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CMIT Solutions franchise — is it worth it?
Risk level — in the report
CMIT Solutions is a business services franchise with a moderate initial investment.
Unlock what the free page above only hints at:
- The actual Item 19 earnings — reported average unit revenue, not just “disclosed.”
- How it compares — every number ranked against business services peers (median & quartile).
- Litigation detail — beyond the case count above: each case, franchisee vs. corporate, with summaries.
- Outlet churn & the questions to ask — behind the net change above: closures, terminations, transfers, and what to put to the franchisor.
Figures above are as disclosed in CMIT Solutions's most recent FDD (registered 2023). Source: Minnesota Dept. of Commerce — CARDS franchise registrations · filing 28324-202304-05. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.
How much does a CMIT Solutions franchise make?
CMIT Solutions is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The average revenue CMIT Solutions reports, what that figure does and doesn't include, and where it ranks against business services peers are in the full report. See every business services brand that discloses earnings in the Business services franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
CMIT Solutions franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come CMIT Solutions's 6% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a CMIT Solutions franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "CMIT Solutions franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. The full report sets CMIT Solutions's disclosed revenue against its total ongoing fee load, so you can see what that revenue has to cover before anything reaches you.
CMIT Solutions lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
CMIT Solutions's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2023) does disclose 1 legal proceeding in Item 3 . Item 3 is the item where a franchisor must put its material legal history on the record. Two things it is not: it covers the franchisor and its predecessors, parents and affiliates, so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against CMIT Solutions itself; and a disclosure is a fact, not a finding of wrongdoing — most entries are contract disputes with former franchisees, which every large system accumulates. The full CMIT Solutions report lists each case with what it was about and how it ended, separates franchisee disputes from corporate and securities matters, and flags the ones a franchisee started — the split that actually matters, because franchisees suing their franchisor is the signal a buyer is looking for.
CMIT Solutions closures & failure rate
Before you sign, CMIT Solutions 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 CMIT Solutions'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. CMIT Solutions's latest tables show a growing franchised network. The actual closure and termination counts, and how CMIT Solutions's churn ranks against business services peers, are in the full report.
The actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against business services peers, litigation and churn detail — emailed as a PDF.
Compare CMIT Solutions head-to-head
Business services franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing CMIT Solutions 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.
CMIT Solutions franchise — frequently asked
How much does a CMIT Solutions franchise cost?
CMIT Solutions's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $200,175 – $213,425 and a 6% royalty. 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 CMIT Solutions franchise make?
CMIT Solutions discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (6% of gross for CMIT Solutions), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any CMIT Solutions franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate. The full report shows the disclosed revenue against the full ongoing fee load it has to cover.
Does CMIT Solutions disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — CMIT Solutions reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The full report shows the actual revenue figures and how they rank against business services peers.
Are there lawsuits against CMIT Solutions?
CMIT Solutions's most recently filed FDD (2023) discloses 1 legal proceeding in Item 3. Item 3 covers the franchisor, its predecessors, parents and affiliates — so a disclosed case is not necessarily a suit against CMIT Solutions itself, and a disclosure is not a finding of wrongdoing. The full report lists each case, separates franchisee disputes from corporate and securities matters, and flags the franchisee-initiated ones.
Is CMIT Solutions a good franchise to buy?
That comes down to how CMIT Solutions'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 (disclosed in this FDD), where every figure ranks against peers, and the specific questions to ask the franchisor before you sign.
Everything the sections above point to, in one place: CMIT Solutions's risk level and what's driving it, the actual Item 19 earnings, every figure ranked against business services peers, and the litigation & churn detail — with the questions to put to the franchisor before you sign.
Get a free email when something changes on CMIT Solutions or business services: a new FDD registration, a new lawsuit, an outlet count that shifts, or Item 19 earnings going from undisclosed to disclosed. Pulled straight from the same registries every report is built on.