NerdsToGo
Formerly known as Techy
Bottom line
- Total investment $88K – $155K including a $50K franchise fee, 3.5% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $357K/year (median $318K).
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 61/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 51 loans (below the industry average).
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 NerdsToGo unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
37%
In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 NerdsToGo units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$535K
on $2.7M purchase
Total debt
$2.1M
SBA $1.3M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
NerdsToGo is a computer repair and IT support franchise where franchisees operate local service centers providing technical support, virus removal, hardware repair, and IT solutions to small/medium businesses and consumers. Franchisees manage technician teams, handle customer acquisition, and deliver on-site or in-store diagnostics and repairs.
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 · 26 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
NerdsToGo operates a shrinking 31-unit system with undisclosed profitability, recent major litigation settlement, and escalating royalty fees that create material risk of franchisee underperformance.
Score breakdown · what drove the 61 / 100 rating
- 01MEDSystem contracting sharply (-8.8% YoY unit decline from 31 to 28 units) indicates weakening franchisee performance or high failure rate
- 02HIGHMajor litigation settlement ($8M in Sept 2024) involving franchisor leadership and fiduciary duty breach allegations raises governance and transparency concerns
- 03MEDNet income not disclosed in FDD despite average revenue of $356,574—lack of profitability transparency is a critical red flag
- 04MINORRoyalty structure heavily back-loaded (3.5% Year 1 vs 7% thereafter) creates cash flow pressure as franchisees scale
- 05MINORDeclining unit count combined with no Item 19 financial performance representations means no verified earnings claims to validate ROI
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
51 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
NerdsToGo · FDD (2025) PDF