Boulder Designs®
Bottom line
- Total investment $148K – $173K including a $63K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 54/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 17 loans (below the industry average).
- 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 Boulder Designs® unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
58%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Boulder Designs franchisees operate interior design or home décor retail/service businesses, likely offering custom design consultation, product selection, and installation services to residential clients. Day-to-day work involves client consultations, design proposals, vendor coordination, and project management within a protected territory.
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 · 34 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Boulder Designs presents caution-level risk due to undisclosed financials, litigation history involving deceptive practices, stagnant unit growth, and ambiguous franchisor financial health—requiring extensive validation from current franchisees before commitment.
Score breakdown · what drove the 54 / 100 rating
- 01MINORNo financial performance disclosure (Item 19) prevents ROI validation against $147k-$173k investment
- 02MINORDeceptive trade practices lawsuit by former franchisee signals potential misrepresentation in FDD or recruitment
- 03MINORThree franchisor lawsuits against franchisees indicate enforcement issues, trade secret disputes, and possible financial underperformance
- 04MINORSlow unit growth (6.5% YoY) with only 82 units suggests market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 05MINOREscalating minimum royalty fees ($750→$950→$1,500) combined with 7% gross revenue floor creates unpredictable cost structure
- 06HIGHGoing Concern marked FALSE is atypical for healthy franchise systems and may indicate franchisor financial instability
- 07MINORHigh franchise fee ($63,000) relative to system size and growth rate increases breakeven burden
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
93 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Boulder Designs® · FDD (2026) PDF