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RANKED · BY VERDICT · 17 BRANDS

Best health & wellness franchises under $250K

Ranked by Watch Desk verdict, computed from each brand's own FDD Item 20 with an evidence gate — proven systems first; the unproven can't place. Distress flags are live and independent of the ranking.

#BrandVerdict3-yr unitsNetDistress
01PRIME IV HYDRATION & WELLNESS (UNIT)✓ VERIFIEDHealth & WellnessStrong+114%
02The Joint...the chiropractic place✓ VERIFIEDHealth & WellnessStrong+78%
03Vision Source L.P.✓ VERIFIEDHealth & WellnessSteady+17%
04Vision Source✓ VERIFIEDHealth & WellnessSteady+11%
05Federal Injury Centers✓ VERIFIEDHealth & WellnessSteady+75%STABLE 6
06Good Neighbor Pharmacy✓ VERIFIEDHealth & WellnessSteady+0%
07LICE CLINICS OF AMERICA✓ VERIFIEDHealth & WellnessStrain-22%
08HEALTH MART✓ VERIFIEDHealth & WellnessStrain-14%
09THE WELLNESS WAY✓ VERIFIEDHealth & WellnessToo new+169%
10Glow Sauna Studios✓ VERIFIEDHealth & WellnessToo new+100%
11Signal Health Group✓ VERIFIEDHealth & WellnessToo new+36%
12Gameday Men's Health✓ VERIFIEDHealth & WellnessToo new+533%
13Nowlogy Clinic✓ VERIFIEDHealth & WellnessToo new+700%
14THE JOINT CHIROPRACTIC (RD)✓ VERIFIEDHealth & WellnessToo new0%
15Relive Health (AR Offering)✓ VERIFIEDHealth & WellnessToo new
16BeBalanced✓ VERIFIEDHealth & WellnessToo new0%
17Dentsmart✓ VERIFIEDHealth & WellnessToo new-6%
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