Franchise opportunities compared

    Willowbrae Academy vs you

    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

    Willowbrae Academy

    $2,401,500 – $3,987,000

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16

    you

    $780,799 – $22,373,196

    2025 FDD · Item 7

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Willowbrae Academy

    $85,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8

    you

    $60,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17

    Royalty · Item 6

    Willowbrae Academy

    Not available

    you

    7%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2025 FDDs.
    • you discloses more than one business format, so the investment range spans formats; the full report breaks them out.
    • Only you has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Willowbrae Academy

    $2,401,500 – $3,987,000
    New facility startup cost table page 16; remaining categories and total $2,401,500–$3,987,000
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16

    you

    $780,799 – $22,373,196
    2025 FDD · Item 7
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Willowbrae Academy

    $85,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 8

    you

    $60,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 17
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Willowbrae Academy

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    you

    7%
    Royalty rate
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Willowbrae Academy

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    you

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Willowbrae Academy

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts

    you

    417
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 74
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Willowbrae Academy

    Not available
    Only one year reported

    you

    +78
    Calculated: 339 at end of 2022 → 417 at end of 2024
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Willowbrae Academy

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    you

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

    Willowbrae Academy

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    you

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Willowbrae Academy

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    you

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Willowbrae Academy

    Not disclosed — no Item 19 financial performance representation

    you
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Mature franchised centers
    $2,163,703
    other gross sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 67
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Mature corporate-owned centers
    43.8 percent
    other Percent of centers at or above average gross sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 67
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Intermediate franchised centers
    $1,861,522
    other gross sales
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 69
    +30 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.

    Willowbrae Academy vs you: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Willowbrae Academy or you?
    Willowbrae Academy: $2,401,500 – $3,987,000 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 16); you: $780,799 – $22,373,196 (2025 FDD · Item 7). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for you. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Do Willowbrae Academy and you disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Willowbrae Academy makes no Item 19 financial performance representation; you has reviewed Item 19 figures for 33 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.

    How Franopolis reviews FDD figures

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