Créatif Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $205K – $343K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Not SBA-matched
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Créatif is a creative studio franchise offering paint parties, DIY art workshops, and birthday parties in studios or mobile formats. Franchisees run the operations, managing sessions, supplies, and events.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Créatif franchise requires a total initial investment of $205K – $343K, including a $35K franchise fee and an ongoing 7.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above 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: low - issued within the last 12 months
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
- $205K – $343K
- 17th pct Recreation & …
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- 26th pct Recreation & …
- Units
- 6
- 20th pct Recreation & …
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Recreation & Entertainment · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Recreation & Entertainment 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 $205K – $343K including a $35K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports gross revenue and p and l rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 58/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHPositive: net +1 franchised outlets in the latest year (0 opened, 0 closed); 2 signed but not yet open (Item 20).
- DATAItem 19 reports gross revenue and p and l 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
- Creatif Franchising LLC
- CEO title
- President & CEO
- Jaya Aiyar
- Incorporated in
- CA
- HQ
- 5480 Sunol Blvd #2, Pleasanton, California 94566
- Auditor
- DA Advisory Group PLLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $131K
- vs $53K prior year
Affiliated brands
- a creative arts studio featuring art parties
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Jaya Aiyar
- Headquarters
- CA
- Founded
- 2020
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 3
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 51% below the typical recreation & entertainment franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown22 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $35K | $35K | |
| On-Site Training and Assistance | $5K | $6K | |
| Premises deposit | $4K | $12K | |
| Utilities deposits | $0 | $500 | |
| Design and Architect Fees | $4K | $9K | |
| Leasehold Improvements, Construction and/or Remodeling | $55K | $134K | |
| Furniture & Fixtures | $53K | $79K | |
| Exterior Signage | $3K | $8K | |
| Business Licenses and Permits | $750 | $1K | |
| Certifications | $42 | $56 | |
| Computer Systems | $5K | $7K | |
| Initial Inventory to Begin Operating | $5K | $6K | |
| Association Dues | $300 | $750 | |
| Equipment | $2K | $3K | |
| Networking & Digital display | $5K | $6K | |
| Professional Fees | $3K | $3K | |
| Grand Opening Advertising | $5K | $5K | |
| IT Fee | $800 | $1K | |
| Software Fee | $500 | $750 | |
| Art Collateral | $5K | $5K | |
| Total initial investment | $205K | $343K |
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
- $205K – $343K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $14K – $19K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $35K – $35K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 7.0%
- typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 1.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 7.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 1.0% |
| Technology fee | $450 |
| Training fee | $3K |
| Transfer fee | $26K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Inventory (initial) | $5K – $6K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% 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 Créatif 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 Créatif 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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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
- Item 19 type
- gross revenue and p and l
- Sample size
- 3
- vs category median 5
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- The FDD edition these figures were read from
- Transparency
- 6 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 165 Recreation & Entertainment 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 8.0% (near the Recreation & Entertainment median).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports gross revenue and p and l rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Operator retention
Net unit growth of +50.0% over 3 years (0 opened, 0 closed).
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 Recreation & Entertainment medians
How Créatif Compares
Category median of published Recreation & Entertainment 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
- 6
- Opened
- 0
- 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
- 75%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +50.0%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +50.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
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
- 0.33 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 5
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 3 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
3
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
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
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · DA Advisory Group PLLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
FY2025 total revenue $131,431 = royalty fees $65,470 + franchise fees $65,961; plus other income $623 reported below operating revenue. Net income $11,116. Prior year (FY2024) total revenue $53,496.
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 58 / 100 verdict
- 01MINOROnly 4 units in system with unknown growth trajectory suggests early-stage or stalled expansion
- 02MINORRoyalty structure (7–10%) on modest $16,824 weekly revenue ($875,648 annual) creates thin margin risk
- 03MINOR10-year term with $35,000 franchise fee is aggressive for 4-unit system with no brand recognition data
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 8.0% 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 radius | 5 mi |
| Territory population | 80,000 |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 20 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 5 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | No |
| Arbitration location | California |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | varies by state of franchisee |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
0 case reference(s): 0 pending, 0 settled.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 55 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 25 hrs
- Training location
- Remotely / At Franchisee Location (on-site at One-Room and Two-Room studio locations; online only for On-The-Move)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 4 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Time to open
- 6 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
- POS system
- Square
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Square
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
10 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 Créatif franchise?
The total investment to open a Créatif franchise ranges from $205K – $343K, with an initial franchise fee of $35K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Créatif franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Créatif 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 Créatif?
Créatif is franchised by Creatif Franchising LLC. The FDD names no parent company. Source: FDD Item 1, 2025 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Créatif 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 Créatif FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Créatif's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Créatif (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 Créatif franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Créatif has 6 total units in the United States, including 5 franchised units and 1 company-owned units.
Is Créatif a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Créatif as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 58 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.