Sanford Rose Associates
Bottom line
- Total investment $11K – $15K including a $8K franchise fee, 5.5% ongoing royalty.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 53/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 26 loans (below the industry average).
- System contracting at -13.3% CAGR over 3 years. Investigate whether closures are franchisor-driven (consolidation) or franchisee-driven (economics).
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 SANFORD ROSE ASSOCIATES unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
1002%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Sanford Rose Associates (SRA) operates as an executive search and recruitment staffing firm. Franchisees typically run local recruiting offices, managing candidate sourcing, client relationship building, and fee-based placements in professional and executive markets. Revenue depends heavily on placement commissions and retained search fees.
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 · 36 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
Declining unit growth, regulatory compliance history, and zero financial transparency create moderate-to-cautionary risk; viability depends entirely on franchisee reference validation.
Score breakdown · what drove the 53 / 100 rating
- 01MEDUnit count declined 8.7% YoY (157 → 143 units), indicating system contraction and potential market saturation or franchisee dissatisfaction
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial performance data disclosed—impossible to validate profitability claims or ROI expectations for the $11,400-$14,800 investment
- 03HIGHPrior litigation: Illinois Attorney General Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (2019) for franchise registration violation suggests compliance/disclosure governance issues
- 04MINORDual royalty structure ($10k fixed vs. 5.5% cash receipts) creates ambiguity—unclear which option franchisees actually choose and what average effective rate is
- 05MINORVery low franchise fee ($7,500) coupled with non-disclosure of unit economics may indicate low barriers to entry, leading to weak franchisee quality or oversaturation
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
70 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
SANFORD ROSE ASSOCIATES · FDD (2026) PDF