Franchise opportunities compared

    GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem vs icreatives Staffing

    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

    GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem

    $54,249 – $85,185

    2024 FDD · Item 7

    icreatives Staffing

    $46,250 – $82,145

    2021 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem

    Not available

    icreatives Staffing

    $30,000

    2021 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    Royalty · Item 6

    GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem

    $1,000

    2024 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    icreatives Staffing

    33.33%

    2021 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    Before you compare

    • GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem figures come from its 2024 FDD and icreatives Staffing figures from its 2021 FDD, so the years differ.
    • GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only icreatives Staffing has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem

    $54,249 – $85,185
    2024 FDD · Item 7

    icreatives Staffing

    $46,250 – $82,145
    Total estimated initial investment
    2021 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    icreatives Staffing

    $30,000
    2021 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10
    Royalty (Item 6)

    GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem

    $1,000
    Minimum monthly retained royalty after anniversary
    2024 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    icreatives Staffing

    33.33%
    Royalty percentage of monthly Gross Margin
    2021 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem

    $244
    Internet employment advertising estimated low
    2024 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16

    icreatives Staffing

    67%
    Cooperative advertising increase approval threshold — 67%
    2021 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem

    67
    Outlets at end of 2023
    2024 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59

    icreatives Staffing

    1
    Outlets at end of 2020
    2021 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 51
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem

    +39
    Calculated: 28 at end of 2021 → 67 at end of 2023

    icreatives Staffing

    +0
    Calculated: 1 at end of 2018 → 1 at end of 2020
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    icreatives Staffing

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

    GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    icreatives Staffing

    2019
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    icreatives Staffing

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    GHGECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    icreatives Staffing
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — The affiliate-owned and operated icreatives Business in Florida; the filing say…
    $3,410,110
    other Aggregate Client Gross Billings
    2021 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Historic data for the affiliate-owned and operated icreatives Business in Flori…
    51 clients
    other Number of Clients
    2021 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Historic results of the affiliate-owned and operated icreatives Business in Flo…
    $10,800
    other Client Gross Billings
    2021 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 50
    +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.

    GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem vs icreatives Staffing: common questions

    Which costs less to open, GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem or icreatives Staffing?
    GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem: $54,249 – $85,185 (2024 FDD · Item 7); icreatives Staffing: $46,250 – $82,145 (2021 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for icreatives Staffing. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem and icreatives Staffing royalties compare?
    GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem: $1,000 (2024 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14); icreatives Staffing: 33.33% (2021 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Which has more locations, GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem or icreatives Staffing?
    GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem: 67 (2024 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 59); icreatives Staffing: 1 (2021 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 51). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem and icreatives Staffing disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    GECKO HOSPITALITY and/or a business which provides managem makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; icreatives Staffing has reviewed Item 19 figures for 4 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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