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Renaissance Executive Forums franchise — is it worth it?
Risk level — in the report
Renaissance Executive Forums operates in the business services category, offering a franchise model with a relatively low 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 — each case, franchisee vs. corporate, with summaries.
- Outlet churn & the questions to ask — closures, terminations, transfers, and what to put to the franchisor.
Figures above are as disclosed in Renaissance Executive Forums's most recent FDD (registered 2025). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-32769. 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 Renaissance Executive Forums franchise make?
Renaissance Executive Forums 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 Renaissance Executive Forums 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.
Renaissance Executive Forums 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 Renaissance Executive Forums's 20% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a Renaissance Executive Forums franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "Renaissance Executive Forums franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. The full report sets Renaissance Executive Forums's disclosed revenue against its total ongoing fee load, so you can see what that revenue has to cover before anything reaches you.
Renaissance Executive Forums lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Renaissance Executive Forums's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025) 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.
Renaissance Executive Forums closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Renaissance Executive Forums 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 Renaissance Executive Forums'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. Renaissance Executive Forums's outlet tables are read directly from the FDD in the full report. The actual closure and termination counts, and how Renaissance Executive Forums'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.
Who owns Renaissance Executive Forums?
Renaissance Executive Forums's franchise is offered by REF USA Corp. — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2025), 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 Renaissance Executive Forums 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.
Renaissance Executive Forums franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Renaissance Executive Forums — who is the franchisor?
Renaissance Executive Forums's most recently filed FDD (2025) names REF USA Corp. 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 Renaissance Executive Forums franchise cost?
Renaissance Executive Forums's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $58,050 – $74,765 and a 20% 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 Renaissance Executive Forums franchise make?
Renaissance Executive Forums discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (20% of gross for Renaissance Executive Forums), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any Renaissance Executive Forums 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 Renaissance Executive Forums disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — Renaissance Executive Forums 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 Renaissance Executive Forums?
No — Renaissance Executive Forums's most recently filed FDD (2025) 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 Renaissance Executive Forums a good franchise to buy?
That comes down to how Renaissance Executive Forums'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: Renaissance Executive Forums'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.
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