Bottom line
- Total investment $105K – $270K including a $50K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $1.1M/year. Estimated payback in 1.1 years.
- Rated MODERATE with a risk score of 60/100.
- 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
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 TheOfficeSquad unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
64%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 TheOfficeSquad units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$1.5M
on $7.6M purchase
Total debt
$6.1M
SBA $3.8M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
TheOfficeSquad appears to operate office-related services, likely staffing, workspace management, or administrative support. Franchisees manage day-to-day client acquisition, service delivery, staff coordination, and revenue generation within their protected territory while paying 7% of gross revenue to corporate.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
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 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
Early-stage franchise with unproven system scalability, minimal operating history, and unverified financial claims creates elevated risk despite no litigation or going concern issues.
Score breakdown · what drove the 60 / 100 rating
- 01MINOROnly 2 units in system with unknown growth trajectory suggests early-stage or stalled expansion
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial performance representations disclosed — cannot independently verify $1.08M average revenue claim
- 03MINORHigh initial investment range ($104K-$270K) relative to only 2 operating locations raises capital deployment concerns
- 04MINOR7% royalty on gross revenue (not net) means franchisee pays royalties even during unprofitable periods
- 05MINORInsufficient unit density to validate business model viability or franchisee support infrastructure
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
19 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
TheOfficeSquad · FDD (2024) PDF