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Créatif

OtherFranchising since 2020Website
Investment
$42K – $343K
12th pct Other
Avg revenue
$17K
1st pct Other
Royalty
7.0%
33rd pct Other
Units
4
25th pct Other
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $42K – $343K including a $35K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
  • Average unit revenue of $17K/year (median $13K). Estimated payback in 1.6 years.
  • Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 70/100.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
CREATIF FRANCHISING LLC
Incorporated in
California
HQ
5480 Sunol Blvd #2, Pleasanton, California 94566
Auditor
DA Advisory Group PLLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$53K
vs $131K 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 Créatif unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $16,824
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $42K–$343K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $1K–$19K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

1%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$3K
EBITDA margin
15.0%
Total invested
$203K
Payback
963 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.

Overview

About

Créatif franchisees operate creative service or experiential businesses (model type unclear from data) across three formats: Two-Room, One-Room, or On-the-Move mobile units. Daily operations likely involve client/customer service delivery, scheduling, inventory management, and sales execution within protected territories.

CEO
Jaya Aiyar
Founded
2020
FDD year
2025
States available
3

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$42K – $343K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$1K – $19K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$35K
Royalty
7.0%
Gross Revenue · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
1.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
1.6 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$17K
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$13K
Item 19 type
Monthly Gross Revenue and Affiliate Net Profit
Sample size
4 units
vs category median 20 · small
Range (low → high)
$8K$30K
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
10 / 5
vs category median 3 / 5 · above
Revenue rank1th
vs Other peers
Investment cost rank12th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank33th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank25th
vs Other peers
Risk score rank77th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
4
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
75%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+0.0%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+50.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
3±0
Franchised units
2024
3
Franchised units
2025
2
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 16 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 · 16 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

70
Risk · 0-100
CAUTION70 / 100

Early-stage, opaque franchisor with unverified financials, minimal unit count, and questionable going concern status presents significant risk despite no litigation.

Score breakdown · what drove the 70 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINOROnly 4 units in system with unknown growth trajectory suggests early-stage or stalled expansion
  2. 02HIGHGoing Concern = False indicates franchisor financial instability or lack of transparency
  3. 03MEDNo Item 19 (Financial Performance Representations) disclosed — cannot verify claimed $118,646.72 net income
  4. 04MINORWide investment range ($42,300–$342,538) suggests inconsistent unit economics or undefined model clarity
  5. 05MINORRoyalty structure (7–10%) on modest $16,824 weekly revenue ($875,648 annual) creates thin margin risk
  6. 06MINOR10-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

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Zip codes and population
Protected territory
Yes
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
The state where your franchised business is located

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
55 hrs
On-the-job training
25 hrs
POS system
Square
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

19 numbers

Locked
(925) 640-••••
CA
(401) 462-••••
RI
(608) 266-••••
WI

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