Color Glo franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.13 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$45,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

10% · 10% of gross sales or $500/month, whichever is greater, payable monthly on the 15th

Marketing contribution

Not captured

Technology fee

Not captured

Other fees

Required annual Product Purchases of $2,500/year ($208.33/month credit); National Accounts Admin Fee of 10% of contract price on corporate assignments secured by Franchisor; optional Aviation Training Fee of $60,000 if performing aircraft work

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$500 to $1,500 for working capital; not paid to Color Glo, varies with business size and personal/household expenses

Fees sourceFDD p.11 ↗

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.13 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average, median, high, and low Gross Sales and Gross Profit per Franchised Territory

Reporting period

2025 Reporting Period (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2025), with 2024 Reporting Period shown for comparison

Sample

53 of 54 Franchised Territories open the entire 2025 Reporting Period (54 territories in the 2024 comparison)

Reported average

$95,849.14

Reported median

$77,472

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.33 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

54

Year-end outlets

53

Net change

-1

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

0

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

1

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

0

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.41 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

4 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$249,700

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

2 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 2

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 Color Glo franchise cost?

standard (home-based/mobile service): $80,800 to $96,375 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $45,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.13 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Color Glo owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average, median, high, and low Gross Sales and Gross Profit per Franchised Territory. Sample: 53 of 54 Franchised Territories open the entire 2025 Reporting Period (54 territories in the 2024 comparison). Period: 2025 Reporting Period (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2025), with 2024 Reporting Period shown for comparison.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.33 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Color Glo?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 2. 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: $249,700; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 2 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗