Bottom line
- Total investment $291K – $634K including a $45K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 44/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 28 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 Go Mini's unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
20%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Go Mini's franchisees operate portable storage rental businesses, managing on-demand delivery and pickup of mobile storage containers for residential and commercial customers. Day-to-day operations include container logistics, customer service, equipment maintenance, local marketing, and managing a fleet of transportable units. Revenue derives from rental fees based on container size and duration.
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 · 23 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
Go Mini's lacks financial transparency (no Item 19) and carries historical compliance baggage and active litigation, creating elevated risk despite protected territory and reasonable growth rate.
Score breakdown · what drove the 44 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (average revenue and net income not disclosed) prevents ROI validation and comparability analysis
- 02MINORHistorical regulatory settlements (2002-2009) in NY, VA, MD for unregistered dealer agreements signal compliance/governance issues, even if predecessor-related
- 03HIGHActive litigation between franchisor and franchisee for breach of contract indicates operational or support friction and potential enforcement disputes
- 04MEDModest unit growth (9.4% YoY on 105 units = ~10 new units) combined with undisclosed financials raises questions about franchisee profitability and system sustainability
- 05MINORHigh initial investment range ($291K-$634K) without transparent earnings data creates significant downside risk with no benchmarking
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
36 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Go Mini's · FDD (2024) PDF