Image One Facility Solutions Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Image One Facility Solutions is a commercial cleaning franchise providing janitorial and facility services to businesses. Franchisees run the operations, building recurring cleaning contracts and managing crews and accounts.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Image One Facility Solutions franchise requires a total initial investment of $50K – $72K, including a $40K franchise fee and an ongoing 10.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2026 FDD, average unit revenue was $565K[2]. FranchiseVerdict grade: C (Average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2026 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $50K – $72K
- 14th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Avg gross sales
- $565K
- Outlet subset17th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Royalty
- 10.0%
- 55th pct Cleaning & Ma…
- Units
- 22
- 31st pct Cleaning & Ma…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Cleaning & Maintenance · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Cleaning & Maintenance avg · 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 $50K – $72K including a $40K franchise fee, 10.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSAverage unit revenue of $565K/year (median $405K) (reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system).
- RISKVerdict C (Average), verdict score 44/100 (higher is better).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Image One Facility Solutions, Inc.
- Parent company
- None
- CEO title
- President
- Timothy D. Conn
- Incorporated in
- IL
- HQ
- 3601 Algonquin Road, Suite 100, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008
- Auditor
- Muhammad Zubairy, CPA PC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $3.1M
- vs $3.0M prior year
Affiliated brands
- Franchise
- Franchisees in our marketing techniques
Other brands the franchisor or its parent operates (Item 1).
Overview
About
- CEO
- Timothy D. Conn
- Headquarters
- IL
- Founded
- 2010
- FDD year
- 2026
- States available
- 5
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 81% below the typical cleaning & maintenance franchise.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2026 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $40K | $40K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $0 | $5K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $10K | $27K |
| Total initial investment | $50K | $72K |
Source: Image One Facility Solutions 2026 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $50K – $72K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $0 – $5K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $40K – $40K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 10.0%
- percentage · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- 2.0%
- typical 3–5%
- Total fee load
- 12.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 10.0% of gross sales |
| Marketing / ad fund | 2.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $25 |
| Transfer fee | $5K |
| Renewal fee | $0 |
| Inventory (initial) | $800 – $6K |
| Total fee load | 12.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Average unit sales run 37% below the cleaning & maintenance norm.
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 19
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$40K
7.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
62%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
19 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
What one unit earns on your invested capital
Model A · Single-Unit Return
Computes unlevered return on invested capital (ROIC) for a single franchise unit. The target band for an attractive franchise is 30–60% ROIC. Below that and a passive index fund likely outperforms; above that and the franchisor has pricing power you're subsidizing.
Note: Item 19 revenue is what the franchisor discloses. It's the top line only. Operating costs below are category estimates. Override them to match your real lease quote, labor market, and build-out budget.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Image One Facility Solutions unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
62%
Above the 30–60% band. Verify revenue is per-unit average
What 25 units return when you use SBA financing
Model B · Return on Equity: Debt-Financed Acquisition
Models a 25-unit portfolio acquisition financed with an SBA 7(a) loan. Shows equity IRR (your return on cash invested), DSCR (how safely the cash flow covers debt service), and the capital stack (SBA + seller + equity breakdown).
This is the “search fund” or “entrepreneurship through acquisition” scenario: you buy an existing multi-unit operator, use leverage to amplify returns, and either operate or hire management. The 25-unit size is the typical minimum for an SBA-backed franchise portfolio acquisition to pencil as a full-time income.
What “return on equity” means here: if you put in $500K of your own cash and the business generates enough EBITDA to pay down debt and grow, your equity IRR is the annual return on that $500K, including the value created when you eventually sell. Target IRR for a search fund is typically 25–35%.
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: 2026 FDD
Financial Performance
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
- Avg gross sales
- $565K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- $405K
Gross sales are revenue before expenses — not profit. Actual owner earnings depend on rent, labor, royalties, marketing fees, and debt service.
- Item 19 type
- average median
- Sample size
- 16
- vs category median 32
- Range (low → high)
- $350→$1.8M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2025
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2026
- Disclosed in the 2026 filing, covering 2025
- Transparency
- 4 / 10
- vs category median 4 / 10 · typical
Compared against 192 Cleaning & Maintenance brands
Revenue is 9.3x the investment midpoint. At typical franchise margins, this suggests a payback under 3 years.
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Unit economics
Average unit generates $565K/year in gross sales. Median is $405K — top performers pull the average up, so a typical unit earns less. Revenue-to-investment ratio: 9.3x. Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 12.0% — above the Cleaning & Maintenance average of 9.7%.
Disclosure
Transparency score 4/10 — this franchisor discloses detailed breakdowns (quartiles, segments, or cohort data). Buyers can model unit economics with higher confidence.
Operator retention
System expanding at 10.0% CAGR over 3 years across 22 units — operators are staying and new ones are joining.
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 Cleaning & Maintenance averages
How Image One Facility Solutions Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2026 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 22
- Opened
- 5
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 2
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 18.2%
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 100%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- -4.3%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +10.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 3
- Closed (3yr)
- 4
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
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
Undisclosed profitability metrics, prior disclosure litigation, and small system size create material uncertainty about franchisee earnings potential and franchisor stability.
Litigation (Item 3)
Image One Facility Solutions, Inc. v. Robert B. Caramusa, Catherine Caramusa, Michael Caramusa, & Emcee Building Services, LLC (Case No. 22 CH 141, Circuit Court, 18th Judicial Circuit, DuPage County, IL) - franchisor sued a former franchisee in July 2022 for breach of contract and tortious interference; settled and dismissed March 2023.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Muhammad Zubairy, CPA PC
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
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: Yes
Score breakdown · what drove the 44 / 100 verdict
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (average net income) disclosed — impossible to validate 10% royalty burden against actual profitability
- 02HIGH2022 litigation alleging franchisor non-compliance with disclosure obligations raises questions about transparency and regulatory adherence
- 03MEDModest unit growth (15% YoY) with only 23 total units suggests limited scale and market validation
- 04MINORHigh royalty rate (10%) combined with unknown net income creates risk of negative cash flow for franchisees
- 05HIGHGoing Concern status may indicate franchisor financial stress despite growth claims
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 12.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2026 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 15 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 15 years |
| Territory type | protected |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory sizeℹ | At least 5,000 businesses per Territory (population/business-count based, not radius or census population) |
| Online sales rightsℹ | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Not allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 50 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | No |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | DuPage County, Illinois |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | Illinois |
| Litigation count | 1 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Image One Facility Solutions, Inc. v. Robert B. Caramusa, Catherine Caramusa, Michael Caramusa, & Emcee Building Services, LLC (Case No. 22 CH 141, Circuit Court, 18th Judicial Circuit, DuPage County, IL) - franchisor sued a former franchisee in July 2022 for breach of contract and tortious interference; settled and dismissed March 2023.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 24 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 40 hrs
- Training location
- Image One corporate office (Rolling Meadows, IL) plus on-site at franchisee's location
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Field support
- 40 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- Site selection
- franchisee
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Image One Facility Solutions franchise?
The total investment to open a Image One Facility Solutions franchise ranges from $50K – $72K, with an initial franchise fee of $40K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Image One Facility Solutions franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Image One Facility Solutions FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $565K. The median is $405K. Important context: Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Item 19 in the Image One Facility Solutions 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 Image One Facility Solutions FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Image One Facility Solutions's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Image One Facility Solutions (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 Image One Facility Solutions franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Image One Facility Solutions has 22 total units in the United States, including 22 franchised units and 0 company-owned units. 5 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Image One Facility Solutions a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Image One Facility Solutions as a C-grade franchise with a verdict score of 44 out of 100 (higher is better), based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. 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.