Bottom line
- Total investment $5K – $20K including a $1 franchise fee, 1.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100.
- 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
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 ApTask unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
805%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
ApTask franchisees operate as staffing/temporary labor placement agencies, managing client relationships, recruiting and screening candidates, and billing clients for worker placement services. Day-to-day operations involve sales outreach, candidate pipeline development, payroll processing for placed workers, and account management. The business model relies on billing clients for labor services and remitting wages to temporary workers placed.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
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
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 5 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).
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
ApTask presents high risk due to extreme system immaturity (4 units), undisclosed financials, false going concern status, zero territory protection, and lack of proven franchisee ROI validation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 4 franchise units suggests extremely limited system viability and lack of proven scalability
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates potential franchisor financial instability or operational distress
- 03MINORZero territory protection exposes franchisees to direct competition from other franchisees and the franchisor itself
- 04MEDFinancial performance metrics (revenue/net income) completely undisclosed — no Item 19 to validate investment returns
- 05MINORMinimal franchise fee ($1) combined with low investment range suggests either aggressive recruitment or inability to attract capital commitment
- 06MINORUnknown unit growth trajectory with only 4 locations raises questions about system viability and franchisee success rates
- 07MINOR1% royalty structure may mask inadequate franchisor support or indicate a struggling support infrastructure
- 08MED10-year term lock-in with no disclosed exit strategy or renewal data
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
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
6 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
ApTask · FDD (2025) PDF