Exit Factor Franchise Costs, Fees & FDD

Year Business Began: 2022

Franchising Since: 2023

Headquarters: West Palm Beach, Florida

Estimated Number of Units: 85

Franchise Description: The franchisor is Exit Factor, LLC. The franchisor is a member of United Franchise Group. The franchisee will own and operate an Exit Factor business which will provide business coaching and consulting services to business owners, which are designed with the goal of increasing the profit, efficiency, and value of their companies, with the goal of positioning those businesses for a future exit. Franchisees operate from a single office location within a Designated Marketing Area, serving primarily small to medium-sized businesses.
Training Overview: Prior to opening the Exit Factor business, franchises must attend in person and complete to the franchisor’s satisfaction its extensive initial training program held at its corporate headquarters in West Palm Beach, Florida. The franchisor also conducts an on-site launch for the location within 90 days of satisfactorily completing the Exit Factor initial training program for 24 hours to help franchisees with additional training, guidance on beginning their business, initial marketing, and other means of assistance. Every 12-18 months the franchisor will hold a convention for franchisees. In addition, the franchisor will conduct seminars and conventions on topics relating to ongoing training and improving the operation of the Exit Factor business.

Territory Granted: Franchisees are granted the right to operate an Exit Factor business within a designated marketing area. The franchisee’s business must be located in the designated marketing area which will be a geographic area defined and named by us which contains 8,000 or more registered businesses. The designated marketing area is exclusive, and the franchisor will not open or operate company-owned businesses and/or grant additional franchisees the right to open or operate a business consulting firm within the designated marketing area. The continuation of the exclusive area is conditioned on meeting minimum gross revenues in each designated marketing area. Franchisees must confine marketing and sales activities to their designated marketing area, though they may accept unsolicited clients from outside it.

Obligations and Restrictions: Franchisees are not required to sign a personal guarantee; however, they are required to personally sign the Franchise Agreement, even if they form a corporation, partnership, or other business entity for the operation of the franchise. If franchisees are an individual, they must directly supervise and manage the Exit Factor business. If franchisees are a corporation, partnership, or other business entity, a principal, general partner, or a fully trained manager must devote full-time and best efforts to the management and operation of the Exit Factor business. The franchisor requires franchisees to offer and sell only services and goods that the franchisor has approved, but there is no obligation to provide all of the services and goods authorized.

Term of Agreement and Renewal: The length of the initial franchise term is 35 years. A renewal term of 35 years is available if requirements are met.

Financial Assistance: Neither the franchisor nor any agent or affiliate offers direct or indirect financing to franchisees, guarantees any note, lease, or obligation of theirs, or has any practice or intent to sell, assign, or discount to a third party all or any part of any financing arrangement of theirs. Eligible United States military veterans will receive a discount equal to 10% of the standard franchise establishment fee or 5% of the standard transfer fee.

Estimated Initial Investment

Name of Fee	Low	High
Franchise Establishment Fee	$39,500	$39,500
Travel and Living Expenses while at Training School	$230	$600
Marketing Fund Initial Membership Fee	$550	$550
Premises Lease	$264	$4,620
Initial Advertising	$1,650	$3,700
Software and Supplies Package	$14,995	$16,495
Equipment and Office Software	$0	$1,650
Insurance	$825	$5,390
Additional Funds (6 mos.)	$5,500	$17,050
ESTIMATED TOTAL	$63,514	$89,555

 
Other Fees

Type of Fee	Amount
Royalty	A monthly fee equal to the greater of 8% of gross revenues or $300 - months 1-12 $600 - months 13-24 $900 - after 24 months.
Marketing Fund Contribution	A monthly fee equal to the greater of $165 (or $125 for an additional territory) or 2% of gross revenues.
Market Cooperative Contribution	As determined by the co-op. Currently, there is non.
Technology Fee	A monthly fee equal to $200 per month or the then-current fee.
Transfer Fee	$19,500 for the transfer of each designated marketing area, or the then-current transfer fee.
Renewal Fee	$1,500
Consultant Fee	$125 per consultant per month or the then-current fee.
Consultant Training Fee	$495 or the then-current training fee per person for all trainees beyond the first person attending training plus travel & hotel expenses.
Audit-Inspection Costs	$1,500 or the then-current fee.
Non-Compliance fee	$250-$500 per compliance violation.

The above information has been compiled from the FDD of Exit Factor. Year of FDD: 2026.
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