The franchising industry’s favoritism towards military veterans has long been documented. Veterans tend to be disciplined, hard workers and excellent at following established systems. Their years of military training and experience make them ideal franchisees.
Here are our top 5 picks for home services franchises for veterans:
About: The leader in home and property inspection in North America, Pillar to Post has been named a Top 50 Franchise for franchisee satisfaction, Top Low Cost Investment by Franchise Business Review, and a top ranked franchise business for the past 13 years consecutively by Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500.
- Liquid Capital Requirement: $7500
- Incentive: Veterans receive 10 percent off the franchise fee
- Veteran-owned franchises: 125 (out of 370)
- Supporting the troops: Pillar to Post is working with the Military Warriors Support Foundation to provide initial home inspections for house that will be donated to veterans.
About: WIN Home Inspection began as a home inspection business franchise in the Pacific Northwest. The company is now expanding nationwide and is currently in 28 states. Franchise can be run from a home office and absentee ownership is permitted.
- Liquid Capital Requirement: $25,000
- Veteran-owned unit: 45 (out of 168)
- Special promotion: WIN for America, a program that grants qualified veterans awards up to $40,000 off of their franchise fee and providing business-planning assistance.
About: Commercial and residential cleaning and disaster restoration franchise.
- Liquid Capital Requirement:
- Incentive: 15% discount off of franchise fee for veterans
- Veterans owned franchises: 210 (out of 4,939)
About: Franchise opportunity that offers interior, exterior and structural inspection services to homebuyers. AmeriSpec is co-branded with companies like Terminix, Merry Maids, Tru-Green/ChemLawn and Furniture Medic in order to provide customers with discounts.
- Liquid Capital Requirement: $10,000 – $15,000
- Incentives: 15% discount off franchise fee for veterans and in-house financing
- Liquid Capital Requirement:
- Incentives: Only open to veterans