Do it Best - Members franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.18 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$8,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

No royalty stated; cooperative membership. Basic Member Services Fee is $90/month ($75/month per additional location).

Marketing contribution

Not captured

Technology fee

Tiered Member Services Fee that includes tech/online tools: Basic $90/month, Enhanced $140/month, Advanced $195/month (lower rates for additional locations); POS system separately purchased

Other fees

Delivery/minimum charge $0-$60/week if weekly warehouse purchases under $2,200; freight adder 1%-8% of purchases in certain markets; interest 1.5%/month on overdue amounts; LDP Program participants pay $450/quarter

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Additional funds - working capital for first 3 months of operation: $72,000 - $168,000 (Company suggests 20% of initial inventory)

Fees sourceFDD p.16 ↗

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.18 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

No

Metric / basis

none

Reporting period

Not captured

Sample

Not captured

Reported average

Not captured

Reported median

Not captured

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.27 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

3407

Year-end outlets

3555

Net change

+148

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

293

Terminations

19

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

126

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

108

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.

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SBA loan history

Loan activity

43 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$284,500

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

19 loans

Historical charge-off share

5.88%

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

2 / 34

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 Do it Best - Members franchise cost?

new store, approx. 8,000 sq ft (low estimate): Not captured (invalid or incomplete range); new store, approx. 14,000 sq ft (high estimate): Not captured (invalid or incomplete range) These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $8,500 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.18 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do Do it Best - Members owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: none. Sample: Not captured. Period: Not captured.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.27 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Do it Best - Members?

5.88%; numerator / denominator: 2 / 34. 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: $284,500; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 19 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗