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Breakaway Ba franchise — is it worth it?

Business services · FDD-based assessment · registered 2024

Risk level — in the report

BREAKAWAY BA, LLC offers a business services franchise with a relatively low initial investment range of $10,500 to $34,500.

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Total initial investment
$10,500 – $34,500
Top quartile for business services · median $89,188
Initial franchise fee
FDD Item 5
Royalty
FDD Item 6
Item 19 earnings
Not disclosed
no franchisor earnings
Litigation (Item 3)
None
none disclosed
Outlet network
17 units
+2 last year
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Figures above are as disclosed in Breakaway Ba's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-32514. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.

Breakaway Ba franchise profit — what the FDD discloses

Plainly: Breakaway Ba does not disclose franchise profit or revenue. Its most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-backed earnings figure for Breakaway Ba — any number quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure. The absence is itself worth weighing (many business services franchisors do disclose), and the full report reads the risk signals Breakaway Ba's FDD does contain — fees, litigation, and outlet churn — against peers. For brands that put earnings on paper, see Business services franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings.

Breakaway Ba lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)

Breakaway Ba's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.

Breakaway Ba closures & failure rate

Before you sign, Breakaway Ba will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what Breakaway Ba's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a business services of this kind.

The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. Breakaway Ba's latest tables show significant franchisee turnover. The actual closure and termination counts, and how Breakaway Ba's churn ranks against business services peers, are in the full report.

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Who owns Breakaway Ba?

Breakaway Ba's franchise is offered by BREAKAWAY BA, LLC — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at CA DFPI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.

Business services franchises at a similar investment level

Anyone weighing Breakaway Ba is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.

Coffee News$11,050 – $12,2502b Organized Franchise System$12,950 – $18,050Proforma$7,030 – $27,695yorCMO$10,887 – $24,352 · Item 19 disclosedItex | Itex Marketplace$9,700 – $37,700 · Item 19 disclosedFrontier Adjusters$21,500 – $30,450 · Item 19 disclosedLeadership Management$22,550 – $32,600Safeguard$10,030 – $57,530C12$36,500 – $67,000 · Item 19 disclosedAtax$59,150 – $79,000C.L. Tax Accounting Service$58,600 – $92,300ATAX (Area Representative)$101,700 – $526,000

Breakaway Ba franchise — frequently asked

Who owns Breakaway Ba — who is the franchisor?

Breakaway Ba's most recently filed FDD (2024) names BREAKAWAY BA, LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.

How much does a Breakaway Ba franchise cost?

Breakaway Ba's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $10,500 – $34,500. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. The full report breaks down every fee line and benchmarks it against business services peers.

How much profit does a Breakaway Ba franchise make?

Breakaway Ba makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Breakaway Ba at all — and profit would never be disclosed even where earnings are, because it depends on your rent, labour and how you operate. Any profit figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.

Does Breakaway Ba disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

No — Breakaway Ba's most recent FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation. Its absence is worth weighing; the report focuses on the verifiable risk signals instead.

Are there lawsuits against Breakaway Ba?

No — Breakaway Ba's most recently filed FDD (2024) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.

Is Breakaway Ba a good franchise to buy?

That comes down to how Breakaway Ba's investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against business services peers — which is exactly what the full report answers. For $99 you get the risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings (absent from this FDD), where every figure ranks against peers, and the specific questions to ask the franchisor before you sign.

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This report compiles and structures publicly filed Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) data from state franchise registrations. It is not legal, financial, or investment advice, is not affiliated with or endorsed by any franchisor, and does not replace reading the full FDD or consulting a franchise attorney or accountant. All figures are as disclosed by the franchisor in its most recent registered FDD. Item 19 financial performance representations are made at the franchisor’s option and may be absent or limited.