Franchise opportunities compared
Bio-One Colorado vs Green Home Solutions
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.
- Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Bio-One Colorado: 2, Green Home Solutions: 4). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure |  Bio-One Colorado |  Green Home Solutions |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $134,645 TOTAL 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18 | $118,650 – $198,070 Estimated Total Initial Investment 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 19 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | $60,000 Veterans and first responders may qualify for a 15% discount, and a $10,000 multi-unit discount is offered. 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 12 | $55,000 The fee is uniformly applied and non-refundable except for the stated pre-opening termination circumstance. 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 6 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | Greater of applicable Minimum Royalty or 7.5% of Gross Sales Royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13 | 7%–10% or $740/mo min Royalty Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 8 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $200 Marketing Fee — greater of $200 or 2% of Gross Sales; may increase to no more than 3% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13 | 2% of percentage of gross revenue Brand Development Fund 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 9 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 147 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 39 | 211 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | +1 Calculated: 146 at end of 2023 → 147 at end of 2025 | +14 Calculated: 197 at end of 2023 → 211 at end of 2025 |
| Outlet exits (Item 20) | Not available No complete exit records for a year | 9 Closures, terminations & non-renewals in 2025 · Calculated turnover 4.6% of outlets at start of year 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 50 |
| Franchising since (Item 1) | 2010 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10 | 2010 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8 |
| Franchisor founded (Item 1) | 2010 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8 | 2021 2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 8 |
| Performance (Item 19) | ||
| Financial performance (Item 19), by location group | Franchised (110 locations) — revenue $533,389 other Franchisee average revenues - Tier 1 · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 37 Franchised (61 franchisees) — adjusted operating results -166.76 percent of revenue other Adjusted EBITDA · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 37 | Franchised (33 franchisees) — costs and profit 11.7 percentage of Gross Revenue mean Operating Expenses · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 48 Franchised (183 locations) — revenue — 183 Protected Territories were in continual operation and provided actual reven… $169,621 mean Annual Gross Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47 Franchised (183 locations) — revenue — Of the 211 total Protected Territories in operation at the end of the 2025 cale… $154,306 median Annual Gross Revenue · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47 +1 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.