Franchise opportunities compared
Seniors Blue Book Business ( es) vs yorCMO
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.
- yorCMO 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 (Seniors Blue Book Business ( es): 68, yorCMO: 2). Different groups are not directly comparable.
| Disclosure | SBSeniors Blue Book Business ( es) |  yorCMO |
|---|---|---|
| Financial commitment | ||
| Estimated initial investment (Item 7) | $77,614 – $165,116 Total Estimated Initial Investment 2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16 | $38,492 – $118,338 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) | 6% Royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 | 5% · Firm Solo/Firm royalty 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 |
| Brand / advertising fund (Item 6) | $500 Unauthorized Advertising Fee 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11 | $750 Sales and Marketing Fund 2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16 |
| System scale & health | ||
| Total outlets (Item 20) | 19 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48 | 26 Outlets at end of 2025 2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67 |
| Net outlet change (Item 20) | −3 Calculated: 22 at end of 2023 → 19 at end of 2025 | +0 Calculated: 26 at end of 2023 → 26 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 | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Location: Dallas; 2024; 200,000–250,000 senior-citizen households; o… -$36,519.00 other Dallas · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 44 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Location: Dallas; 2025; 200,000–250,000 senior-citizen households; o… $88,540 other Dallas · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 44 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchised Location: Boston; 2024; 200,000–250,000 senior-citizen households; t… $102,215 other Boston · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 44 +65 more groups in the full report | Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Franchise Outlet 1 (Firm yorCMO), Carol Stream, Illinois; opened September 2019 $230,480 other Franchise Outlet 1 gross sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 55 Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Company Owned Outlet in Omaha, Nebraska; operated since March 2017, Solo yorCMO… $154,280 other Company-owned gross sales · 2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52 |
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.
Seniors Blue Book Business ( es) vs yorCMO: common questions
- Which costs less to open, Seniors Blue Book Business ( es) or yorCMO?
- Seniors Blue Book Business ( es): $77,614 – $165,116 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16); yorCMO: $38,492 – $118,338 (2026 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for yorCMO. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
- How do Seniors Blue Book Business ( es) and yorCMO royalties compare?
- Seniors Blue Book Business ( es): 6% (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11); yorCMO: 5% · Firm (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 16). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
- Which has more locations, Seniors Blue Book Business ( es) or yorCMO?
- Seniors Blue Book Business ( es): 19 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 48); yorCMO: 26 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 67). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
- Do Seniors Blue Book Business ( es) and yorCMO disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
- Seniors Blue Book Business ( es) has reviewed Item 19 figures for 68 location groups; yorCMO has reviewed Item 19 figures for 2 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.