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title: "Forbes: The Best & Worst Franchises to Buy 2018"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/a2327b57-6e8f-461a-908c-3740cda8f9fd
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/forbes-the-best-worst-franchises-to-buy-2018-2706913
category: "Enrichment & STEM"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Enrichment & STEM"
topics: ["Emerging brands"]
published: 2018-08-27T13:08:10.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:09:03.768Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/87461ce155acfe70db2f056d29a9f1ee3923.jpg
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# Forbes: The Best & Worst Franchises to Buy 2018

**TL;DR:** Forbes ranked School of Rock as the second-best medium-investment franchise in 2018, citing system sustainability and franchisor support. School of Rock has start-up costs ranging from $136,850 to $339,100 with 207 units currently open in 10 countries.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-08-27. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/forbes-the-best-worst-franchises-to-buy-2018-2706913).*

## Story

*Forbes* understands franchising is an ever-evolving industry. That's why each year it ranks the best and worst franchises in order to help potential franchisees weigh the risks and rewards of joining the industry. This year, School of Rock made its debut on the list, ranked number two under the best Medium Investment Franchise Category.

The ranking is based on a FRANdata analysis of 3,300 active brands which are then narrowed to 60 brands. These final brands are then ranked best to worst in the following categories: system sustainability, system demand, value for investment, franchisor support and franchisor stability.

School of Rock has start-up costs ranging from $136,850 to $339,100 with 207 unit currently open in 10 countries.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- franchise ranking (topic)
- Forbes (company)
- FRANdata (company)
- School of Rock (company)
- franchisor support (topic)
- medium investment franchise (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/forbes-the-best-worst-franchises-to-buy-2018-2706913). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/a2327b57-6e8f-461a-908c-3740cda8f9fd).