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    WSI Business vs YESCO

    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.

    WSI Business2026 FDDYESCO2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    WSI Business

    $75,900 – $107,100

    2026 FDD · Item 7

    YESCO

    $65,000 – $432,200

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    WSI Business

    Not available

    YESCO

    $30,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16

    Royalty · Item 6

    WSI Business

    Not available

    YESCO

    6%

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    Before you compare

    • Both sets of figures come from 2026 FDDs.
    • WSI Business 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 (WSI Business: 8, YESCO: 1). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    WSI Business

    $75,900 – $107,100
    2026 FDD · Item 7

    YESCO

    $65,000 – $432,200
    TOTAL estimated investment 65000–432200 USD
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    WSI Business

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified

    YESCO

    $30,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 16
    Royalty (Item 6)

    WSI Business

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record

    YESCO

    6%
    Royalty percentage of gross revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    WSI Business

    $100
    Branding Fee monthly
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 12

    YESCO

    3% of maximum
    National advertising fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 13

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    WSI Business

    153
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43

    YESCO

    98
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    WSI Business

    +5
    Calculated: 148 at end of 2023 → 153 at end of 2025

    YESCO

    −1
    Calculated: 99 at end of 2023 → 98 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    WSI Business

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    YESCO

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

    WSI Business

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    YESCO

    2011
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    WSI Business

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    YESCO

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    WSI Business
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — U.S. franchisees with active franchise agreements; tenure less than 1 yr
    $43,077
    other Maximum gross revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — U.S. franchisees with active franchise agreements; tenure 1+ to 3 years
    23 franchisees
    other Franchisee count
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — U.S. franchisees with active franchise agreements; tenure 3+ to 5 years
    16 franchisees
    other Franchisee count
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 40
    +5 more groups in the full report
    YESCO
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    52 businesses
    other Item 19 population
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47

    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.

    WSI Business vs YESCO: common questions

    Which costs less to open, WSI Business or YESCO?
    WSI Business: $75,900 – $107,100 (2026 FDD · Item 7); YESCO: $65,000 – $432,200 (2026 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 YESCO. At least one range spans several business formats. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, WSI Business or YESCO?
    WSI Business: 153 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 43); YESCO: 98 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 55). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do WSI Business and YESCO disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    WSI Business has reviewed Item 19 figures for 8 location groups; YESCO has reviewed Item 19 figures for 1 location group. 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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