Placement Helpers
Bottom line
- Total investment $54K – $79K including a $45K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 75/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Placement Helpers unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
215%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Placement Helpers appears to be a staffing/recruitment placement service where franchisees identify job candidates, match them to employer openings, and earn placement fees or commissions. Day-to-day operations likely involve candidate sourcing, client relationship management, job matching, and follow-up services.
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 · 15 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.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Placement Helpers presents HIGH RISK due to a skeletal 2-unit system, missing financial disclosures, going concern issues, and disproportionate upfront fees relative to unproven earnings potential.
Score breakdown · what drove the 75 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 2 units in system with unknown growth trajectory—suggests minimal market validation or severe underperformance
- 02MINORNo Item 19 (Average Revenue/Net Income) disclosure—impossible to assess ROI or validate $54k-$79k investment thesis
- 03HIGHGoing Concern = False—indicates franchisor financial instability or operational distress
- 04MINORHigh franchise fee ($45,000) relative to total investment (~83% of low-end cost) limits working capital for new franchisees
- 05MED8% royalty on undisclosed revenue creates ongoing cash drain with no performance visibility
- 06MINORExtremely thin franchisor infrastructure likely with only 2 franchised units supporting system
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
17 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Placement Helpers · FDD (2025) PDF