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Shrunk 3D

Business Services - Printing & SignsFranchising since 2021Website
Investment
$187K – $267K
57th pct Printing & Si…
Avg revenue
67th pct Printing & Si…
Royalty
8.0%
47th pct Printing & Si…
Units
51
50th pct Printing & Si…
SBA default
0.0%
vs <3% typical

Bottom line

  • Total investment $187K – $267K including a $50K franchise fee, 8.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated STRONG with a risk score of 54/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 26 loans (below the industry average).
  • System growing at 537.5% CAGR over 3 years with 51 total units — strong expansion trajectory.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Shrunk 3D, Inc.
Parent company
none
Incorporated in
South Carolina
HQ
2019 Cherry Hill Ln. A., North Charleston, SC 29405
Auditor
Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co.
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$3.0M
vs $6.4M prior year

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 Shrunk 3D unit return on the cash you put in?

Revenue · per unit, per year
$
Item 19 not disclosed — typing your own estimate
Franchisor take · royalty + ad fund
Royaltytyp 68%
%
Ad fundtyp 35%
%
Operating costs · category default: retail
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $187K–$267K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $5K–$20K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

16%

Below typical band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$38K
EBITDA margin
5.0%
Total invested
$240K
Payback
77 mo
Unit-level only. A multi-unit portfolio gives up roughly 5–15% of this to shared services (corporate G&A) before reaching the ~10-unit break-even Yale describes.

Overview

About

Shrunk 3D franchisees operate 3D printing and digital fabrication service centers, likely serving local markets with custom 3D printing, scanning, and design services for consumers and small businesses. Day-to-day operations involve equipment management, customer acquisition, design consultation, print job execution, post-processing, and technical support.

CEO
Zak Petersen
Founded
2019
FDD year
2025
States available
23

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$187K – $267K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$5K – $20K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$50K
Royalty
8.0%
Gross Revenues · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
2.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
10.0%
vs 9–13% typical

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

Total units
51
Opened
31
Last reporting year
Closed
2
Turnover rate
3.9%
Company-owned
0
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
100%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
+131.8%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
Outlier (see FDD)
Likely small-sample artifact
2023
51+29
Franchised units
2024
22
Franchised units
2025
8
Franchised units

Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.

Item 20 · 24 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).

AK
ME
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NH
MA
RI
CT
NY
NJ
PA
DE
MD
DC
WA
OR
CA
NV
ID
MT
WY
UT
CO
AZ
NM
ND
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
MO
AR
LA
WI
IL
MS
TN
MI
IN
KY
AL
OH
WV
GA
VA
NC
SC
FL
HI
Registered · 24 states
Not registered

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.

Total loans
26
Loan volume
Avg loan
Default rate
0.0%
vs <3% typical · system-wide
5-yr default

FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17

Risk & Legal

54
Risk · 0-100
STRONG54 / 100

Shrunk 3D presents elevated risk due to missing financial transparency, corporate going concern status, and explosive but unvalidated unit growth that may mask underlying unit viability issues.

Score breakdown · what drove the 54 / 100 rating

  1. 01MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (average revenue and net income not disclosed) — impossible to validate return on $187k-$267k investment
  2. 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates potential financial instability at corporate level despite unit growth
  3. 03MINORAggressive unit growth of 131.8% YoY suggests either rapid scaling (execution risk) or unit churning/misreporting
  4. 04MEDHigh royalty rate of 8% on undisclosed revenues creates uncertainty about actual franchisee profitability
  5. 05HIGHNo litigation disclosed but combined with going concern flag suggests possible financial distress being managed quietly

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Household count
Protected territory
Yes
Initial term
10 years
Renewal term
5 years
Online sales rights
Restricted
Franchisor can compete
Yes
Hire a manager?
Allowed
Litigation count
0
Right of first refusal
Yes
Franchisor can buy back on resale
Mandatory arbitration
No
Jury trial waiver
Yes
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Required
Governing law
South Carolina

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
10 hrs
On-the-job training
6 hrs
POS system
QuickBooks online Essentials Plan
Operating tech stack

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

48 numbers

Locked
(689) 689-••••
FL
(630) 362-••••
IL
(808) 294-••••
HI

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FDD download

Shrunk 3D · FDD (2025) PDF

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