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Bee Organized

Home Services - OtherFranchising since 2017Website
Investment
$40K – $249K
5th pct Other
Avg revenue
$185K
2nd pct Other
Royalty
Units
45
51st pct Other
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $40K – $249K including a $30K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $185K/year (median $128K). Estimated payback in 1.7 years.
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 52/100.
  • System growing at 95.5% CAGR over 3 years with 45 total units — strong expansion trajectory.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Bee Organized Enterprises, LLC
Incorporated in
Kansas
HQ
4350 West 107th Street, Overland Park, Kansas 66207
Auditor
Kezos & Dunlavy, LLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$904K
vs $891K 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 Bee Organized unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $184,549
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: restoration
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $40K–$249K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $3K–$8K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

14%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$20K
EBITDA margin
11.0%
Total invested
$149K
Payback
88 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.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 Bee Organized units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$148K

on $738K purchase

Total debt

$591K

SBA $0.4M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

Bee Organized franchisees provide professional home and office organizing services, including decluttering, space design, and systems implementation. Day-to-day activities include client consultations, on-site organizing projects (typically 4-8 hour engagements), before/after documentation, and local marketing. The model relies on service delivery excellence, repeat business, and referrals within a defined geographic market.

CEO
Lisa Foley
Founded
2017
FDD year
2026
States available
20

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$40K – $249K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$3K – $8K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$30K
Royalty
Greater of 8% of Gross Sales or Minimum Monthly Royalty F…
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
55.0%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
1.7 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$185K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$128K
Item 19 type
Company Owned and Operational Franchise Outlets
Sample size
33 units
vs category median 21
Range (low → high)
$35K$726K
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
10 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Revenue rank2th
vs Home Services - Other peers
Investment cost rank5th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank54th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank51th
vs Home Services - Other peers
Risk score rank30th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
45
Opened
11
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
98%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+26.5%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+95.5%
Compounded over last 3 years
2024
43+9
Franchised units
2025
34
Franchised units
2026
22
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 24 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 · 24 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

52
Risk · 0-100
STRONG52 / 100

Moderate-to-caution risk profile: solid unit growth and profitability claims are undermined by unprotected territory, opaque fee structure, lack of financial disclosure, and wide investment variance.

Score breakdown · what drove the 52 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk and cannibalization potential within the 45-unit system
  2. 02MINORWide investment range ($40K-$249K) suggests inconsistent unit economics or undefined build-out standards
  3. 03MINORMinimum monthly royalty fee structure (in addition to 8% of sales) could burden low-revenue locations below $184K average
  4. 04MINORNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure limits ability to validate claimed $82.9K average net income
  5. 05MINORStrong YoY growth (26.5%) unverified—could indicate recruitment-driven expansion rather than same-store sales growth

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Qualified Households
Protected territory
No
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
Kansas

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
48 hrs
On-the-job training
6 hrs
POS system
Zoho, Canva, Google Workplace, and Jobber
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

47 numbers

Locked
(210) 391-••••
TX
(561) 851-••••
FL
(206) 931-••••
WA

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Bee Organized · FDD (2026) PDF

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