Bright Brothers Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $170K – $344K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Not SBA-matched
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Bright Brothers is a home services franchise providing soft washing, pressure washing, gutter cleaning, and holiday lighting. Franchisees run route-based crews, managing scheduling, service, and accounts.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Bright Brothers franchise requires a total initial investment of $170K – $344K, including a $50K – $51K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.5% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. FranchiseVerdict grade: D (Below average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: medium - issued 12 to 24 months ago; a newer filing is likely on file
Evidence: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✗ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored5 of 5 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $170K – $344K
- 70th pct Home Services
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Incl. company outletsProjectionn=2
- Royalty
- 6.5%
- 44th pct Home Services
- Units
- 3
- 8th pct Home Services
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Home Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Home Services median · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $170K – $344K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.5% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports per-transaction figures rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
- RISKVerdict D (Below average), verdict score 35/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHPositive: net +2 franchised outlets in the latest year (2 opened, 0 closed); 2 signed but not yet open (Item 20).
- DATAItem 19 reports per-transaction figures rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Bright Brothers Group, LLC
- CEO title
- Chief Executive Officer
- Lawrence M Janesky
- CEO experience
- 36 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- DE
- HQ
- 60 Silvermine Road, Seymour, CT 06483
- Auditor
- Walsh & Dickinson
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $226K
- vs $27K prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Lawrence M Janesky
- Headquarters
- CT
- Founded
- 2023
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 3
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 53% above the typical home services franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown17 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $45K | $51K | |
| Computers and Technologynot refundable | $2K | $4K | |
| Rent and Security Depositnot refundable | $13K | $15K | |
| Trucknot refundable | $6K | $55K | |
| Sales Vehiclenot refundable | $3K | $25K | |
| Vehicle Modificationnot refundable | $5K | $6K | |
| Pallet Rackingnot refundable | $3K | $5K | |
| Grand Opening Advertisingnot refundable | $15K | $15K | |
| Insurancenot refundable | $2K | $3K | |
| Skidnot refundable | $6K | $30K | |
| Startup Inventory, Equipment, and Toolsnot refundable | $21K | $23K | |
| Business Licenses and Company Formationnot refundable | $250 | $1K | |
| Holiday Lights Inventorynot refundable | $12K | $13K | |
| Professional Feesnot refundable | $1K | $5K | |
| Initial Training Fee and Travel Expensesnot refundable | $6K | $11K | |
| Office Outfitnot refundable | $3K | $8K | |
| Additional Funds (3 Months)not refundable | $30K | $75K | |
| Total initial investment | $170K | $344K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $170K – $344K
- Bottom third — review vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $30K – $75K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $51K
- Middle of category vs category
- Royalty
- 6.5%
- typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 7.5%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.5% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $35 |
| Training fee | $5K |
| Transfer fee | $8K |
| Renewal fee | $25K |
| Inventory (initial) | $21K – $23K |
| Total fee load | 7.5% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for Bright Brothers is on file. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Bright Brothers unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for annual revenue, COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
Includes company-owned outlets
Reported per transaction, not per outlet
Based on a sample of only 2
- Item 19 type
- per-transaction figures
- Sample size
- 2
- vs category median 32 · small
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- Disclosed in the 2025 filing, covering 2024
- Transparency
- 6 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 319 Home Services brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 7.5% (near the Home Services median).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports per-transaction figures rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Multi-unit rate
50% of franchisees own multiple units, a moderate multi-unit rate.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Home Services medians
How Bright Brothers Compares
Category median of published Home Services brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 3
- Opened
- 2
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- N/A
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 67%
- vs corporate-owned
- Multi-unit owners
- 50.0%
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 0
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 2
- 0.67 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 8
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 4 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 contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Where the owners are · Item 20 owner list
4 current owners across 4 states.
- DE 1
- LA 1
- MN 1
- VA 1
Counts only, from the list the franchisor prints in Item 20. Names and phone numbers are for your own due diligence and are not shown here.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Micro-franchise system with minimal operating history, unprotected territories, and unvalidated financials creates significant execution and market saturation risk despite positive unit-level profitability claims.
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
No litigation is required to be disclosed in this Item.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Walsh & Dickinson
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
FY2024 total revenues of $226,059: Sale of Product $109,623, Franchise Fees $90,000, Royalty Fees $16,436, Training Fees $10,000. Net loss $(450,176); members' deficit $(590,707). Going-concern emphasis: start-up with limited revenue, funded by a member and related party. Audited by Walsh & Dickinson, Shelton CT, March 26, 2025.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 35 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDOnly 3 units system-wide indicates extremely limited track record and network effects; no disclosed growth trajectory raises sustainability concerns
- 02MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk — multiple franchisees could canibalize revenue within same market
- 03MINORHigh investment-to-unit ratio ($170k-$343k) against only 3 existing locations suggests either premium positioning without proof or inflated costs
- 04MINORItem 19 financial data shows only 3 data points — statistically insufficient to validate claimed $417k average revenue; potential selection bias toward top performer(s)
- 05MINOR6.5% royalty on gross revenue (not net) means franchisee pays even during unprofitable months; combined with $50k upfront fee creates aggressive fee structure
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 7.5% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory population | 200,000 |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 25 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | New Haven County, Connecticut |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | CT |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation is required to be disclosed in this Item.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 8 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 33 hrs
- Training location
- Seymour, Connecticut and franchisee's location
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 33 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Time to open
- 4 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
4 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Bright Brothers franchise?
The total investment to open a Bright Brothers franchise ranges from $170K – $344K, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Bright Brothers franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Bright Brothers FDD discloses figures for part of the system but no single average across all outlets. These are gross sales figures, not profit; the Revenue section shows what the filing reports and on what basis. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns Bright Brothers?
Bright Brothers is franchised by Bright Brothers Group, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2025 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Bright Brothers FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Bright Brothers FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Bright Brothers's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Bright Brothers (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many Bright Brothers franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Bright Brothers has 3 total units in the United States, including 2 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 2 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Bright Brothers a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Bright Brothers as a D-grade franchise with a verdict score of 35 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.