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    Budget Blinds vs MITS Business

    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.

    Budget Blinds2026 FDDMITS Business2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Budget Blinds

    $100,500 – $211,250

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23

    MITS Business

    $78,000 – $107,700

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Budget Blinds

    $60,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    MITS Business

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Budget Blinds

    Greater of 3.5% of Gross Revenue or monthly minimum

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    MITS Business

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Budget Blinds figures come from its 2026 FDD and MITS Business figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • MITS Business discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Budget Blinds: 8, MITS Business: 3). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Budget Blinds

    $100,500 – $211,250
    Total Estimated Investment for Single Territory
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23

    MITS Business

    $78,000 – $107,700
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Budget Blinds

    $60,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 15

    MITS Business

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Budget Blinds

    Greater of 3.5% of Gross Revenue or monthly minimum
    Royalty - Tier 1 Minimum
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    MITS Business

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Budget Blinds

    $750/mo
    National Advertising Fund - Tier 2 Before 1,500 U.S. Territories — Monthly
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    MITS Business

    $100
    Basic marketing support monthly fee
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Budget Blinds

    1,355
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 46

    MITS Business

    117
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Budget Blinds

    +57
    Calculated: 1,298 at end of 2022 → 1,355 at end of 2025

    MITS Business

    +16
    Calculated: 101 at end of 2022 → 117 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Budget Blinds

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    MITS Business

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Budget Blinds

    1994
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    MITS Business

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Budget Blinds

    1992
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8

    MITS Business

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Budget Blinds
    Franchised (128 locations) — revenue
    $2,594,079
    mean Sales - Three or More Territories
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49
    Franchised (202 locations) — other measures
    $1,442,552
    other 75th Percentile - Two Territories
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49
    Franchised (282 locations) — revenue
    $774,915
    mean Sales - One Territory
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49
    +5 more groups in the full report
    MITS Business
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — U.S. MITS franchisees with opening date before Jan. 1, 2024
    70 units
    other Survey sample size
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 42
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Survey respondents eligible under opening-date rule; most recently completed ca…
    70 percent
    other Close rate
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Survey respondents for most recently completed calendar year
    $624,352
    other revenue
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41

    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.

    Budget Blinds vs MITS Business: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Budget Blinds or MITS Business?
    Budget Blinds: $100,500 – $211,250 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23); MITS Business: $78,000 – $107,700 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for MITS Business. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Budget Blinds or MITS Business?
    Budget Blinds: 1,355 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 46); MITS Business: 117 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Budget Blinds and MITS Business disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Budget Blinds has reviewed Item 19 figures for 8 location groups; MITS Business has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 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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