The Entrepreneur's Source
Education & Business Coaching · Franchise Consulting
- Active units
- 236
- Avg unit volume
- $131k
- Royalty
- 25.0%
Franchised, year-end 2024
of weekly Net Sales
About The Entrepreneur's Source
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Key terms
- Franchise fee
$75k
- Brand fund
750.0% of Net Sales
- Local advertising
300.0% of Net Sales
- Veteran discount
15.0% off franchise fee — VetFran: 15% discount on Initial Franchise Fee; DD214 required (spouse DD214 accepted with Marriage Certificate).
Brand Percentile Rankings
Rankings compare brands in the same operating year. Fee and investment figures come from the FDD.
Growth
- Total locations236
Franchised units open at year-end
- New openings64
Gross new units opened during the calendar year
- 1-year unit growth rate26.9%
Net unit growth versus prior year
- 3-year unit CAGR26.3%
Compound annual growth rate of unit count over the trailing 3 years
- Unit growth ratio7.1×
Cumulative opens / closures through year-end
Unit economics
- Annual unit volume (Median)$131k
Most recent year average annual income; represents gross placement-fee income before 25% share withheld by franchisor.
- 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$124k
Midpoint of estimated initial investment range
↓ Lower is better - Time to open—
Midpoint of average time from agreement to opening
- Royalty rate25.0%
Percent of net sales paid to the franchisor
↓ Lower is better - Sales-to-investment ratio1.1×
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
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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.