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101 Mobility

RetailFranchising since 2010Website
Investment
$182K – $259K
43rd pct Retail
Avg revenue
$768K
22nd pct Retail
Royalty
7.0%
59th pct Retail
Units
194
76th pct Retail
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $182K – $259K including a $74K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $768K/year (median $785K).
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 42/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 34 loans (below the industry average).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
101 Mobility Franchise Systems, LLC
Parent company
101M AcquisitionCo, Inc.
Incorporated in
North Carolina
HQ
5221 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, North Carolina 28403
Auditor
Earney Accountants & Advisors, PLLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$8.4M
vs $9.3M prior year

Yale framework · single-unit ROIC

Returns Analysis

Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.

The model · Yale framework

What would one 101 MOBILITY unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $767,913
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: retail
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $182K–$259K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $50K–$75K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

16%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$46K
EBITDA margin
6.0%
Total invested
$283K
Payback
74 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

101 Mobility franchisees operate mobile accessibility solution businesses, installing and selling mobility equipment (ramps, lifts, stairlifts, grab bars) primarily to aging and disabled populations. Day-to-day operations involve in-home assessments, equipment sales, installation, customer service, and local marketing in protected territories.

CEO
Joseph C. Loch
Founded
2010
FDD year
2025
States available
38

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$182K – $259K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$50K – $75K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$74K
Royalty
7.0%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
9.0%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$768K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$785K
Item 19 type
Quartile Averages for Territory Sales
Sample size
55 units
vs category median 52
Range (low → high)
$37K$3.7M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
4 / 5
vs category median 3 / 5 · above
Revenue rank22th
vs Retail peers
Investment cost rank43th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank59th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank76th
vs Retail peers
Risk score rank8th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
194
Opened
1
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
16
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
92%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+0.6%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+3.5%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
178+1
Franchised units
2024
177
Franchised units
2025
172
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 13 states with active franchisees

The Territory Map

Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 13 states
Not registered

States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.

Government records

SBA Loan Data

Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.

Total loans
34
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

42
Risk · 0-100
STRONG42 / 100

101 Mobility presents moderate-to-cautious risk with minimal unit growth, opaque profitability data, and litigation history that obscures realistic earnings potential relative to investment.

Score breakdown · what drove the 42 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORStagnant unit growth (0.6% YoY) suggests system maturation or contraction challenges with only 194 units
  2. 02MINORNo Item 19 (Average Net Income) disclosure limits ability to validate $767,913 average revenue claims or assess true profitability
  3. 03HIGHLitigation history shows franchisor aggressively pursued former franchisee, raising concerns about dispute resolution and relationship management
  4. 04MEDHigh initial investment ($181,850–$258,600) combined with undisclosed net income creates significant ROI uncertainty
  5. 05MINORTiered royalty structure (7% down to 5%) incentivizes growth but may compress margins for lower-revenue operators

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
ZIP Codes
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Not allowed
Litigation count
1
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
North Carolina

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
80 hrs
On-the-job training
0 hrs
POS system
MOBILINK
Operating tech stack

Item 20

Franchisee Contacts

Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.

Franchisee contacts

63 numbers

Locked
(754) 202-••••
DE
(904) 891-••••
DE
(215) 638-••••
NJ

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

101 MOBILITY · FDD (2025) PDF

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