Bottom line
- Total investment $690K – $2.3M including a $55K franchise fee, 6.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 67/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 6 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 Maple Bear unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
7%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Maple Bear operates early childhood education centers (preschool/daycare) where franchisees manage day-to-day operations including staff hiring, curriculum delivery, parent communication, facility maintenance, and enrollment marketing. Franchisees are responsible for licensing compliance, tuition collection, and maintaining educational quality standards across their location(s).
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 · 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
Early-stage preschool franchise with only 3 units, undisclosed financials, and unproven unit economics presents significant risk despite protected territory and no litigation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 67 / 100 rating
- 01MEDOnly 3 units in system indicates extremely limited scale and unproven business model replicability
- 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure (Item 19) prevents ROI validation and obscures unit economics
- 03MINORWide investment range ($690K-$2.27M) suggests inconsistent buildout costs or lack of standardization
- 04MINORMinimal franchisee base (3 units) makes territory protection claim difficult to enforce and territory disputes more likely
- 05MINOR10-year term is unusually long without demonstrated profitability track record to justify commitment length
- 06MEDEarly-stage system with only 3 franchisees creates high business model risk and limited peer support network
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
19 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Maple Bear · FDD (2023) PDF