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BNI vs AlphaGraphics — which franchise is the better buy?

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	BNI	AlphaGraphics
Disclosure honesty	A	B
Investment from	$53,410	$53,457
Total fees	20%	7.5%
Outlets	191	229
Lawsuits	5	1

BNI: what their numbers say

Gross revenue and membership counts for 90 company-owned and 94 franchised outlets in 2025. Average franchised outlet revenue: $399,084; median: $293,449. No cherry-picking apparent; comprehensive percentile analysis provided.

AlphaGraphics: what their numbers say

Discloses 2025 gross sales data for 215 centers (median $1.09M). Provides expense percentages by category. Excludes net income calculations; cherry-picks reporting centers, excludes closures/new openings.

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