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Status Solutions Network

Business Services - OtherFranchising since 2020Website
Investment
$47K – $68K
27th pct Other
Avg revenue
57th pct Other
Royalty
15.0%
48th pct Other
Units
2
11th pct Other
SBA default

Bottom line

  • Total investment $47K – $68K including a $40K franchise fee, 15.0% ongoing royalty.
  • No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
  • Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100.
  • Auditor disclosed a going-concern note — flagged doubt about the franchisor's ability to continue operations. Verify against the latest FDD.

Item 1 · who you're contracting with

The Franchisor

Legal entity
Status Solutions Network, LLC
Incorporated in
Ohio
HQ
999 Country Line Road West, Suite A, Westerville, OH 43082
Auditor
Perks Pusateri; Blue & Co., LLC
Audited financials
Franchisor revenue
$79K
vs $-39K prior year
⚠ Going-concern note
Disclosed in FDD 2025
Auditor flagged doubt about continued operations. Verify against the latest FDD before deciding.

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 Status Solutions Network 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: generic
COGS
%
Labor
%
Rent / occupancy
%
Other operating
%
Total invested capital · what you actually put in
Initial investment
$
FDD Item 7: $47K–$68K
Working capital
$
FDD reports $1K–$12K

Unlevered ROIC · per unit

59%

In Yale's "attractive" band (30–60%)

0%30–60% Yale band80%

Store EBITDA · annual
$38K
EBITDA margin
5.0%
Total invested
$64K
Payback
20 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

Status Solutions Network franchisees appear to operate a service-based business model (likely staffing, security, consulting, or facility services based on the name), managing client relationships and service delivery within a protected territory. Without disclosed revenue/income data, the exact operational scope remains unclear, but franchisees likely handle client acquisition, team management, and day-to-day service delivery.

CEO
Michael MacLeod
Founded
2020
FDD year
2025
States available
2

Item 7 · what it costs

The Vitals

Total investment
$47K – $68K
All-in to open one unit
Liquid capital
$1K – $12K
Cash you must have on hand
Franchise fee
$40K
Royalty
15.0%
Percentage of Gross Revenues with monthly minimum · typical 6–8%
Ad fund
3.0%
typical 3–5%
Total fee load
18.0%
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
2
Opened
0
Last reporting year
Closed
0
Turnover rate
0.0%
Company-owned
1
Corporate units in the system
% franchised
50%
vs corporate-owned
Net growth (yr3)
-50.0%
Net unit change last year
3-yr CAGR
+0.0%
Compounded over last 3 years
2023
1±0
Franchised units
2024
2
Franchised units
2025
1
Franchised units

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

Item 20 · 16 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
VT
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 · 16 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.

No SBA loan data available for this brand.

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

Risk & Legal

72
Risk · 0-100
CAUTION72 / 100

Status Solutions Network exhibits critical distress signals: a collapsing franchisee base (down 50% YoY), complete financial opacity, and a cost structure poorly suited to support profitability—this appears to be a deteriorating franchise system with minimal transparency.

Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating

  1. 01MINORSystem collapsed 50% YoY (2 units remaining) — suggests severe franchisee distress or brand failure
  2. 02MINORNo average revenue or net income disclosure — inability/unwillingness to show Unit Economics is major red flag
  3. 03MINORHigh royalty floor ($500/month minimum = $6,000/year) with 15% gross royalty creates break-even pressure on low-revenue units
  4. 04MINORFranchise fee of $39,500 represents 85% of total investment floor ($46,500) — minimal working capital for franchisees
  5. 05MINORNo Item 19 financial performance representations — franchisor provides zero earnings claims to validate ROI
  6. 06MINOROnly 2 franchises remaining in system — insufficient scale for support infrastructure, marketing, or supplier negotiations

Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification

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

Contract & Territory Detail

Territory
Radius-based or boundary-defined
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
Non-compete
2 yrs
Post-termination restriction
Owner-operator
Optional
Governing law
Ohio

Item 11

Training & Operations

Classroom training
40 hrs
On-the-job training
0 hrs
POS system
Salesforce
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

18 numbers

Locked
(212) 416-••••
NY
(860) 240-••••
CT
(605) 773-••••
SD

One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included

FDD download

Status Solutions Network · FDD (2025) PDF

Single-page checkout · instant download · CSV export of contacts available separately above