Bumble Bee Blinds franchise research

Investment by format

Format-specific estimates only. Do not combine one format's minimum with another format's maximum.

Investment sourceFDD p.29 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$59,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

6% · Greater of tiered % of monthly Gross Revenues Collected (6% on first $500K calendar YTD, 5% on $500,001-$1M, 4% above $1M) or Minimum Royalty

Marketing contribution

Not captured

Technology fee

$692 per month

Other fees

CRM Fee $400/month; Accounting Services Fee $499/month plus additional fees; Digital Management Fee $500/month

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Additional Funds (90 days): $20,000 - $40,000 (employees, suppliers, etc., after opening)

Fees sourceFDD p.21 ↗

Working capital is drawn from Item 7. The Investment source below locates the investment section, not an independently verified working-capital scalar.

Investment sourceFDD p.29 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Gross Sales by quartile (aggregate, average, highest, lowest, median), residential/commercial split, and estimates/close ratio/average job size; no cost or profit data

Reporting period

Calendar year 2025 (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2025)

Sample

34 franchisees operating 132 Protected Territories that were open the entire 2025 year (of 60 franchisees at 12/31/2025; 26 excluded as not open the full year); all 34 were multi-territory operators

Reported average

$574,432

Reported median

$547,993

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Results depend on the disclosed metric, sample and period; consult the full filing.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.87 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

155

Year-end outlets

212

Net change

+57

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

83

Terminations

26

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

6

Transfers are not closures. Net change is ending minus starting outlets for the stated scope and year, or complete openings less terminations, non-renewals, other closures and reacquisitions. Missing inputs stay unknown.

Unit growth sourceFDD p.89 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

39 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$279,500

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

39 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 0

Formula

CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100

This is a historical loan-level share, not a franchise failure probability or location survival rate. Loan size is not total investment. Other loan statuses are excluded from the seasoned denominator. Activity combines 7(a) and 504 approvals, excluding canceled and not-funded records; this is not a rolling five-year count. FY2024-25 franchise tags are sparse after directory suspension; fewer tagged loans do not establish brand decline. Recent charge-off cohorts are immature.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median loan amounts are financing context, not startup cost. The median window is separate from the seasoned charge-off cohort.

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Questions before you invest

How much does Bumble Bee Blinds franchise cost?

single Bumble Bee Blinds business in a single Protected Territory (home office or coworking space): $163,466 to $208,676 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $59,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.29 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Bumble Bee Blinds owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Gross Sales by quartile (aggregate, average, highest, lowest, median), residential/commercial split, and estimates/close ratio/average job size; no cost or profit data. Sample: 34 franchisees operating 132 Protected Territories that were open the entire 2025 year (of 60 franchisees at 12/31/2025; 26 excluded as not open the full year); all 34 were multi-territory operators. Period: Calendar year 2025 (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2025).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.87 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Bumble Bee Blinds?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 0. Historical 7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals; CHGOFF / (PIF + CHGOFF + EXEMPT) × 100, snapshot 2026-06-30. This is not a franchise failure probability. Median SBA loan: $279,500; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 39 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗