Instant Imprints
Bottom line
- Total investment $188K – $365K including a $40K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $465K/year (median $426K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 50/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 56 loans (below the industry average).
- Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.
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 Instant Imprints unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
10%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Instant Imprints franchisees operate embroidery, screen printing, and promotional product customization shops, managing production equipment, customer orders, inventory, and local sales/marketing. Day-to-day involves order fulfillment, quality control, team management, and revenue generation targeting B2B clients (corporate apparel, event merchandise) and B2C retail customers.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 16 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
Instant Imprints presents moderate-to-cautious risk: contracting franchisee base, missing profitability data, litigation history, and high capital requirements with unclear path to positive ROI for median performers.
Score breakdown · what drove the 50 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 12.5% YoY (45 units), indicating system contraction and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MEDNo average net income disclosed in Item 19 — prevents ROI validation and suggests weak unit economics or franchisor reluctance to disclose profit data
- 03HIGHMultiple litigation cases including breach of contract and shareholder disputes signal operational friction and potential governance issues within franchisor leadership
- 04MINORHigh initial investment ($187,903–$364,862) combined with declining unit base creates elevated risk of poor capital recovery
- 05MINORTiered royalty structure (6%→4%→2%) incentivizes high-volume sales but only benefits top 20% of franchisees; median franchisees likely cap at $1M revenue paying full 6% rate
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
53 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Instant Imprints · FDD (2025) PDF