Bridge to Better Living
Bottom line
- Total investment $83K – $112K including a $48K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $491K/year. Estimated payback in 0.9 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
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 Bridge to Better Living unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
86%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Bridge to Better Living units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.5M
on $7.4M purchase
Total debt
$5.9M
SBA $3.7M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Bridge to Better Living franchisees appear to operate a home services or personal development business model. Daily operations likely involve client consultations, service delivery or coaching, administrative tasks, and sales/marketing efforts to grow their customer base within their protected territory.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 14 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
This is a micro-franchise system (2 units) with unvalidated financials, undisclosed royalty minimums, and limited growth evidence—presenting meaningful execution risk despite no disclosed litigation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 2 franchised units with unknown growth trajectory suggests nascent or stalled system expansion
- 02HIGHNo Item 19 financial performance representations (Going Concern = False) limits ability to validate the $490k average revenue claim
- 03MINORRoyalty structure with minimum creates fixed cost burden; 8% of $490k ($39.3k) plus unknown minimum could significantly erode the $107k average net income
- 04MINORHigh franchise fee ($48k) relative to system size and unproven unit economics raises capital recovery concerns
- 05HIGHLack of disclosed litigation doesn't confirm clean history; small systems often lack legal infrastructure to report disputes
- 06MINOR10-year term is longer than industry standard (5-7 years typical), locking franchisees into potentially unfavorable economics
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
14 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Bridge to Better Living · FDD (2021) PDF