Intelligent AssistantFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Intelligent Assistant franchise requires a total initial investment of $168K – $395K, including a $50K franchise fee. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $551K[2]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $168K – $395K
- 14th pct Personal Care…
- Avg gross sales
- $551K
- 17th pct Personal Care…
- Royalty
- N/A
- Units
- 0
- 0th pct Personal Care…
- SBA default
- N/A
Quick verdict · Personal Care & Beauty · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Personal Care & Beauty avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Started franchising in 2025. Newer systems carry more uncertainty but may offer better territories.
Bottom line
- Total investment $168K – $395K including a $50K franchise fee.
- Average unit revenue of $551K/year.
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 43/100.
- Emerging franchise: only 1 year of franchising with 0 units. Early-stage systems carry higher risk but may offer better territory availability.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- IA Franchising, LLC
- Parent company
- IO Franchising, LLC
- Incorporated in
- FL
- HQ
- 2121 Vista Parkway, West Palm Beach, FL 33411
- Auditor
- Milbery & Kesselman, CPAs, LLC
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $0
- Most recent fiscal year
Overview
About
Franchisees appear to operate intelligent assistant/AI-related service businesses, though the specific service delivery model, customer acquisition method, and day-to-day operations are not detailed in available materials. The vague business model combined with zero disclosed operating units raises serious questions about whether the concept has proven commercial viability.
- CEO
- Ray Titus
- Headquarters
- FL
- Founded
- 2025
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 0
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing · 16 line items
Initial investment breakdown
| Line item | Low | High | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Feenot refundable | $50K | $50K | |
| DSS Feenot refundable | $3K | $3K | |
| Professional Fees and Other Legal Fees | $6K | $13K | |
| Leasehold Improvements/Low Voltage Data Cabling/Access Control | $0 | $60K | |
| Architectural Services | $0 | $15K | |
| Designated Furniture, Fixture & Equipment (FF&E)not refundable | $50K | $75K | |
| Initial Marketing Launchnot refundable | $35K | $55K | |
| OJT (On the Job Training) | $4K | $5K | |
| Grand Opening Event | $4K | $5K | |
| Office And Kitchen Supplies | $500 | $1K | |
| Pre-Opening Staff, Salaries, Travel, Accommodations, Transportation and Meals During Training | $5K | $15K | |
| Third-Party Specific Location Analysis | $1K | $4K | |
| Insurance Deposits and Premiums | $2K | $10K | |
| Site Lease Deposit | $0 | $36K | |
| Additional Funds (0-6 Months) | $10K | $50K | |
| Multi-Unit Development Feenot refundable | $100K | $100K | |
| Total initial investment | $268K | $495K |
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.
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
$116K
21.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
37%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
32 mo
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $168K – $395K
- Better than avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $10K – $50K
- Better than avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $50K – $50K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- Greater of 6% of Gross Revenues or Monthly Minimum ($500/…
- Ad fund
- $2,500
- Total fee load
- 6.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Technology fee | $2K |
| Transfer fee | $25K |
| Renewal fee | $3K |
| Total fee load | 6.0% of rev |
A 6.0% total fee load is unusually lean. More of each revenue dollar stays with the franchisee.
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $551K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- N/A
- Item 19 type
- Affiliate-owned outlets (Intelligent Office Centers)
- Sample size
- 36 units
- vs category median 35
- Range (low → high)
- $115K→$2.5M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Transparency
- 3 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · below
Compared against 186 Personal Care & Beauty brands
vs Personal Care & Beauty averages
How Intelligent Assistant Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 0
- Opened
- 0
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Company-owned
- 0
- Corporate units in the system
- Multi-unit owners
- 1.0%
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 0
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 10 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 contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
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.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
This franchise presents extreme risk due to going concern status, 29-year litigation history involving FTC and state regulators, zero disclosed units, missing profitability data, and a franchisor with apparent chronic compliance failures in sales practices.
Litigation (Item 3)
Three government enforcement actions disclosed: (1) FTC v. Minuteman Press International, Inc. and Speedy Sign-A-Rama, USA, Inc. (CV 93-2496, filed June 4, 1993) - Injunction filed December 18, 1998 for false earnings claims and franchise rule violations; (2) Maryland Securities Commissioner consent order (Case No. S-95-112, January 1996) - Signarama sold franchises after registration lapsed, offered rescission to 4 franchisees; (3) California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation consent order (August 9, 2021) - TGG collected fees before completing pre-opening obligations, paid penalty and offered rescission to affected franchisees. Additionally, a partially described March 4, 2022 consent order involving TGG, GCZ, and UFG related to alleged trade show violations in California.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Milbery & Kesselman, CPAs, LLC
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Score breakdown · what drove the 43 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing concern status is FALSE — indicates the franchisor itself may be financially unstable or operationally uncertain
- 02HIGHExtensive litigation history spanning 29 years (1993 FTC injunction, Maryland 1996, California 2021 & 2022) suggests chronic compliance issues with franchise sales practices and potential predatory patterns
- 03MEDZero disclosed franchise units with unknown growth trajectory — impossible to validate system health, franchisee success rates, or market viability
- 04MINORNo average net income disclosure violates Item 19 transparency standards and prevents ROI validation on $168k-$395k investment
- 05MEDHigh royalty burden (greater of 6% or $500-$1,000/month minimum) with undisclosed average revenues makes profitability unpredictable
- 06HIGH35-year term is unusually long and locks franchisees into relationship with litigation-prone franchisor for over 3 decades
- 07MINORFranchise fee ($49,500) represents 29-30% of minimum investment, suggesting franchisor revenue-dependent on recruitment rather than franchisee success
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 35 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 35 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 1 |
| Territory type | Radius |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Florida |
| Litigation count | 4 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Three government enforcement actions disclosed: (1) FTC v. Minuteman Press International, Inc. and Speedy Sign-A-Rama, USA, Inc. (CV 93-2496, filed June 4, 1993) - Injunction filed December 18, 1998 for false earnings claims and franchise rule violations; (2) Maryland Securities Commissioner consent order (Case No. S-95-112, January 1996) - Signarama sold franchises after registration lapsed, offered rescission to 4 franchisees; (3) California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation consent order (August 9, 2021) - TGG collected fees before completing pre-opening obligations, paid penalty and offered rescission to affected franchisees. Additionally, a partially described March 4, 2022 consent order involving TGG, GCZ, and UFG related to alleged trade show violations in California.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 32 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 40 hrs
- Training location
- Corporate location and franchisee premises
- Field support
- 60 hrs/yr
- On-site visits per year
- POS system
- Yardi Kube
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: Yardi Kube
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
10 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Intelligent Assistant · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Intelligent Assistant franchise?
The total investment to open a Intelligent Assistant franchise ranges from $168K – $395K, with an initial franchise fee of $50K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Intelligent Assistant franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Intelligent Assistant FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $551K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Intelligent Assistant's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Intelligent Assistant (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.
Is Intelligent Assistant a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Intelligent Assistant as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 43 out of 100, 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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