ABC Franchise

What a unit in this system earns, what it costs to get there, and how widely results vary between operators.

6 of this category's 10 factors could be graded from the document, covering 60% of the category by importance. The 4 that could not are reported as gaps, with the question to put to the franchisor, rather than assumed either way.

Measured most favourably: Revenue-to-Investment Efficiency, Established-Unit Performance. Least favourably: Modelled Operating Earnings Potential. The Full FDD Evaluation gives the figure behind each one, the FDD Item it came from, and what it can and cannot be read as.

What the franchise costs to start and what it takes out of revenue every year after that.

7 of this category's 10 factors could be graded from the document, covering 70% of the category by importance. The 3 that could not are reported as gaps, with the question to put to the franchisor, rather than assumed either way.

Measured most favourably: Annual Technology Burden. The Full FDD Evaluation gives the figure behind each one, the FDD Item it came from, and what it can and cannot be read as.

How long the franchisor has done this, who runs it, and whether its own finances are sound.

10 of this category's 10 factors could be graded from the document, covering 100% of the category by importance, with no gaps.

Whether the people who bought this franchise stayed, and what happened to the ones who did not.

9 of this category's 10 factors could be graded from the document, covering 90% of the category by importance. The one that could not is reported as a gap, with the question to put to the franchisor, rather than assumed either way.

Measured least favourably: Transfer Activity / Ownership Churn. The Full FDD Evaluation gives the figure behind each one, the FDD Item it came from, and what it can and cannot be read as.

The demand in your market, and how much the brand itself brings to winning a customer.

5 of the 5 factors this free report can answer were graded from this document, covering 100% of them by importance, with no gaps.

5 further factors in this category depend on the market you would operate in, or on data from outside the FDD. They belong to the Full FDD Evaluation and are not counted against this document, which says nothing about them either way.

Measured least favourably: Brand Coverage & Territory Protection, Disclosed Competitive Intensity. The Full FDD Evaluation gives the figure behind each one, the FDD Item it came from, and what it can and cannot be read as.

What the franchisor is contractually obliged to teach you and to keep doing once you open.

10 of this category's 10 factors could be graded from the document, covering 100% of the category by importance, with no gaps.

Measured most favourably: Ongoing Training, Marketing Support, Initial Training Quality. The Full FDD Evaluation gives the figure behind each one, the FDD Item it came from, and what it can and cannot be read as.

How much ground the agreement protects, on what conditions, and whether a second one can be had.

8 of the 8 factors this free report can answer were graded from this document, covering 100% of them by importance, with no gaps.

2 further factors in this category depend on the market you would operate in, or on data from outside the FDD. They belong to the Full FDD Evaluation and are not counted against this document, which says nothing about them either way.

Measured most favourably: Expansion Rights, Contractual Territory Size. Least favourably: Alternative-Channel Protection. The Full FDD Evaluation gives the figure behind each one, the FDD Item it came from, and what it can and cannot be read as.

How hard the business is to run, how much of your own time it needs, and whether it scales.

7 of the 9 factors this free report can answer were graded from this document, covering 82% of them by importance. The 2 that could not are reported as gaps, with the question to put to the franchisor, rather than assumed either way.

1 further factor in this category depends on the market you would operate in, or on data from outside the FDD. They belong to the Full FDD Evaluation and are not counted against this document, which says nothing about them either way.

Measured most favourably: Owner Time Requirement, Multi-Unit Operating Capability, Manager-Run Eligibility. The Full FDD Evaluation gives the figure behind each one, the FDD Item it came from, and what it can and cannot be read as.

What the franchise agreement lets the franchisor do, and what it leaves you able to do.

8 of this category's 10 factors could be graded from the document, covering 80% of the category by importance. The 2 that could not are reported as gaps, with the question to put to the franchisor, rather than assumed either way.

Measured most favourably: Guarantee Scope & Personal Liability, Litigation Exposure, Dispute Resolution Burden. Least favourably: Post-Term Non-Compete, Transfer Restrictions, Termination Provisions. The Full FDD Evaluation gives the figure behind each one, the FDD Item it came from, and what it can and cannot be read as.

What happens at the end of the term, and what the business can be sold for before then.

10 of this category's 10 factors could be graded from the document, covering 100% of the category by importance, with no gaps.

Measured most favourably: Long-Term Brand Viability, Initial Term, Historical Resale Activity. Least favourably: Transfer Fee, Transferability. The Full FDD Evaluation gives the figure behind each one, the FDD Item it came from, and what it can and cannot be read as.