FPC (F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants)
Bottom line
- Total investment $85K – $145K including a $50K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 1 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -14.5% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 FPC (F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants) unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
65%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
FPC franchisees operate personnel staffing and consulting businesses, recruiting and placing temporary and permanent employees for client companies. Day-to-day operations involve client acquisition, candidate sourcing and screening, contract negotiation, payroll processing, and ongoing account management. Franchisees generate revenue through markups on hourly billing rates and placement fees.
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 · 24 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
FPC presents high risk due to rapid unit decline (-10.2% YoY), absence of financial performance data, and going concern status uncertainty—classic indicators of a struggling franchise system where franchisee profitability is unverified.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01MEDSystem shrinking rapidly: 10.2% unit decline YoY (54 units) signals deteriorating franchisee performance or franchisor support issues
- 02MINORNo Item 19 financial performance disclosure: Cannot verify if $84,650-$144,900 investment generates positive ROI
- 03HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE: Franchisor may be financially unstable or facing operational viability questions
- 04MINORStaffing/personnel services model has high customer churn risk and thin margins typical of this industry
- 05MINOR8% royalty on gross receipts (not net profit) creates cash flow pressure for franchisees in slow months
- 06MINORDeclining unit count + no average revenue/net income data = impossible to validate financial viability claims
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
55 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
FPC (F-O-R-T-U-N-E Personnel Consultants) · FDD (2026) PDF