Dryer Vent Wizard franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.36 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

Not captured

Royalty

10% · License Fee: greater of 10% of Gross Sales or a minimum license fee, paid monthly by the 10th (6% on roll-in sales for months 1-24)

Marketing contribution

2% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Software System currently $250.95 per month (plus $40/month per additional back-office user beyond 3, $65/month per additional field user, $5.50-$30/month per additional email account, and $30-$220/month if QuickBooks Online is obtained through ZorWare); $1,250 software enrollment fee at signing

Other fees

Call Center Fee: greater of 5% of Gross Sales or a minimum; Key Accounts/Management Fee up to 5% of applicable Gross Sales; Annual Reunion fee up to $1,000 per registrant ($2,000 if you fail to attend)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

Additional Funds - 3 Months: $5,000 to $40,000 (cash); FDD recommends having funds for longer than 3 months

Fees sourceFDD p.26 ↗

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.36 ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Average and median annual Gross Sales (revenue) for single-unit operators, with quartile breakdowns; multi-unit franchisee aggregate sales; Gross Sales per job; systemwide Gross Sales

Reporting period

Calendar year 2025 (January 1 - December 31, 2025)

Sample

Table A-1: 73 single-unit franchised businesses open the full 12 months (of 154 Reporting Businesses; 163 open at year-end); Table A-2: 31 multi-unit franchisees operating 81 businesses; Table B: 154 businesses; Table C: 173 reporting franchised businesses

Reported average

$236,672

Reported median

$165,307

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.72 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

165

Year-end outlets

163

Net change

-2

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

8

Terminations

9

Non-renewals

1

Other closures

0

Reacquisitions

0

Transfers

5

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.75 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

41 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$150,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

24 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 6

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 Dryer Vent Wizard franchise cost?

standard start-up (Item 7 total, plus any additional franchise fee for territory over 150,000 Target Households): $84,900 to $163,400 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: Not captured.

Investment sourceFDD p.36 ↗

How much do Dryer Vent Wizard owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Average and median annual Gross Sales (revenue) for single-unit operators, with quartile breakdowns; multi-unit franchisee aggregate sales; Gross Sales per job; systemwide Gross Sales. Sample: Table A-1: 73 single-unit franchised businesses open the full 12 months (of 154 Reporting Businesses; 163 open at year-end); Table A-2: 31 multi-unit franchisees operating 81 businesses; Table B: 154 businesses; Table C: 173 reporting franchised businesses. Period: Calendar year 2025 (January 1 - December 31, 2025).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.72 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Dryer Vent Wizard?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 6. 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: $150,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 24 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗