Gecko Hospitality
Formerly known as Global Dental
Bottom line
- Total investment $54K – $85K including a $40K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 5 loans (below the industry average).
- 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
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 Gecko Hospitality unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
80%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Gecko Hospitality is a staffing and recruitment franchise focused on hospitality industry placements. Franchisees operate as employment agencies, recruiting and placing hospitality workers (servers, bartenders, housekeeping, etc.) with hotels, restaurants, and event venues, earning commissions on placements while paying 10% royalties on gross revenue.
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 · 22 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
Gecko Hospitality presents meaningful financial opacity and unit growth concerns, offset only by lack of litigation and territory protection.
Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosed — impossible to assess ROI on $54k-$85k investment plus $40k fee
- 02MINORSlow unit growth of 6.0% YoY suggests market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction in staffing/hospitality sector
- 03MINOR10% monthly royalty on gross sales (not net) is aggressive and eats into margins before profitability
- 04MINORHigh franchise fee ($40k) relative to total investment cap suggests front-loaded revenue model favoring franchisor over franchisee success
- 05MED8-year term is longer than industry standard (5-7 years) with no renewal clarity disclosed
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
51 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Gecko Hospitality · FDD (2025) PDF