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  "name": "How much does a franchise owner make per year?",
  "description": "A single-unit franchise owner typically takes home $50,000–$150,000 a year after royalties, rent, payroll and debt service, on unit revenue of $500,000–$1.5M. Fast-food units skew lower per unit but scale well; service and home-based franchises often clear higher margins on far smaller revenue.",
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    "Business Acquisition Valuation Calculator",
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    "question": "How much does a franchise owner make per year?",
    "shortAnswer": "A single-unit franchise owner typically takes home $50,000–$150,000 a year after royalties, rent, payroll and debt service, on unit revenue of $500,000–$1.5M. Fast-food units skew lower per unit but scale well; service and home-based franchises often clear higher margins on far smaller revenue.",
    "tableTitle": "Owner earnings by franchise type (single unit, 2026)",
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      "Franchise type",
      "Unit revenue",
      "Owner take-home"
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    "rows": [
      {
        "label": "Quick-service restaurant",
        "value": "$900K–$2.2M",
        "note": "$60K–$180K after debt service"
      },
      {
        "label": "Fast-casual / coffee",
        "value": "$600K–$1.4M",
        "note": "$45K–$130K"
      },
      {
        "label": "Fitness studio",
        "value": "$300K–$800K",
        "note": "$40K–$120K"
      },
      {
        "label": "Home services (cleaning, repair)",
        "value": "$250K–$900K",
        "note": "$70K–$200K"
      },
      {
        "label": "Tutoring / childcare",
        "value": "$200K–$650K",
        "note": "$50K–$140K"
      },
      {
        "label": "Mobile / van-based",
        "value": "$120K–$400K",
        "note": "$45K–$110K"
      }
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    "context": "The headline number that franchisors publish is unit revenue, not owner income, and the two are separated by four large deductions: royalties (typically 4–8% of gross), a brand or ad fund (1–3%), occupancy, and loan repayment on the build-out. An owner-operator who works in the business also replaces a manager salary, which is why owner-operated units report materially higher take-home than absentee ones. Multi-unit ownership is where franchise income actually compounds — the second and third units share overhead, management and purchasing, so incremental profit per unit rises even when revenue per unit does not.",
    "methodology": "Franchise Disclosure Document Item 19 revenue ranges cross-checked against the cost stack used by the RevenueLab franchise ROI calculator: royalty, ad fund, occupancy, labour, COGS and amortised build-out debt.",
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