Glo30 Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $296K – $600K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Not SBA-matched
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
GLO30 is a skincare franchise offering monthly membership-based facials and skin treatments in 30-minute sessions. Franchisees run the studios, managing licensed estheticians, appointments, and memberships.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A GLO30 franchise requires a total initial investment of $296K – $600K, including a $45K franchise fee and an ongoing 6.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: medium - issued 12 to 24 months ago; a newer filing is likely on file
Evidence: partial✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✗ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored6 of 6 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing.
Overview
- Investment
- $296K – $600K
- 33rd pct Personal Care…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Company-owned only
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- 12th pct Personal Care…
- Units
- 10
- 18th pct Personal Care…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Personal Care & Beauty · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Personal Care & Beauty median · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $296K – $600K including a $45K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSData is for 4 affiliate-owned (company) locations open the full 2024 calendar year only (Bethesda MD, Washington DC/Shaw, Washington DC/Wharf, Arlington VA); excludes the 6 franchised locations opened in 2024 that were not open the full year. EBITDA less franchise-related expenses (Royalty, Local Advertising, Worldwide Creative MKTG Fund, Technology Fee - all hypothetically calculated since affiliate locations don't actually pay them) averaged $286,984 across the 4 locations.
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 58/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHNegative, pipeline stalled: 15 agreements signed but not yet open against 10 open outlets (Item 20).
- DATAItem 19 reports revenue alongside profit figures rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. Ask franchisees directly for full unit-level revenue.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- GLO30 Franchise LLC
- Parent company
- GLO30 Holdings, LLC
- FDD Item 1, page 7 of the 2025 FDD
- CEO title
- CEO & Founder
- Arleen K. Lamba, MD
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- HQ
- 40 District Square SW #215, Washington DC 20024
- Auditor
- Aprio, LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $1.3M
- vs $84K prior year
Affiliated brands
- Blush Institute P
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Arleen K. Lamba, MD
- Headquarters
- DC
- Founded
- 2022
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 5
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 11% above the typical personal care & beauty franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
Full Item 7 breakdown15 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee | $45K | $45K | |
| Your Training Expenses | $5K | $6K | |
| Premises deposits | $3K | $9K | |
| Rent - 3 months | $8K | $27K | |
| Design/Architect Fees and Construction Permits/Licenses | $3K | $5K | |
| Leasehold Improvements, Construction and/or Remodeling | $50K | $250K | |
| Fixtures and Equipment; Interior and Exterior | $86K | $98K | |
| Business Licenses and Permits | $3K | $5K | |
| Computer Systems | $5K | $8K | |
| Opening Supplies | $35K | $55K | |
| Professional Fees | $2K | $8K | |
| Grand Opening Advertising | $25K | $25K | |
| Insurance | $2K | $8K | |
| Ancillary Real Estate Costs | $1K | $3K | |
| Additional Funds - 3 months | $25K | $50K | |
| Total initial investment | $296K | $600K |
Line items extracted from FDD Item 7. Ranges reflect the franchisor's stated low and high per line. Total is the sum of line-item lows / highs — actual costs may fall outside this range depending on market and build-out scope.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $296K – $600K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $25K – $50K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $45K – $45K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 6.0%
- typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 8.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $200 |
| Training fee | $6K |
| Transfer fee | $15K |
| Renewal fee | $5K |
| Inventory (initial) | $35K – $55K |
| Total fee load | 8.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for GLO30 is on file. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one GLO30 unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for annual revenue, COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
Data is for 4 affiliate-owned (company) locations open the full 2024 calendar year only (Bethesda MD, Washington DC/Shaw, Washington DC/Wharf, Arlington VA); excludes the 6 franchised locations opened in 2024 that were not open the full year. EBITDA less franchise-related expenses (Royalty, Local Advertising, Worldwide Creative MKTG Fund, Technology Fee - all hypothetically calculated since affiliate locations don't actually pay them) averaged $286,984 across the 4 locations.
Company-owned outlets only - not franchisee performance
- Item 19 type
- Four individual affiliate-owned location profit-and-loss statements for calendar year 2024, each running Gross Revenue through cost of goods sold and operating expenses to EBITDA and then to EBITDA less an imputed royalty, local marketing, brand fund and technology fee - Bethesda, Maryland (Gross Revenue $1,546,476.37, EBITDA $720,341.23 or 46.58%, 5 rooms, 2,000 sq ft), Washington D.C. / Wharf ($723,409.62, EBITDA $304,735.37, 3 rooms, 1,000 sq ft), Arlington, Virginia National Landing ($539,589.20, EBITDA $203,077.88 or 37.64%, 4 rooms, 950 sq ft) and Washington D.C. / Shaw ($527,423.93). The six franchised locations are excluded outright because all opened in 2024 and none was open the whole year, so no franchisee data is disclosed at all, and no average, median or combined row is printed.
- Sample size
- 4
- vs category median 38 · small
- Range (low → high)
- $527K→$1.5MCited, not corroborated — printed on page 50 of the 2025 FDD. Nothing else in our record independently restates or re-derives it.
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- Disclosed in the 2025 filing, covering 2024
- Transparency
- 6 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · above
Compared against 177 Personal Care & Beauty brands
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 8.0% (near the Personal Care & Beauty median).
Disclosure
Item 19 reports revenue alongside profit figures rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Personal Care & Beauty medians
How Glo30 Compares
Category median of published Personal Care & Beauty brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 10
- Opened
- 6
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- N/A
- Company-owned
- 4
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 60%
- vs corporate-owned
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 0
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 1
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- Signed, not yet open
- 15
- 1.50 per open outlet · Item 20 Table 5
- Projected new
- 16
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 5 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
5
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Litigation (Item 3)
Subject: officers or affiliates. The franchisor is not a named party in these cases.
No litigation is required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Aprio, LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 58 / 100 verdict
- 01MINOROnly 10 units system-wide with unknown/stagnant growth trajectory raises sustainability concerns
- 02MINORHigh initial investment ($295.5K-$599.5K) paired with very small franchise system creates concentration risk
- 03MINOR6% royalty on weekly gross revenue is front-loaded burden with no performance thresholds or relief mechanisms
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 8.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 10 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory radius | 2 mi |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Optional |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 20 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| RoFR response window | 30 days |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 5 days |
| Termination groundsℹ | 4 |
| Curable defaultsℹ | 4 |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Washington DC |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Washington DC |
| Litigation count | 0 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
No litigation is required to be disclosed in Item 3.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 25 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 15 hrs
- Training location
- Washington DC (HQ)
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 12 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- franchisor_approval
- Franchisor financing
- Not offered
- Item 10
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a GLO30 franchise?
The total investment to open a GLO30 franchise ranges from $296K – $600K, with an initial franchise fee of $45K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do GLO30 franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the GLO30 FDD discloses outlet figures from $527K to $1.5M but no single average across all outlets. These are gross sales figures, not profit; the Revenue section shows what the filing reports and on what basis. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns GLO30?
GLO30 is franchised by GLO30 Franchise LLC. Its parent company is GLO30 Holdings, LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2025 filing.
What is Item 19 in the GLO30 FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the GLO30 FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is GLO30's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for GLO30 (fewer than 10 loans on file). Charge-off rates are one way to gauge franchise risk, but not all franchise loans go through the SBA program. We recommend reviewing turnover and closure data in the FDD and speaking with current franchisees.
How many GLO30 franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, GLO30 has 10 total units in the United States, including 6 franchised units and 4 company-owned units. 6 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is GLO30 a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates GLO30 as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 58 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.