly comparable.
Financial commitment
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The Entrepreneur’s Source®
Augusta Business
The Entrepreneur’s Source®
Augusta Business
The Entrepreneur’s Source®
Augusta Business
The Entrepreneur’s Source®
System scale & health
The Entrepreneur’s Source®Augusta Business
The Entrepreneur’s Source®
Augusta Business
The Entrepreneur’s Source®
Augusta Business
The Entrepreneur’s Source®
Augusta Business
The Entrepreneur’s Source®
Augusta Business
The Entrepreneur’s Source®
Financial performance (Item 19), by location group
The Entrepreneur’s Source®Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.
Augusta Business vs The Entrepreneur’s Source®: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Augusta Business or The Entrepreneur’s Source®?
- Augusta Business: $50,000 – $150,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 15); The Entrepreneur’s Source®: $114,350 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Augusta Business. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- Which has more locations, Augusta Business or The Entrepreneur’s Source®?
- Augusta Business: 165 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 38); The Entrepreneur’s Source®: 262 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 51). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Augusta Business and The Entrepreneur’s Source® disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Augusta Business has reviewed Item 19 figures for 19 location groups; The Entrepreneur’s Source® has reviewed Item 19 figures for 6 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.
Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.
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