i4 Search Group
Business & Professional Services · Staffing & Employment
- Active units
- 31
- Royalty
- 14.0%
Franchised, year-end 2023
of weekly Net Sales
About i4 Search Group
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Key terms
- Multi-Territory Discount
10% discount on the Initial Franchise Fee for each Additional Territory, calculated per Specialty Line
- Multiple Specialty Line Discounts
Additional Specialty Line Initial Franchise Fee per Territory: Tier 1 $45000; Tier 2 $54000; Tier 3 $72000
- Multi-Franchise and Multiple Specialty Line Discounts
If entering multiple Franchise Agreements, applicable discounts may be applied
- Brand fund
3.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
750.0% of Net Sales
- Veteran discount
Not offered
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD (2024 filing); filings on file: 2024, 2025.
Growth
- Total locations31
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings13
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate40.9%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR110.4%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio13.0×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (25th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- Annual unit volume (75th percentile)—
Per FDD Item 19 disclosure
- 1-year Median AUV growth rate—
Year-over-year change in median AUV
- Store-level EBITDA Margin—
Median unit-level EBITDA / AUV
Investment profile
- Estimated initial investment$88k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open2 months
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
↓ Lower is better - Royalty rate14.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio—
Median AUV / estimated initial investment midpoint
- Cash-on-cash returns—
Median unit-level EBITDA / estimated initial investment midpoint. Steady-state estimate; year 1 returns will be lower as the unit ramps to median volumes.
Franchisee healthLocked
- Unit closure ratio
- Transfer vs. closure ratio
- Percent multi-unit franchisees
- Litigation rate
- EBITDA multiple on sales & transfers
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Location footprint
Showing 24 of 42 mapped locations
Sources
Financial and operating figures are sourced from the brand's Franchise Disclosure Documents. Brand percentile rankings are based on comparisons to other brands that include the same metrics in their Franchise Disclosure Documents.