Franchise opportunities compared
Board and Brush Creative Studio vs Cloudbound Group
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
- Board and Brush Creative Studio figures come from its 2025 FDD and Cloudbound Group figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
- Only Board and Brush Creative Studio has reviewed Item 19 figures here.
| Disclosure | Board and Brush Creative Studio | CGCloudbound Group |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $75,489 – $99,761 TOTAL $ — $75489 2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18 | $2,279,400 5 ) $5,000 $5,000 Lump Sum No later than 10 days before opening Us TOTAL (Note 1 6 ) — 2279400 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 28 |
| Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5) | Not available No single standard fee identified | $60,000 2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16 |
| Royalty (Item 6) | $6.00 Continuing Royalty Fee — 6% 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 | $3.00 d Fee . You must pay us a Royalty Fee equal to 6% of Gross Sales and you will pay us — 3% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 21 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $1.00 Brand Fund Contribution — 1% 2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 | $20 reement. Any special promotion advertising fees will not be more than our costs plus — 20% 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 26 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 194 Outlets at end of 2024 2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43 | Not available No reviewed outlet counts |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −67 Calculated: 261 at end of 2022 → 194 at end of 2024 | Not available Only one year reported |
| 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 | Franchised (176 locations) — other measures $26,739 other All176 low · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 41 Franchised (2 locations) — other measures 1 percent other BandOver $300K · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 42 Franchised (100 locations) — other measures 100 studios other Band$100K - $300K · 2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 42 +2 more groups in the full report | Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation |
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.
