Success On The Spectrum Franchise Cost, Revenue & Review 2026
Data from FDD filing + SBA 7(a) records
Analysis by FranchiseVerdict Research · Methodology
Success On The Spectrum is a healthcare franchise operating ABA therapy clinics for children with autism. Franchisees run the clinics, managing behavior analysts and technicians, therapy programs, and insurance billing.
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]. The 2025 FDD does not disclose unit-level revenue (no Item 19). SBA 7(a) loans show a 0.0% charge-off rate across 63 loans[1]. FranchiseVerdict grade: A (Strongest tier), an editorial assessment, not investment advice. Run a live ROI scan →
Data last verified · figures per the 2025 FDD issuance
Overview
- Investment
- $321K – $848K
- 60th pct Healthcare
- Avg gross sales
- N/A
- Royalty
- 5.0%
- 4th pct Healthcare
- Units
- 52
- 57th pct Healthcare
- SBA charge-off
- 0.0%
- % of SBA 7(a) loans not repaid · median varies by category
Quick verdict · Healthcare · color = vs category peers
Green = favorable by >10% vs Healthcare avg · No shading = within ±10% · Red = unfavorable by >10% · Source: FDD filings + SBA 7(a)
Data from public FDD filings and SBA records. Not financial advice. Methodology
Bottom line
- COSTTotal investment $321K – $848K including a $45K franchise fee, 5.0% ongoing royalty.
- RETURNSItem 19 reports Per-unit historical Gross Sales table (not statistical cohorts - individual outlet-level actual Gross Sales for 2022-2024, no averages/medians/quartiles disclosed) rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
- RISKVerdict A (Strongest tier), verdict score 73/100 (higher is better). SBA loan charge-off rate of 0.0% across 63 loans (well below the franchise average, based on all SBA 7(a) franchise lending, 2010–2025).
- GROWTHSystem growing at 200.0% CAGR over 3 years with 52 total units. Strong expansion trajectory.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Corporate structure & franchisor financials
- 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
- Texas
- 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
- CEO
- Nichole Daher
- Headquarters
- TX
- Founded
- 2018
- FDD year
- 2025
- States available
- 16
Can you afford it, and what does the money buy?
Entry cost runs 41% above the typical healthcare franchise.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 5–7
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.
Item 7 · what it costs to open + operate
The Vitals
- Total investment
- $321K – $848K
- Middle of category vs category
- Liquid capital req'd
- $30K – $60K
- Middle of category vs category
- Franchise fee
- $45K – $45K
- Top 40% of category 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 |
What do units actually make?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 19
ROI & LBO modelsSingle-unit · 25-unit portfolio · editable
Success On The Spectrum did not disclose financial performance in FDD Item 19. The ROIC and return models require Item 19 revenue. Without it all inputs are estimates. You can still run the calculator with your own assumptions by entering an expected revenue figure.
Returns model · single-unit ROIC
What would one Success On The Spectrum unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
Estimated return on your total franchise investment, before any debt financing.
20%
Below the 30–60% attractive-franchise band
These models are for research and scenario planning only. Not investment advice. Actual results depend on your specific location, management, and market conditions. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before signing any franchise agreement.
Item 19 · Source: 2025 FDD
Financial Performance
Item 19 reports Per-unit historical Gross Sales table (not statistical cohorts - individual outlet-level actual Gross Sales for 2022-2024, no averages/medians/quartiles disclosed) rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable. We omit it from rankings.
Operator outlook
What the numbers say
Data-driven interpretation of this brand's financial disclosures, fee structure, and system trajectory.
Fee burden
Total ongoing fee load of 5.0% — below the Healthcare average of 8.8%.
Disclosure
Item 19 reports Per-unit historical Gross Sales table (not statistical cohorts - individual outlet-level actual Gross Sales for 2022-2024, no averages/medians/quartiles disclosed) rather than annual gross sales, so unit revenue is not directly comparable.
Operator retention
System expanding at 200.0% CAGR over 3 years across 52 units — operators are staying and new ones are joining.
Source: FDD Item 19 financial performance representations and publicly filed FDD data. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Verify all figures with the franchisor and current franchisees before making any investment decision.
vs Healthcare averages
How Success On The Spectrum Compares
Is the system healthy?
Source: FDD 2025 · Item 20
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 (3-yr)
- +200.0%
- Net unit change over 3 years
- 3-yr CAGR
- +200.0%
- Compounded over last 3 years
3-year detail · Item 20
- Opened (3yr)
- 22
- Closed (3yr)
- 0
- Terminated (3yr)
- 0
- Non-renewed (3yr)
- 0
- Transfers (3yr)
- 1
- Reacquired (3yr)
- 0
- Franchisor bought back
- 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 12 · 16 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
16
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
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
- Typical loan rate
- 9.8%
- avg rate to borrowers
- vs industry
- 1.4%
- brand is below its industry ↓
- Jobs supported
- 1,255
- 5.4 per loan
- Lender concentration
- 32%
- top lender's share
Borrower mix: 97% went to startups / new businesses, 3% to established operators
Top lenders financing Success On The Spectrum franchisees
Showing 3 of 19 lenders. The full breakdown — every lender, state distribution, interest rates & risk ratings — is in the SBA Lending Report below.
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SBA Lending Report
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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.
What could kill this investment?
SBA loans charge off at 0.0% — 100% below the 16.0% national norm, i.e. lower lender-observed risk.
Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA · FDD Items 3, 21
Risk analysis
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 4, 8, 16, 21
Risk & Legal
financial_distress flagged true alongside 2 franchise-related litigation matters (both settled/dismissed with prejudice in 2022). Revenue of $2.49M and rapid +200% net growth to 52 units with zero turnover. Distress flag stacked with litigation warrants elevated scoring.
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 73 / 100 verdict
- 01MINORfinancial_distress=true
- 02HIGH2 franchise litigation matters (settled 2022)
- 03MINORVery rapid growth +200%
- 04MEDAudited, Item 19 disclosed, no going-concern
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
What are you signing up for?
Ongoing fees run about 5.0% of sales (royalty + ad fund), before rent and labor.
Source: FDD 2025 · Items 11, 12, 17
FDD Items 12, 15, 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
84 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?
Success On The Spectrum does not disclose average franchise owner earnings in their FDD Item 19. Not all franchisors are required to make financial performance representations. We recommend asking existing franchisees directly about their financial experience.
What is Item 19 in the Success On The Spectrum FDD?
The FDD section where a franchisor may disclose financial performance of its outlets. Disclosure is optional and formats vary; figures are typically gross sales, which is revenue before expenses, not profit. FranchiseVerdict extracts these figures directly from the Success On The Spectrum FDD and qualifies whose outlets they describe.
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 verdict score of 73 out of 100 (higher is better), 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.