Network In Action Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
- Investment
- $38K – $43K
- Disclosed sales
- partial, no system average
- SBA charge-off
- Under 10 loans (1)
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Network In Action is a franchise that runs professional networking and referral groups where members exchange business leads. Franchisees launch and manage local groups, recruiting members and hosting meetings, typically home-based.
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Network In Action franchise requires a total initial investment of $38K – $43K, including a $35K franchise fee and an ongoing 15.0% royalty[2]. The 2025 FDD on file does not yield a unit-revenue figure we can publish. FranchiseVerdict grade: B (Above average), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Sources, dates and evidence
FDD issued: · Data extracted: · Last cited check: · Staleness risk: medium - issued 12 to 24 months ago; a newer filing is likely on file
Evidence: strong✓ Investment (Item 7)✓ Item 19 status✓ Units and owners (Item 20)✗ SBA loan coverage✓ Litigation (Item 3)✓ Financial statements (Item 21)✓ Franchisor identityhow this is scored4 of 5 headline figures on this page cite a page of the filing; the rest are marked “Not cited” beside the figure.
Overview
- Investment
- $38K – $43K
- 10th pct Business Serv…
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Outlet subset
- Royalty
- 15.0%
- 48th pct Business Serv…
- Units
- 106
- 48th pct Business Serv…
- SBA charge-off
- N/A
Quick verdict · Business Services · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Business Services median · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $38K – $43K including a $35K franchise fee, 15.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSThe figure shown was one segment row — the nine franchisees running exactly TWO groups (printed p.32). The other segments print $24,112 (one group), $73,355 (three) and $126,532 (four or more). No overall average is printed in any edition, and the stored high and low came from two different segment rows.
- RISKVerdict B (Above average), verdict score 65/100 (higher is better).
- GROWTHNegative: net -14 franchised outlets in the latest year (11 opened, 25 closed) (Item 20).
- FLAG11 units terminated last reporting year (10.4% of the system). Ask existing franchisees why.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- Legal entity
- Network In Action Intl. LLC
- Predecessor
- None
- Prior franchisor entity
- CEO title
- Manager
- Gerarda Sanchez
- Incorporated in
- TX
- HQ
- 770 S. Post Oak Lane, Suite 105, Houston, Texas 77056
- Auditor
- PWR CPA, LLP
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $835K
- vs $810K prior year
Overview
About
- CEO
- Gerarda Sanchez
- Headquarters
- TX
- Founded
- 2015
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 14
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 70% below the typical business services franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $35K | $35K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $0 | $1K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $3K | $7K |
| Total initial investment | $38K | $43K |
Source: Network In Action 2025 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $38K – $43K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $0 – $1K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $35K – $35K
- Top 40% of category vs category
- Royalty
- 15.0%
- Set by a formula · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- -n/d
- Total fee load
- 15.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 15.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $99 |
| Training fee | $2K |
| Transfer fee | $8K |
| Renewal fee | $6K |
| Inventory (initial) | $400 – $700 |
| Total fee load | 15.0% of rev |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
No Item 19 revenue figure for Network In Action is on file. The return models need a revenue figure to start from, and the operating costs that turn gross sales into a profit are in no FDD. Enter your own and the calculator runs on your assumptions — nothing here is modelled until you do.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Network In Action unit return on the cash you put in?
Illustrative category typicals — not sourced to any filing, survey or sample. Replace them with figures from franchisee validation calls before you rely on the output.
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Your modelled return on total invested capital, before any debt financing.
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An FDD discloses gross sales, not profit. We hold no sourced figure for annual revenue, ad fund rate, COGS, labour, rent / occupancy and other operating costs, and will not substitute an assumed one. Enter your own and the model runs on your assumptions.
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
The figure shown was one segment row — the nine franchisees running exactly TWO groups (printed p.32). The other segments print $24,112 (one group), $73,355 (three) and $126,532 (four or more). No overall average is printed in any edition, and the stored high and low came from two different segment rows.
Reported for a subset of outlets rather than the whole system
- Item 19 type
- Gross Revenue by group count segment
- Range (low → high)
- $15K→$157KNot cited — published from our reading of the franchisor's disclosure document; the page it is printed on has not been located.
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2022
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Source filing
- FDD 2025
- Disclosed in the 2025 filing, covering 2022
- Transparency
- 4 / 10
- vs category median 3 / 10 · above
Compared against 296 Business Services brands
Item 19 · by group
What the filing does disclose
Item 19 of this FDD reports performance in more than one group. We publish no single average for this brand; the groups the filing does disclose are listed below, quoted from its own Item 19 table.
Each row below is quoted from the FDD's own Item 19 table. Gross sales are not profit.
Outlet subsetItem 19 detail
The figure shown was one segment row — the nine franchisees running exactly TWO groups (printed p.32). The other segments print $24,112 (one group), $73,355 (three) and $126,532 (four or more). No overall average is printed in any edition, and the stored high and low came from two different segment rows.
affiliate owned
| Segment | Sample | Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliate-Owned, 3 Groups | 1 | $103K |
franchised
| Segment | Sample | Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Franchisee-Owned, 1 Group | 6 | $19K |
| Franchisee-Owned, 2 Groups | 15 | $42K |
| Franchisee-Owned, 3 Groups | 7 | $68K |
| Franchisee-Owned, 4 Groups | 6 | $109K |
| Franchisee-Owned, 5 Groups | 1 | $163K |
| Franchisee-Owned, 6 Groups | 1 | $222K |
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 15.0% — above the Business Services median of 9.0%.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports outlet revenue, but not in a form that yields a per-outlet average we can compare across brands.
Operator retention
System expanding at 117.1% CAGR over 3 years across 106 units — operators are staying and new ones are joining.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Business Services medians
How Network In Action Compares
Category median of published Business Services brands that report the figure; the middle half spans the 25th to 75th percentile and n counts the brands behind it. Medians are used because a few very large systems pull an average far from the typical brand. Revenue is disclosed gross sales, not profit.
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 106
- Opened
- 11
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 25
- Terminated
- 11
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 23.6%
- Company-owned
- 3
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 96%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (3-yr)
- +117.1%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +117.1%
- Compounded over last 3 years
Last fiscal year · Item 20 exits and transfers
- Terminated
- 11
- Not renewed
- 0
- Transferred
- 0
- Reacquired
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 14 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
14
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA loan disclosures. This brand has only 1 7(a) loan on file; statistical reliability is limited below 10 loans.
- Total loans
- 1
- Loan volume
- $130K
- Median loan
- $130K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- Under 10 loans (1)
- Insufficient SBA coverage: 1 loan, rate hidden below 10
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- Under 10 loans (1)
- 5-yr charge-off
- Under 10 loans (1)
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 1
- Defaults
- N/A
Explore lender portfolios on Bank Reports or regional data on State Reports.
What could kill this investment?
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · PWR CPA, LLP
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: No
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: Yes
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 65 / 100 verdict
- 01HIGHActive litigation involving tortious interference, trade secrets, and trademark infringement suggests internal conflict and IP vulnerability
- 02MINORHigh royalty rate of 15% on average revenue of $42,302 yields only ~$6,345 gross before expenses—profitability extremely marginal
- 03MINORTwo concluded securities violations (Maryland, Washington) for unregistered sales and misrepresentations indicate compliance/disclosure failures
- 04MEDAverage net income not disclosed despite Item 19 disclosure requirement—red flag for franchisor transparency
- 05MINOR$35,000 franchise fee + $37,710–$42,700 startup costs represent poor ROI given low average revenues and high royalty burden
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 15.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 10 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Allowed renewalsℹ | 2 |
| Territory type | Protected territory |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Not allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 3 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 50 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Houston, Texas |
| Jury trial waiver | No |
| Governing law | TX |
| Litigation count | 0 |
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 38 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 0 hrs
- Training location
- Headquarters in Houston, Texas or online
- Ongoing training
- Required
- Time to open
- 6 mo
- From signing to launch
- Site selection
- Franchisee with franchisor approval
- Franchisor financing
- Offered
- Item 10
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
90 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Network In Action franchise?
The total investment to open a Network In Action franchise ranges from $38K – $43K, with an initial franchise fee of $35K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Network In Action franchise owners earn?
Item 19 of the Network In Action FDD discloses outlet figures from $15K to $157K but no single average across all outlets. These are gross sales figures, not profit; the Revenue section shows what the filing reports and on what basis. Item 20 of the FDD lists current and former franchisees; asking them directly is the standard way to fill this gap.
Who owns Network In Action?
Network In Action is franchised by Network In Action Intl. LLC. Source: FDD Item 1, 2025 filing.
What is Item 19 in the Network In Action FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Network In Action FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
What is Network In Action's franchise failure rate?
SBA 7(a) loan charge-off data is not available for Network In Action (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.
How many Network In Action franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Network In Action has 106 total units in the United States, including 103 franchised units and 3 company-owned units. 11 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Network In Action a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Network In Action as a B-grade franchise with a verdict score of 65 out of 100 (higher is better). The grade is a deterministic score built from six weighted dimensions — financial health, unit economics, unit growth, scale, legal, and transparency — then calibrated against SBA loan charge-off rates and FDD age. Transparency is one of the six, so a filing that discloses less scores lower on that dimension than one that discloses more. 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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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.