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Dimensional Search

Formerly known as Senior Residential Advisors

Business Services - StaffingFranchising since 1970Website
Investment
$104K – $132K
67th pct Staffing
Avg revenue
42nd pct Staffing
Royalty
7.5%
33rd pct Staffing
Units
41
54th pct Staffing
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $104K – $132K including a $88K franchise fee, 7.5% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 62/100.
  • Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Sanford Rose Associates International, LLC
Parent company
Next Level Exchange, LLC
Incorporated in
Texas
HQ
5908 Headquarters Drive, K200, Plano, Texas 75024
Auditor
Whitley Penn LLP
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$10.5M
vs $11.1M prior year
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2025
Auditor flagged doubt about continued operations. Verify against the latest FDD before deciding.

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 DIMENSIONAL SEARCH unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
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: $104K–$132K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $12K–$28K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

68%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$94K
EBITDA margin
12.5%
Total invested
$138K
Payback
18 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

Dimensional Search appears to be a staffing/recruitment search firm where franchisees operate as independent recruiters or search consultants, likely focusing on permanent or contract placement services. Franchisees manage client relationships, conduct candidate sourcing and screening, and generate revenue through placement fees or commissions.

CEO
Jeffrey T. Kaye
Founded
1959
FDD year
2025
States available
23

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$104K – $132K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$12K – $28K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$88K
Royalty
7.5%
percentage of cash receipts · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
n/d
Total fee load
7.5%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
41
Opened
35
Last reporting year
Closed
1
Turnover rate
2.4%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
Outlier (see FDD)
Likely small-sample artifact
2023
41+34
Franchised units
2024
7
Franchised units
2025
0
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 26 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 · 26 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

62
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE62 / 100

Dimensional Search presents elevated risk due to extreme YoY growth rates, complete financial non-disclosure, regulatory violations, territorial vulnerability, and going concern status — suggesting an unstable or rapidly-pivoting business model with unproven unit economics.

Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORExplosive unit growth (485.7% YoY) suggests either rapid expansion or recovery from collapse — unsustainable growth rates warrant scrutiny on unit quality and franchisee viability
  2. 02MEDFinancial performance completely non-disclosed (no Item 19 average revenue or net income) — impossible to validate ROI on $103,900-$131,600 investment plus 7.5% ongoing royalties
  3. 03MINORRegulatory compliance failure in 2019 (Illinois Attorney General violation for unregistered franchise agreements) — indicates operational/legal immaturity despite being established franchisor
  4. 04MINORNo protected territory despite high franchise fee — franchisees face direct competition from other brand units in same market
  5. 05HIGHGoing concern status flagged — suggests financial instability or operational uncertainty at corporate level
  6. 06MINOR7.5% royalty on cash receipts (not gross sales) is a red flag for revenue manipulation accountability and franchisee cash flow stress

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Radius
Protected territory
No
Initial term
5 years
Renewal term
1 year
Online sales rights
Granted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
1
Right of first refusal
No
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Texas

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
90 hrs
On-the-job training
0 hrs

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

41 numbers

Locked
(501) 454-••••
AR
(708) 955-••••
IL
(612) 419-••••
MN

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

DIMENSIONAL SEARCH · FDD (2025) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above