Free sample: 25 US franchise brands, 2026 edition
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ERA Group
Fees and investment (Items 5-7)
initial_fee_low_usd: 64,900
initial_fee_high_usd: 69,900
royalty_pct: 15
royalty_min_monthly_usd: 1,051.65
marketing_fee_pct: 3
marketing_min_monthly_usd: not disclosed
tech_fee_monthly_usd: 142.5
total_investment_low_usd: 76,000
total_investment_high_usd: 105,900
liquid_capital_usd: not disclosed
net_worth_usd: not disclosed
Fee notes
Base fee is $69,900. VetFran® qualified veterans receive $5,000 discount ($64,900). Additional training fee: $10,000 per additional/substitute owner; $5,000 if spouse or immediate family member. Minimum Royalty Fee $1,051.65 per month for the first 36 months, then $1,314.56 per month for the rest of the initial term. Technology Fee $142.50 per month for the first 18 months, then $285 per month. National Conference Registration Fee currently $1,314.56 per attendee, payable in monthly installments whether or not you attend.
Outlets, closure rate, growth and all-in fee
total_outlets: 196
franchised_outlets: 196
company_outlets: 0
states_count: 25
closure_rate_pct: 7.7
closures: 34
closures_not_itemized: 0
reacquired: 2
franchised_outlet_years: 441
closure_year_from: 2023
closure_year_to: 2025
closure_ranking_eligible: yes
growth_pct: 34.2
growth_outlets_from: 146
growth_outlets_to: 196
growth_year_from: 2023
growth_year_to: 2025
growth_ranking_eligible: yes
all_in_fee_pct: 18
all_in_basis: royalty + marketing fund
Comparable revenue
annual_revenue_usd: 268,982
basis: median, All Full-Time Regional Franchisees (18+ months operating) (86 outlets)
Item 19 figures
metric
cohort
outlets
avg
median
min
max
period
page
Net Cumulative Receipts
Top 25% (1st Quartile) by Net Cumulative Receipts - Full-Time Regional Franchisees, 18+ months operating
22
900,566
734,102
510,989
2,998,404
2025 calendar year
not disclosed
Net Cumulative Receipts
25-50% (2nd Quartile) by Net Cumulative Receipts - Full-Time Regional Franchisees, 18+ months operating
21
356,457
341,597
261,053
468,148
2025 calendar year
not disclosed
Net Cumulative Receipts
50-75% (3rd Quartile) by Net Cumulative Receipts - Full-Time Regional Franchisees, 18+ months operating
21
208,279
202,622
151,816
257,796
2025 calendar year
not disclosed
Net Cumulative Receipts
Bottom 25% (4th Quartile) by Net Cumulative Receipts - Full-Time Regional Franchisees, 18+ months operating
22
55,355
60,644
0
115,984
2025 calendar year
not disclosed
Net Cumulative Receipts
All Full-Time Regional Franchisees (18+ months operating)
86
388,180
268,982
0
2,998,404
2025 calendar year
not disclosed
Net Cumulative Receipts
Part-Time Regional Franchisees (18+ months operating)
51
30,939
109
0
436,063
2025 calendar year
not disclosed
Franchised outlet turnover by year (Item 20 Table 3)
year
start
opened
terminated
non-renewed
reacquired
ceased
transferred
end
2023
136
23
6
0
2
7
not disclosed
144
2024
144
30
12
1
0
0
not disclosed
161
2025
161
43
8
0
0
0
not disclosed
196
Revenue relative to cost (revenue is not profit)
comparable_annual_revenue_usd: 268,982
investment_midpoint_usd: 90,950
revenue_to_investment: 2.96
royalty_pct: 15
revenue_per_royalty_point_usd: 17,932
Rank against peers
metric
value
rank
peers
peer median
order
peer group
inv_low
76,000
35
70
78,025
lowest first
B2B Supplies
fee_low
64,900
61
65
35,900
lowest first
B2B Supplies
royalty
15
41
47
7
lowest first
B2B Supplies
allin
18
44
47
7.5
lowest first
B2B Supplies
outlets
196
14
68
41.5
highest first
B2B Supplies
growth
34.2
3
44
0
highest first
B2B Supplies
closure
7.7
23
40
6.55
lowest first
B2B Supplies
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