Forget boring franchises. This is the FUN one. 🏰🎉 Bounce houses, water slides, obstacle courses—and serious money.

Meet Sal Longo, the powerhouse founder of Busy Bee Jumpers. He turned a college side hustle into a $5.5M seasonal business… and now he’s franchising across the U.S.

💰 Investment starts at just $165K

📈 Average revenue per territory: $862K

🎯 Semi-absentee model available

If you want a family-friendly business with massive demand, high margins, and incredible growth potential, this could be the most exciting franchise of 2025.

👉 In this episode, discover how Sal scaled Busy Bee Jumpers for 20+ years, why his CFO and an insurance CEO became franchisees, and why this “fun & sexy” brand is set to dominate the party rental franchise industry.

⏱️ Timestamps

00:00 – Why this franchise is FUN (not boring!)
01:30 – Meet Sal Longo, Busy Bee Jumpers founder
03:45 – How a bounce house side hustle became a $5.5M empire
06:50 – First big “aha moment” delivering a bounce house
10:15 – Scaling to $5.5M in just 6 months of the year
13:30 – Struggles: staffing, cash flow & seasonality
16:55 – CFO + Insurance CEO buy Busy Bee franchises
20:40 – The first 3 franchisees explained
25:15 – COVID pivot: doubling revenue by focusing on inflatables
29:50 – Item 19 numbers revealed: $862K avg per territory
34:00 – Who’s the ideal franchisee? (Gritty & community-minded)
37:15 – Customers: parents, schools, towns, municipalities
40:25 – Safety, liability & why insurers trust Busy Bee
44:00 – Competition? None nationwide + conversion model
47:20 – Tech edge: 70% of sales online, call center option
50:10 – Semi-absentee ownership explained
53:30 – Culture of “Protect the Hive” & long-term managers
56:40 – Investment range $165K–$400K
59:20 – Growth goals: 5 more franchises in 2025

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