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FV-00783·CAUTIONExcellent81

Doriva Local Art Source

OtherFranchising since 2025Website
Investment
$87K – $127K
28th pct Other
Avg revenue
50th pct Other
Royalty
6.0%
17th pct Other
Units
2
14th pct Other
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $87K – $127K including a $50K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100.
  • No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
LAS Franchising, Inc.
Incorporated in
Texas
HQ
27218 Trinity Bend, San Antonio, Texas 78261
Auditor
Metwally CPA PLLC
Audited financials

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 Doriva Local Art Source 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: $87K–$127K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $5K–$10K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

98%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$113K
EBITDA margin
15.0%
Total invested
$114K
Payback
12 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

Franchisees operate local art galleries or online marketplaces featuring curated artwork from regional artists. Day-to-day activities include artist recruitment/curation, gallery management (or e-commerce platform operations), customer acquisition, sales transactions, and royalty reporting to the franchisor. The model blends retail gallery operations with digital marketplace commission architecture.

CEO
Norman Renglich
Founded
2024
FDD year
2025
States available
1

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$87K – $127K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$5K – $10K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$50K
Royalty
6.0%
Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
8.0%
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
2
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
2
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
0%
vs corporate-owned
2023
0±0
Franchised units
2024
0
Franchised units
2025
0
Franchised units

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

Item 12 · 1 state 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.

1

states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)

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

75
Risk · 0-100
CAUTION75 / 100

Extremely early-stage franchise with minimal operating units, undisclosed financials, questionable franchisor stability, and unproven unit economics in a challenging retail art market.

Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDOnly 2 existing units indicates extremely limited system validation and growth trajectory
  2. 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents realistic ROI assessment on $87,050–$126,800 investment
  3. 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, suggesting potential financial instability or operational uncertainty at franchisor level
  4. 04MINORDual royalty structure (6% gallery vs. 10% e-commerce) creates complex accounting and incentivizes lower-margin local sales
  5. 05MINOR10-year term is unusually long without proven unit economics or franchisee success stories to justify commitment
  6. 06MINORArt/local gallery business model has historically low barriers to entry and high failure rates among independents

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Geographic
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
10 years
Online sales rights
Granted
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
Optional
Governing law
Texas

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
20 hrs
On-the-job training
14 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

1 numbers

Locked
(210) 347-••••
TX

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Doriva Local Art Source · FDD (2025) PDF

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