Hear Again America 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

$30,000 to $50,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

5% · 5% of Net Sales, collected monthly, with quarterly reconciliation for over/underpayment

Marketing contribution

3% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

$500/month currently, subject to change on 30 days' notice, capped at 25% increase annually

Other fees

Access Fee for Software ($150/mo full-time location, up to $250/mo); Regional Cooperative Advertising (up to 6% of monthly Net Sales, if established); National/Regional Account Fees (1-10% of Gross Revenue for the account)

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$30,000-$50,000 for pre-operational expenses and first 3 months of operations, including employee salaries/wages, utilities, payroll taxes, additional advertising, insurance, bank charges, supplies, staff recruiting, state tax/license fees, deposits, and prepaid expenses

Fees sourceFDD p.13 ↗

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 ↗

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Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Net Sales, COGS, Gross Profit, Operating Expenses, Franchise Fee Adjustments, EBITDA (if franchised), and Adjusted Margin for full-time Affiliate-Owned Outlets; Net Sales and Gross Profit for Franchised Outlets; average/median/high/low Net Sales comparison

Reporting period

FY2025 (January 2025 - December 2025)

Sample

16 full-time Affiliate-Owned Outlets (of 27 total affiliate full/part-time outlets); 7 Franchised Outlets that operated the full Measuring Period (of 10 franchised outlets in operation at fiscal year end; 2 partial-year franchised outlets excluded)

Reported average

$375,019

Reported median

$263,237

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.50 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

4

Year-end outlets

10

Net change

+6

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

6

Terminations

0

Non-renewals

0

Other closures

0

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.51 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

13 approvals

Activity window

FY2021-FY2026 YTD; snapshot 2026-06-30

Median SBA loan

$250,000

Median loan window

FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30

Median loan sample

13 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 Hear Again America franchise cost?

Single Unit under Franchise Agreement: $190,600 to $333,950; 3 Units under Area Development Agreement (Development Fee + initial Center): $257,100 to $388,450 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $30,000 to $50,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.18 ↗

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How much do Hear Again America owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Net Sales, COGS, Gross Profit, Operating Expenses, Franchise Fee Adjustments, EBITDA (if franchised), and Adjusted Margin for full-time Affiliate-Owned Outlets; Net Sales and Gross Profit for Franchised Outlets; average/median/high/low Net Sales comparison. Sample: 16 full-time Affiliate-Owned Outlets (of 27 total affiliate full/part-time outlets); 7 Franchised Outlets that operated the full Measuring Period (of 10 franchised outlets in operation at fiscal year end; 2 partial-year franchised outlets excluded). Period: FY2025 (January 2025 - December 2025).

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.50 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for Hear Again America?

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: $250,000; window: FY2023-FY2026 YTD through 2026-06-30; sample: 13 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗