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FRSTeam

Cleaning - Commercial & JanitorialFranchising since 2006Website
Investment
$139K – $554K
68th pct Commercial & …
Avg revenue
$2.0M
59th pct Commercial & …
Royalty
Units
49
47th pct Commercial & …
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $139K – $554K including a $65K franchise fee.
  • Average unit revenue of $2.0M/year (median $1.5M). Estimated payback in 0.8 years.
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 39/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 12 loans (below the industry average).
  • System growing at 23.7% CAGR over 3 years with 49 total units — strong expansion trajectory.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
FRSTeam, LLC
Parent company
Empower Brands Franchising, LLC
Incorporated in
California
HQ
2520 Northwinds Parkway, Suite 375, Alpharetta, Georgia 30009
Auditor
Smith + Howard PC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$116.8M
vs $140.1M 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 FRSTeam unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
FDD Item 19 reports $2,021,571
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: restoration
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $139K–$554K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $60K–$150K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

45%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$202K
EBITDA margin
10.0%
Total invested
$451K
Payback
27 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.

Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing

What would 25 FRSTeam units return on equity?

Edit assumptions

Equity IRR · 5-yr

49.9%

7.57× MOIC

Year-1 DSCR

1.88×

EBITDA ÷ debt service

Equity required

$1.2M

on $6.1M purchase

Total debt

$4.9M

SBA $3.0M + senior + seller note

Overview

About

FRSTeam franchisees appear to operate field service or mobile service businesses (likely HVAC, plumbing, electrical, or similar trades based on 'Team' branding and service-model economics). Day-to-day operations involve managing technician teams, dispatching to customer locations, managing service calls, handling customer billing, and maintaining fleet/equipment.

CEO
Scott Zide
Founded
2005
FDD year
2026
States available
29

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$139K – $554K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$60K – $150K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$65K
Royalty
the greater of 6% of monthly Gross Revenues or the Minimu…
Ad fund
the greater of $1,250 or 2% of Gross Revenues
Total fee load
8.0%
vs 9–13% typical
Payback period
0.8 yrs
From v3 / Item 19

Item 19

Financial Performance

Avg gross sales
$2.0M
Per unit, per year
Median gross sales
$1.5M
Item 19 type
Historic Financial Performance
Sample size
44 units
vs category median 32
Range (low → high)
$236K$6.4M
Cohort dispersion
Transparency
10 / 5
vs category median 4 / 5 · above
Revenue rank59th
vs Cleaning - Commercial & Janitorial peers
Investment cost rank68th
Lower investment ranks lower (better)
Royalty rate rank66th
Lower royalty = lower percentile (better)
Unit count rank47th
vs Cleaning - Commercial & Janitorial peers
Risk score rank3th
Lower risk = lower percentile (better)

Item 20 · unit dynamics

The Growth Chart

Total units
49
Opened
11
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
2
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
96%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+30.6%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+23.7%
Compounded over last 3 years
2024
47+11
Franchised units
2025
36
Franchised units
2026
38
Franchised units

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).

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 · 24 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
12
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

39
Risk · 0-100
STRONG39 / 100

FRSTeam shows moderate-to-high caution due to undisclosed financial performance data, franchisor going concern status, and lack of clarity on royalty minimums and unit profitability sustainability despite rapid growth.

Score breakdown · what drove the 39 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNo Item 19 Financial Performance Representations disclosed — cannot independently verify claimed $432,786 average net income
  2. 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE, indicating potential financial instability or viability questions about franchisor operations
  3. 03MINORHigh unit growth rate (30.6% YoY) may indicate aggressive recruiting masking underlying unit profitability or retention issues
  4. 04MINORWide investment range ($138,875–$553,500) suggests highly variable startup costs with unclear cost drivers and ROI predictability
  5. 05MINORMinimum Monthly Royalty structure (greater of 6% or MMR) not specified — could create unpredictable cash flow burden in low-revenue months

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Political boundaries
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
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
Georgia

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
58 hrs
On-the-job training
0 hrs
POS system
FRSTaid 3.0
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

34 numbers

Locked
(602) 248-••••
AZ
(651) 776-••••
MN
(732) 654-••••
NJ

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

FRSTeam · FDD (2026) PDF

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