Franchise opportunities compared

    Crestcom vs The Entrepreneur's Source

    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.

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Crestcom

    $91,850 – $512,575

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    The Entrepreneur's Source

    $114,350

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Crestcom

    Not available

    The Entrepreneur's Source

    $75,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 21

    Royalty · Item 6

    Crestcom

    19.75%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    The Entrepreneur's Source

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Crestcom figures come from its 2025 FDD and The Entrepreneur's Source figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Crestcom discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Crestcom : 32, The Entrepreneur's Source: 6). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Crestcom

    $91,850 – $512,575
    2025 FDD · Item 7

    The Entrepreneur's Source

    $114,350
    Total initial investment — low estimate
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Crestcom

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    The Entrepreneur's Source

    $75,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 21
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Crestcom

    19.75%
    Royalty Fee
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    The Entrepreneur's Source

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Crestcom

    $0.00
    Digital/E-mail Marketing Service
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    The Entrepreneur's Source

    $300
    Marketing minimum monthly spend
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Crestcom

    197
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64

    The Entrepreneur's Source

    262
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 51
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Crestcom

    +12
    Calculated: 185 at end of 2022 → 197 at end of 2024

    The Entrepreneur's Source

    +114
    Calculated: 148 at end of 2022 → 262 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Crestcom

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    The Entrepreneur's Source

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Crestcom

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    The Entrepreneur's Source

    1997
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Crestcom

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    The Entrepreneur's Source

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Crestcom
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchisees who were also Area Representatives and active full-time during 2024
    $759,698
    other Yearly Gross Revenues of Franchisees that are Area Representatives
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — North America group of 34 CRESTCOM franchisees active full-time during calendar…
    $30,473
    other Low Gross Sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 58
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Chart 1 top quartile: 15 franchisees; results are grouped by franchisee, and th…
    15 franchisees
    other Active franchisees in top 75th–99.99th percentile
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 60
    +29 more groups in the full report
    The Entrepreneur's Source
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — TES Businesses open for business at least 1 year and operated entire calendar y…
    $130,628
    other annual income
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — TES Businesses open for business at least one year
    $33,065
    other placement fee per transaction
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 49
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — TES Businesses open for business at least 1 year and operated entire calendar y…
    $88,000
    other annual income
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47
    +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.

    Crestcom vs The Entrepreneur's Source: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Crestcom or The Entrepreneur's Source?
    Crestcom : $91,850 – $512,575 (2025 FDD · Item 7); The Entrepreneur's Source: $114,350 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 21). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Crestcom . At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Crestcom or The Entrepreneur's Source?
    Crestcom : 197 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 64); The Entrepreneur's Source: 262 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 51). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Crestcom and The Entrepreneur's Source disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Crestcom has reviewed Item 19 figures for 32 location groups; The Entrepreneur's Source has reviewed Item 19 figures for 6 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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