Elite Tutoring Place
Bottom line
- Total investment $47K – $93K including a $25K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 67/100.
- 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
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 Elite Tutoring Place unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
139%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Franchisees operate in-person or hybrid tutoring centers offering K-12 academic instruction across multiple subjects. Day-to-day operations include student enrollment, tutor hiring/management, curriculum delivery, parent communication, and marketing to local schools and families.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
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
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 5 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 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
Elite Tutoring Place presents elevated risk due to a contracting unit base, missing financial performance data, and an unproven business model at minimal scale.
Score breakdown · what drove the 67 / 100 rating
- 01MINORUnit count declining 16.7% YoY (6 units total) indicates system contraction and weak franchisee retention
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents ROI validation and suggests franchisor may lack compelling financial data
- 03MINORAggressive royalty structure ($300→$600/month) on small revenue base may create unsustainable unit economics
- 04MINORMinimal franchise fee ($25k) relative to total investment ($46.8k–$92.7k) suggests high proportion in startup costs with unclear ROI timeline
- 05MINORExtremely small system (6 units) limits peer support network and indicates early-stage/struggling franchisor
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
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
12 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Elite Tutoring Place · FDD (2023) PDF