World Options franchise research

Investment by format

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

Investment sourceFDD p.22 ↗

Franchise fees and ongoing costs

Franchise fee

$55,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review.

Royalty

Tiered % of Gross Margin: 35% of Gross Margin on full truckload (FTL) and less-than-truckload (LTL) freight shipping services; 25% of Gross Margin on all other products/services; collected via franchisor billing/collection with remittances twice per month.

Marketing contribution

5% (basis not captured; see original filing)

Technology fee

Not captured

Other fees

Managed Services Fee: $400/month plus $0.36 per FTL/LTL shipment; Network Conference Registration Fee: currently $725/person; Non-Compliance Fee: 2% of Gross Margin if default not cured.

Working capital (FDD Item 7)

$11,600 - $16,600 for other additional funds initially required (hired suppliers, accountants, etc.); does not include salary draw or living expenses.

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.22 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

Financial performance: Item 19

Item 19 captured

Yes

Metric / basis

Gross Sales, Gross Margin, and Average Sales per Customer (average, median, high, low) for US franchised businesses open all of 2024 and all of 2025

Reporting period

Calendar years 2024 and 2025

Sample

3 franchised businesses operating throughout all of 2024; 4 franchised businesses operating throughout all of 2025

Reported average

$788,774

Reported median

$565,452

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.47 ↗

Unit growth: Item 20

Reporting year

2025

Scope

franchised outlets

Starting outlets

6

Year-end outlets

17

Net change

+11

Derivation

ending minus starting outlets

Openings

14

Terminations

3

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.48 ↗

SBA loan history

Loan activity

7 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

7 loans

Historical charge-off share

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans

Cohort

7(a) FY2010-2019 approvals

Numerator / denominator

0 / 1

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 World Options franchise cost?

home-based (single format disclosed): $81,100 to $92,600 These are format-specific estimates, not a guaranteed cash requirement. Franchise fee: $55,000 · Extracted Item 5 scalar range, not a universal minimum or maximum; formats, eligibility, discounts and waivers require original-filing review..

Investment sourceFDD p.22 ↗

Franchise fee sourceFDD · page not captured ↗

How much do World Options owners make?

Owner income is not captured. Gross sales and EBITDA are not owner pay. Item 19 metric: Gross Sales, Gross Margin, and Average Sales per Customer (average, median, high, low) for US franchised businesses open all of 2024 and all of 2025. Sample: 3 franchised businesses operating throughout all of 2024; 4 franchised businesses operating throughout all of 2025. Period: Calendar years 2024 and 2025.

Item 19 performance sourceFDD p.47 ↗

What's the SBA charge-off rate for World Options?

Suppressed: fewer than 10 seasoned loans; numerator / denominator: 0 / 1. 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: 7 loans. Median financing is not total investment.

SBA loans sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗

Median SBA loan sourceSBA data · Jun 30, 2026 ↗