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AmSpirit Business Connections

OtherFranchising since 2006Website
Investment
$5K – $55K
2nd pct Other
Avg revenue
50th pct Other
Royalty
Units
19
47th pct Other
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $5K – $55K including a $10K franchise fee.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100.
  • No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
AmSpirit Franchise Corporation
Incorporated in
Ohio
HQ
2701 Tally Ho Lane, Blacklick, Ohio 43004
Auditor
Siebert & Associates CPAs
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$144K
vs $166K 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 AmSpirit Business Connections unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $5K–$55K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $2K–$5K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

372%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%
ROIC above 100% usually means the revenue figure is a system-wide aggregate or top-cohort number rather than a single-unit average. Verify the "Revenue · per unit" field against the brand's FDD Item 19 detail tables before relying on this output.

Store EBITDA · annual
$124K
EBITDA margin
16.5%
Total invested
$33K
Payback
3 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

AmSpirit Business Connections franchisees operate networking and business referral groups that facilitate connections between local business owners and professionals. Day-to-day activities include hosting weekly or monthly meetings, recruiting and retaining members, facilitating introductions, managing membership communications, and driving revenue through membership dues and event fees.

CEO
Frank J. Agin
Founded
2005
FDD year
2025
States available
8

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$5K – $55K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$2K – $5K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$10K
Royalty
Seven percent (7%) of Gross Revenues
Ad fund
0.5%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
7.5%
vs 9–13% typical

Item 19

Financial Performance

This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
19
Opened
2
Last reporting year
Closed
1
Turnover rate
5.3%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
95%
vs corporate-owned
Multi-unit owners
2.5%
Net growth (yr3)
+5.9%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
-5.3%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
18+1
Franchised units
2024
17
Franchised units
2025
19
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 15 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 · 15 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.

No SBA loan data available for this brand.

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

Risk & Legal

62
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE62 / 100

AmSpirit presents caution-level risk due to undisclosed financial performance, anemic unit growth, unprotected territory, and lack of transparent ROI benchmarks in a 19-unit system.

Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosed in FDD Item 19 — impossible to validate ROI claims
  2. 02MEDMinimal unit growth (5.9% YoY) with only 19 total units suggests weak system traction and limited proven model
  3. 03MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk from other AmSpirit franchisees in your market
  4. 04MINORWide investment range ($4,900–$54,600) lacks clarity on what drives cost variance and actual startup requirements
  5. 05MINOR7% royalty on gross revenues (not net) means you pay fees even during unprofitable months
  6. 06MINOR10-year term is lengthy given unproven unit economics and minimal system maturity

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Non-exclusive
Protected territory
No
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Granted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Ohio

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
30 hrs
On-the-job training
0 hrs

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

38 numbers

Locked
(480) 797-••••
AZ
(412) 916-••••
PA
(513) 428-••••
OH

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

AmSpirit Business Connections · FDD (2025) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above