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Federal Injury Centers

Health & Wellness - OtherFranchising since 2020Website
Investment
$94K – $195K
19th pct Other
Avg revenue
63rd pct Other
Royalty
8.5%
67th pct Other
Units
64
73rd pct Other
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $94K – $195K including a $49K franchise fee, 8.5% 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. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 2 loans (below the industry average).
  • System growing at 40.0% CAGR over 3 years with 64 total units — strong expansion trajectory.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Federal Injury Centers, LLC
Incorporated in
Florida
HQ
3876 Edgar Avenue, Odessa, Florida 33556
Auditor
DASH Business Solutions, LLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$2.0M
vs $3.4M 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 Federal Injury Centers 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: personal services
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $94K–$195K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $25K–$50K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

76%

Above typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$139K
EBITDA margin
18.5%
Total invested
$182K
Payback
16 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

Federal Injury Centers franchisees operate urgent care clinics specializing in Federal Workers' Compensation cases. Day-to-day operations include patient intake and medical evaluation, case documentation for federal claims, coordination with insurance adjusters and employers, and management of billing tied to federal workers' comp reimbursement rates. Revenue depends entirely on patient volume and successful federal claims processing.

CEO
Christopher Helms
Founded
2020
FDD year
2025
States available
26

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$94K – $195K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$25K – $50K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$49K
Royalty
8.5%
Gross Federal Workers Comp Collections · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
n/d
Total fee load
8.5%
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
64
Opened
15
Last reporting year
Closed
7
Turnover rate
10.9%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
98%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+14.5%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+40.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
63+9
Franchised units
2024
55
Franchised units
2025
45
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 25 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 · 25 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.

Total loans
2
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

62
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE62 / 100

Federal Injury Centers presents elevated risk due to franchisor going concern issues, active multi-state litigation, missing financial disclosures, and a revenue-dependent royalty model that invites disputes.

Score breakdown · what drove the 62 / 100 rating

  1. 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates potential financial instability at franchisor level
  2. 02HIGHMultiple active litigations including trademark disputes, breach of contract, and regulatory actions in Virginia and Maryland
  3. 03MEDNo Item 19 disclosure (Avg Revenue and Net Income not disclosed) — inability to validate ROI claims or franchisee profitability
  4. 04HIGH14.5% YoY unit growth is modest for a growing concept; coupled with litigation suggests possible hidden attrition
  5. 05MINORRoyalty structure tied to 'Gross Federal Workers Comp Collections' creates ambiguous accounting and potential franchisor-franchisee disputes
  6. 06MINORSettled trademark/unjust enrichment dispute indicates prior franchisor-franchisee conflict over brand assets and operational control

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/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
4
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
Florida

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
120 hrs
On-the-job training
296 hrs
POS system
Quick EMR
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

57 numbers

Locked
(312) 440-••••
IL
(704) 525-••••
NC
(901) 756-••••
TN

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Federal Injury Centers · FDD (2025) PDF

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