Success On The SpectrumFranchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
FranchiseVerdict summary · 2026
A Success On The Spectrum franchise requires a total initial investment of $321K – $848K, including a $45K franchise fee and an ongoing 5.0% royalty[2]. Per the 2025 FDD, average unit revenue was $880K[2]. SBA 7(a) loans show a 0.0% charge-off rate across 63 loans[1]. Verdict grade: A. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified June 18, 2026 · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $321K – $848K
- 56th pct Healthcare
- Avg gross sales
- $880K
- 24th pct Healthcare
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- 5th pct Healthcare
- Units
- 52
- 55th pct Healthcare
- SBA default
- 0.0%
- system-wide median varies by category
Quick verdict · Healthcare · color = vs category peers
Green = >15% above Healthcare avg · No shading = within ±15% · Red = >15% below avg · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Only 0.0% of 63 SBA loans charged off, well below the 16% franchise average.
Franchised units fell from 51 to 17 over 3 years. Investigate why operators are leaving.
Bottom line
- Total investment $321K – $848K including a $45K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $880K/year.
- Verdict A (Top Quintile) with a risk score of 11/100. SBA loan charge-off rate of 0.0% across 63 loans (well below the franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2024).
- System growing at 200.0% CAGR over 3 years with 52 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
- Legal entity
- SOS Franchising, LLC
- CEO title
- President/Chief Executive Officer
- Nichole Daher
- CEO experience
- 2018 yrs
- Years in role or industry
- Founder active
- Yes
- Original founder still leading the business
- Incorporated in
- TX
- HQ
- 8181 Commerce Park Drive, #726 Houston, Texas 77036
- Auditor
- Jung H. Sung, CPA
- Audited financials
- Franchisor revenue
- $1.1M
- vs $2.6M prior year
Overview
About
Success On The Spectrum franchisees provide services for neurodivergent individuals (autism, ADHD, dyslexia focus). Day-to-day operations likely involve therapeutic coaching, life skills training, educational support, or employment readiness programs delivered to clients in the protected territory, with staff management and client outcome tracking as core responsibilities.
- CEO
- Nichole Daher
- Headquarters
- TX
- Founded
- 2018
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 16
FDD Item 7 · 2025 filing
Initial investment breakdown
| Cost component | Low | High |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $45K | $45K |
| Working capital (3–6 mo) | $30K | $60K |
| Equipment, build-out, other | $246K | $743K |
| Total initial investment | $321K | $848K |
Source: Success On The Spectrum 2025 FDD, Items 5 and 7[2]. “Equipment, build-out, other” is computed as total minus disclosed line items above.
Single-unit · estimated
Returns at a glance
Indicative numbers using FDD Item 7 / Item 19 inputs and category-benchmarked cost ratios. Full single-unit, 25-unit portfolio, and LBO models (with every input editable to stress-test your own scenario) live on the financials page.
Store EBITDA · annual
$150K
17.0% margin
Unlevered ROIC
24%
EBITDA / total invested capital
Payback
4.2 yrs
cash-on-cash, unlevered
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $321K – $848K
- Near category avg vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $30K – $60K
- Near category avg vs category
- Franchise fee
- $45K – $45K
- Better than avg vs category
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- Gross Sales · typical 6–8%
- Ad fund
- -n/d
- Total fee load
- 5.0%
- vs 9–13% typical
Ongoing fees · Item 6
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Royalty | 5.0% of gross sales |
| Technology fee | $500 |
| Training fee | $250 |
| Transfer fee | $5K |
| Renewal fee | $2K |
| Total fee load | 5.0% of rev |
A 5.0% total fee load is unusually lean. More of each revenue dollar stays with the franchisee.
Financial Performance
- Avg gross sales
- $880K
- Per unit, per year
- Median gross sales
- N/A
- Item 19 type
- gross_sales
- Sample size
- 52 units
- vs category median 12 · large
- Range (low → high)
- $0→$2.5M
- Cohort dispersion (min → max)
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Fiscal year the figures cover
- Transparency
- 0 / 5
- vs category median 4 / 5 · below
Compared against 201 Healthcare brands
vs Healthcare averages
How Success On The Spectrum Compares
Unit growth
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
- Total units
- 52
- Opened
- 22
- Last reporting year
- Closed
- 0
- Terminated
- 0
- Franchisor ended the franchise (per Item 20)
- Non-renewed
- 0
- Term expired, not renewed (per Item 20)
- Turnover rate
- 0.0%
- Company-owned
- 1
- Corporate units in the system
- % franchised
- 98%
- vs corporate-owned
- Net growth (yr3)
- +75.9%
- Net unit change last year
- 3-yr CAGR
- +200.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Transfers (3yr)
- 1
- Projected new
- 23
- Franchisor's next-year forecast
- Transfer rate
- 1.9%
- Owners selling to other franchisees
- Ceased ops
- 1.9%
- Units that stopped operating
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 19 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 contact records (FDD Item 20). Shows states with at least one current operator on file. Full state registration data (Item 12) will appear on a future FDD refresh.
Fast growth in a small system. Newer franchisors expanding quickly may not yet have the support infrastructure of larger systems.
SBA loan performance
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) and 504 loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
- Total loans
- 63
- Loan volume
- $23.2M
- Median loan
- $365K
- 50th percentile
- Charge-off rate
- 0.0%
- rates vary by category · see methodology
Historical SBA 7(a) lending data, not predictive of future performance. How SBA charge-off rates are calculated
- Repayment rate (PIF)
- 100.0%
- 5-yr charge-off
- 0.0%
- Loans approved 2021+
- Active lenders
- 19
- Defaults
- 0
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Premium insight
SBA Lending Report
Deep-dive into Success On The Spectrum's SBA lending history: lender network, geographic footprint, interest rates, and more.
SBA Lending Report
- Principal loss rate and NAICS industry benchmark
- 10 lenders with concentration factor
- Per-state charge-off rates across 15 states
- Startup risk premium and job creation velocity
- 6-year lending trend
- SBA 504 real estate/equipment data
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With a 0.0% charge-off rate across 63 loans, banks have historically viewed this brand favorably for lending.
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Rapid growth without disclosed financials, litigation history, and unclear franchisor stability create meaningful risk despite protected territories and reasonable royalty caps.
Litigation (Item 3)
Two cases settled: (1) Hyung Sun Lee and Autism Family Friendly, LLC v. SOS Franchising, LLC - alleged breach of Franchise Agreement and safekeeping agreement; settled August 12, 2022 with franchisor taking back franchisee's territory and mutual releases. (2) Duane Kamias v. Success On The Spectrum, LLC and SOS Franchising, LLC - prospective franchisee alleged franchisor agreed to compensate for professional fees; settled October 18, 2022 with mutual releases.
Bankruptcy (Item 4)
None disclosed
Audited financials (Item 21)
Yes · Jung H. Sung, CPA
Franchisor revenue (Item 21)
Franchisor entity revenue (not unit-level)
Supplier relationship · Items 8 & 16
- Franchisor sells you products: Yes
- Kickbacks from required suppliers: No
- Must buy proprietary products: Yes
- Restricted to system-approved products: Yes
- Can negotiate own supplier terms: No
Score breakdown · what drove the 11 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (avg revenue and net income not disclosed) prevents accurate ROI assessment on $320.5K-$848.2K investment
- 02HIGHTwo litigation cases involving breach of contract and tortious interference suggest franchisor-franchisee relationship tensions despite settlements
- 03MINORRapid unit growth (75.9% YoY) may indicate aggressive expansion ahead of proven unit economics, increasing failure risk for newer franchisees
- 04MINORHigh investment range ($528K spread) with capped $5K/month royalty suggests unclear path to profitability for lower-investment models
- 05HIGHGoing concern status is FALSE — indicates potential financial instability at franchisor level, though context unclear
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
| Initial term | 5 years |
|---|---|
| Renewal term | 5 years |
| Territory type | Radius |
| Protected territory | Yes |
| Exclusive territoryℹ | No |
| Territory radius | 3 mi |
| Online sales rights | Restricted |
| Franchisor can compete | Yes |
| Hire a manager? | Not allowed |
| Owner-operator | Required |
| Non-compete (years)ℹ | 2 years |
| Non-compete (miles)ℹ | 10 mi |
| Right of first refusalℹ | Yes |
| Transfer requires consent | Yes |
| Termination notice | 30 days |
| Mandatory arbitration | Yes |
| Arbitration location | Harris County, Texas |
| Jury trial waiver | Yes |
| Governing law | Texas |
| Litigation count | 2 |
View Item 3 litigation summary
Two cases settled: (1) Hyung Sun Lee and Autism Family Friendly, LLC v. SOS Franchising, LLC - alleged breach of Franchise Agreement and safekeeping agreement; settled August 12, 2022 with franchisor taking back franchisee's territory and mutual releases. (2) Duane Kamias v. Success On The Spectrum, LLC and SOS Franchising, LLC - prospective franchisee alleged franchisor agreed to compensate for professional fees; settled October 18, 2022 with mutual releases.
Items 10, 11
Training & Operations
- Classroom training
- 40 hrs
- On-the-job training
- 40 hrs
- Training location
- Houston, Texas
- POS system
- proprietary practice management software
- Operating tech stack
Items 5 & 11
Franchisor Support
Technology: proprietary practice management software
Item 20 · call current owners
Franchisee Contacts
82 owners to call
Name · phone · city · state. Extracted from FDD Item 20
FDD download
Success On The Spectrum · FDD (2025) PDF
Frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to open a Success On The Spectrum franchise?
The total investment to open a Success On The Spectrum franchise ranges from $321K – $848K, with an initial franchise fee of $45K. This includes real estate, equipment, inventory, and working capital as disclosed in their Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD).
What do Success On The Spectrum franchise owners earn?
According to Item 19 of the Success On The Spectrum FDD, the average gross sales per unit is $880K. Note: this is gross revenue, not profit. Actual owner earnings vary based on location, operating costs, and management.
What is Success On The Spectrum's franchise failure rate?
Based on SBA 7(a) loan data, Success On The Spectrum has a charge-off rate of 0.0% across 63 loans, meaning 0.0% of franchise loans were charged off. Charge-off rates are one proxy for franchise risk, though they do not capture all closures. This data comes from FOIA-sourced SBA lending records.
How many Success On The Spectrum franchise locations are there?
As of their most recent FDD filing, Success On The Spectrum has 52 total units in the United States, including 51 franchised units and 1 company-owned units. 22 new units were opened in the latest reporting year.
Is Success On The Spectrum a good franchise to buy?
FranchiseVerdict rates Success On The Spectrum as a A-grade franchise with a risk score of 11 out of 100, based on our analysis of investment costs, revenue data, SBA loan performance, and growth trends. Our rating is based solely on publicly available FDD and government data; we recommend speaking with current franchisees before making any investment decision. This is not investment advice.
Data sourced from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) FOIA records. Not financial advice.
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Data extracted from public FDD filings and SBA 7(a) loan disclosures (FOIA). This information is provided for research purposes only and does not constitute financial, legal, or investment advice. Verify all figures with the franchisor's current Franchise Disclosure Document before making any investment decision.