How much does a Blue Nose franchise cost?
Opening a Blue Nose franchise takes a total initial investment of $10,340 to $79,600, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD's Item 19 publishes no median; it reports figures for top third - average (2021): an average of $7,982.
Blue Nose franchises businesses under the Blue Nose System. Category: Business Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Blue Nose franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $10,340 to $79,600. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Additional Funds (3 months) ($0 to $2,500), Optional Accountant and Attorney Fees ($0 to $1,500), and Computer System ($500 to $1,000). Together they make up about 6.3% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $9,700 to $74,300, about 94% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $9,700 | $74,300 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Licenses, Permits, and Certifications2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $75 | $200 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Computer System2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $500 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Optional Accountant and Attorney Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $0 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $65 | $100 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Additional Funds (3 months)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $0 | $2,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $10,340 | $79,600 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
Source Blue Nose, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 19
What Blue Nose franchisees actually report earning
Blue Nose's 2025 FDD publishes no median in its Item 19. What it publishes instead is set out below, in the document's own terms. An average is not a median: it is pulled upward by the strongest outlets, and it does not tell you what the middle outlet made. We do not calculate a median the document does not state.
The following representation is an historic financial performance representation about our existing outlets that were in operation for at least six months during calendar year 2024.
What the FDD does publish
| Measure | Average | Low | High | Outlets | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Third - High (2021) | – | – | $13,724 | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Top Third - Middle (2021) | – | $5,561 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Top Third - Low (2021) | – | $3,000 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Top Third - Average (2021) | $7,982 | – | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Top Third - High (2022) | – | – | $18,723 | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Top Third - Middle (2022) | – | $9,540 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Top Third - Low (2022) | – | $7,531 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Top Third - Average (2022) | $11,931 | – | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Top Third - High (2023) | – | – | $106,581 | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Top Third - Middle (2023) | – | $36,936 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Top Third - Low (2023) | – | $20,254 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Top Third - Average (2023) | $54,590 | – | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Top Third - High (2024) | – | – | $72,627 | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Top Third - Middle (2024) | – | $23,643 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Top Third - Low (2024) | – | $13,059 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Top Third - Average (2024) | $36,443 | – | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Middle Third - High (2021) | – | – | $2,071 | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Middle Third - Middle (2021) | – | $1,231 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Middle Third - Low (2021) | – | $585 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Middle Third - Average (2021) | $1,384 | – | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Middle Third - High (2022) | – | – | $4,188 | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Middle Third - Middle (2022) | – | $1,763 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Middle Third - Low (2022) | – | $690 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Middle Third - Average (2022) | $2,149 | – | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Middle Third - High (2023) | – | – | $9,091 | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Middle Third - Middle (2023) | – | $5,221 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Middle Third - Low (2023) | – | $3,442 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Middle Third - Average (2023) | $5,918 | – | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Middle Third - High (2024) | – | – | $5,776 | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Middle Third - Middle (2024) | – | $3,364 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Middle Third - Low (2024) | – | $1,590 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Middle Third - Average (2024) | $3,378 | – | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Bottom Third - High (2021) | – | – | $266 | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Bottom Third - Middle (2021) | – | $0 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Bottom Third - Low (2021) | – | $0 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Bottom Third - Average (2021) | $100 | – | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Bottom Third - High (2022) | – | – | $270 | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Bottom Third - Middle (2022) | – | $80 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Bottom Third - Low (2022) | – | $0 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Bottom Third - Average (2022) | $100 | – | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Bottom Third - High (2023) | – | – | $1,887 | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Bottom Third - Middle (2023) | – | $625 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Bottom Third - Low (2023) | – | $0 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Bottom Third - Average (2023) | $717 | – | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Bottom Third - High (2024) | – | – | $510 | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Bottom Third - Middle (2024) | – | $350 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Bottom Third - Low (2024) | – | $60 | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
| Bottom Third - Average (2024) | $306 | – | – | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41 |
A dash means the FDD does not print that figure. Blue Nose's Item 19 covers the Calendar years 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. Basis: The annual Gross Sales of the 39 franchised outlets, which were open as of January 1, 2025, and operated continuously for at least six months during calendar year 2024. Sample size: 39 outlets.
What the franchisor excluded from these figures
- Two outlets did not actively engage in the Franchised Business and did not report booking any jobs or generating revenue.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Blue Nose outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Blue Nose, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 20
How many Blue Nose outlets there are, and how many closed
Blue Nose ended 2024 with 39 franchised outlets and 1 company-owned outlet. In that year 23 franchised outlets opened and 3 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Blue Nose opened 34 franchised outlets and 30 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 6, from 33 to 39 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 3 were terminated and 27 closed for other reasons. Those openings and departures do not add up to that change, because the FDD's own Item 20 row for 2022 does not add up either. We publish the franchisor's figures exactly as printed; see the note under the table below.
On average, about 39% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 3.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 46 |
| 2023 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 46 |
| 2022 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 251 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 46 |
Source Blue Nose, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 46, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Compare
How Blue Nose compares with other Business Services franchises
Measured against the 140 Business Services franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Blue Nose's estimated range is $44,970. It costs less to open than 88% of Business Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 39% for Blue Nose. That is higher than 100% of the 101 Business Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Blue Nose's franchised system grew 18%. The typical Business Services franchise here grew 4.3%.
- Earnings disclosure. 71 of the 140 Business Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Blue Nose is one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Business Services franchise side by side.
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