Bottom line
- Total investment $90K – $113K including a $65K franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 72/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 6 loans (below the industry average).
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
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 Valenta unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
93%
Above typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Valenta franchisees operate as B2B service providers offering staff augmentation, IT consulting, digital transformation, and outsourced staffing solutions to enterprise clients. Day-to-day activities include client relationship management, delivery of technical services, staffing coordination, and project execution under the Valenta brand while remitting 15%-60% of revenues/profits to the franchisor.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
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
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 18 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.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Valenta exhibits extreme risk characteristics: a collapsing franchise network (48% decline), undisclosed financials, going concern issues, active litigation over trade secrets, and no territorial protection.
Score breakdown · what drove the 72 / 100 rating
- 01MINORSystem collapsed 48.3% YoY (15 units remaining) — suggests severe franchisee dissatisfaction or business model failure
- 02HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — franchisor may lack financial stability to support franchisees
- 03HIGHActive litigation (Dec 2024) involving breach of contract, IP theft, and trade secret misappropriation — indicates internal control issues and potential disputes over system standards
- 04MEDNo average revenue or net income disclosed — impossible to validate ROI claims or unit profitability
- 05MINORUnprotected territory — franchisees face direct competition from other Valenta franchisees with no exclusivity
- 06MINORHighly variable royalty structure (15%-60%) with profit-based tiers — creates unpredictable cash flow and conflicts over profit calculations
- 07MINORHigh franchise fee ($65,000) relative to small initial investment ($89,850-$113,000) — suggests fee-dependent franchisor model
- 08MINOR5-year term with unclear renewal/exit terms — short commitment period in declining system
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
31 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Valenta · FDD (2025) PDF