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Kwik Kopy

Business Services - Printing & SignsFranchising since 2017Website
Investment
$211K – $248K
67th pct Printing & Si…
Avg revenue
67th pct Printing & Si…
Royalty
7.0%
40th pct Printing & Si…
Units
28
33rd pct Printing & Si…
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $211K – $248K including a $25K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 64/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 55 loans (below the industry average).
  • System contracting at -20.0% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Fortusis, LLC
Incorporated in
Utah
HQ
4256 West 8370 South, West Jordan, Utah 84088-5907
Auditor
Kezos & Dunlavy
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$644K
vs $462K prior year

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 Kwik Kopy unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: retail
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $211K–$248K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $65K–$80K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

12%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$38K
EBITDA margin
5.0%
Total invested
$302K
Payback
97 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

Kwik Kopy franchisees operate local print shops offering copying, printing, design services, and related business solutions to small businesses and consumers. Day-to-day operations include managing equipment, handling customer orders, managing staff, handling billing, and competing in a rapidly digitizing industry where print volumes continue declining.

CEO
Curtis D. Cheney
Founded
2015
FDD year
2025
States available
9

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$211K – $248K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$65K – $80K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$25K
Royalty
7.0%
Percentage of Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
n/d
Total fee load
7.0%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
28
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
4
Turnover rate
14.3%
Company-owned
4
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
86%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
-14.3%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
-20.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
24-4
Franchised units
2024
28
Franchised units
2025
30
Franchised units

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).

AK
ME
VT
NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 23 states
Not registered

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.

Total loans
55
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

64
Risk · 0-100
MODERATE64 / 100

Kwik Kopy is a contracting print franchise with no financial transparency, unprotected territories, and structural headwinds from industry digitalization—HIGH RISK for new franchisees.

Score breakdown · what drove the 64 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDSevere unit decline of 14.3% YoY (28 units) indicates system contraction and potential franchisee dissatisfaction
  2. 02MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosure (missing Item 19) prevents ROI validation and suggests weak unit economics
  3. 03MINORUnprotected territory creates direct competition risk; franchisees can cannibalize each other's sales
  4. 04HIGHNo going concern status is concerning for a 15-year commitment in a contracting franchise system
  5. 05MINORDigital transformation of printing/copying industry fundamentally threatens print shop business model viability
  6. 06MED7% royalty on undisclosed revenue means true cost burden cannot be assessed
  7. 07MINOR$210k-$248k investment in declining print services sector with unproven return pathway

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
ZIP codes
Protected territory
No
Initial term
15 years
Renewal term
15 years
Online sales rights
Granted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
Yes
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Texas

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
64 hrs
On-the-job training
64 hrs

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

31 numbers

Locked
(651) 539-••••
MN
(651) 539-••••
MN
(608) 266-••••
WI

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Kwik Kopy · FDD (2025) PDF

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