Bottom line
- Total investment $114K – $382K including a $15K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $369K/year (median $351K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 51/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 13 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 RSVP unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
15%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 RSVP units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$590K
on $2.9M purchase
Total debt
$2.4M
SBA $1.5M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
RSVP franchisees typically operate event planning and/or party/celebration coordination services, managing client bookings, vendor relationships, logistics, and on-site execution. Franchisees generate revenue through service fees and commissions while paying 7% of gross sales as ongoing royalties to support brand marketing, operations systems, and corporate support services.
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 · 25 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
RSVP presents caution-level risk: a contracting franchise system with declining unit count, litigation history, non-transparent profitability data, and unclear franchisor financial health despite reasonable initial investment and protected territories.
Score breakdown · what drove the 51 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit decline of 3.5% YoY indicates a shrinking franchise system with only 55 units remaining
- 02MEDNo average net income disclosed (Item 19) prevents validation of actual profitability claims despite $368k average revenue
- 03HIGHTwo concluded litigation actions suggest disputes over fund management and payment obligations, indicating governance and franchisee compliance issues
- 04MEDHigh royalty rate of 7% combined with undisclosed net income creates uncertainty about franchisee profitability after fees
- 05HIGHGoing Concern status is False, which is ambiguous—requires clarification on franchisor's financial stability
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
49 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
RSVP · FDD (2025) PDF