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Jan-Pro vs Window Genie — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Jan-Pro	Window Genie
Disclosure honesty	C	D
Investment from	$130,000	$136,064
Total fees	4.5%	9%
Outlets	108	103
Lawsuits	1	2

Jan-Pro: what their numbers say

Discloses gross contract revenue and gross revenue by tier/vintage for 115 and 48 franchisees respectively, plus expenses for subset. Omits owner compensation, net profit, and excludes ~54% of US franchisees from detailed financials. Pre-expense 'residual' not true net income.

Window Genie: what their numbers say

Discloses average/median gross sales per job for 101 of 103 outlets; excludes 9 closed businesses and 2 non-reporting new ones. No net income, owner salary, or profitability data provided. Cherry-picks open survivors only.

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