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Home Instead vs ActiKare — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Home Instead	ActiKare
Disclosure honesty	B	C
Investment from	$91,040	$32,530
Total fees	7%	5%
Outlets	619	150
Lawsuits	3	0

Home Instead: what their numbers say

Discloses 2024 gross sales for 603 franchises (median $2.26M, average $2.61M) and care platform growth data. Cherry-picks by excluding closed units and using median rather than mean emphasis.

ActiKare: what their numbers say

Gross sales only by hours worked (full-time through part-time); 65% of 103 units met criteria; excludes costs, expenses, net income; cherry-picks licensed, 12+ months operation.

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