Franchise opportunities compared
Best Brains vs Best In Class Education Center
Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.
Before you compare
- Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
- Best In Class Education Center discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
- Only Best In Class Education Center has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
| Disclosure | BBBest Brains |  Best In Class Education Center |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $49,850 – $134,300 Premium — TOTAL ( — lower estimate 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 17 | $84,875 – $146,000 2026 FDD · Item 7 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | Not available No single standard fee identified |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $750 Normal monthly royalty minimum 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 | $250 Royalty minimum monthly 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $3.00 Brand development fund per-student subject cap 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 | $1.00 Brand fund Special Program Sales rate 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 203 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 36 | 37 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 42 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +79 Calculated: 124 at end of 2023 → 203 at end of 2025 | −9 Calculated: 46 at end of 2023 → 37 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | Not available No complete exit records for a year |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | Not available Not in reviewed records | Not available Not in reviewed records |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Qualifying franchised centers open throughout 2025, provided requested data, ex… 36 centers other Franchised centers in operation · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Subset 1 (9 Outlets) qualifying franchised centers categorized by gross sales $263,386 other Subset 1 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Subset 2 (9 Outlets) qualifying franchised centers categorized by gross sales $168,733 other Subset 2 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40 +3 more groups in the full report |
Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.