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Creative Colors vs PuroClean — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Creative Colors	PuroClean
Disclosure honesty	B	C
Investment from	$101,560	$108,503
Total fees	8.5%	14%
Outlets	70	433
Lawsuits	0	4

Creative Colors: what their numbers say

Gross revenue data for 49 franchisees (26 multi-unit, 23 single-unit) and 2 company stores for full-year 2025. Multi-van average $637,911; single-van average $127,327. Historical data back to 1991 provided. Excludes operating expenses.

PuroClean: what their numbers say

Discloses gross sales only (average $941,644, median $500,496 across 393 franchisees) with BDR vs. non-BDR breakdowns. No cost, expense, or profit data provided; bottom 10% averaged only $15,287.

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