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Sanford Rose Associates International franchise — is it worth it?
Risk level — in the report
Sanford Rose Associates International, LLC offers a business services franchise with a relatively low initial investment.
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- Risk & red-flag breakdown — what the missing earnings, fees and churn imply.
- 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 Sanford Rose Associates International's most recent FDD (registered 2024). Source: California Dept. of Financial Protection and Innovation — Franchise Registration · filing app-30635. The risk level, the Item 19 figures, how it compares to peers, and the litigation & churn detail are in the full report.
Sanford Rose Associates International franchise profit — what the FDD discloses
Plainly: Sanford Rose Associates International 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 Sanford Rose Associates International — 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 Sanford Rose Associates International'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.
Sanford Rose Associates International lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
Sanford Rose Associates International's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024) 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 Sanford Rose Associates International 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 Sanford Rose Associates International 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.
Sanford Rose Associates International closures & failure rate
Before you sign, Sanford Rose Associates International 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 Sanford Rose Associates International'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. Sanford Rose Associates International's latest tables show a growing franchised network. The actual closure and termination counts, and how Sanford Rose Associates International's churn ranks against business services peers, are in the full report.
The risk & red-flag breakdown, every figure ranked against business services peers, litigation and churn detail — emailed as a PDF.
Who owns Sanford Rose Associates International?
Sanford Rose Associates International's franchise is offered by Sanford Rose Associates International, 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. The same franchisor files separate FDDs for other brands, which is worth knowing — sibling brands share a franchise-support organization but disclose their own numbers:
Business services franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing Sanford Rose Associates International 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.
Sanford Rose Associates International franchise — frequently asked
Who owns Sanford Rose Associates International — who is the franchisor?
Sanford Rose Associates International's most recently filed FDD (2024) names Sanford Rose Associates International, LLC as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. The same franchisor also files FDDs for Dimensional Search. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a Sanford Rose Associates International franchise cost?
Sanford Rose Associates International's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $103,900 – $131,600, with an initial franchise fee of $88,000 and a 7.5% 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 Sanford Rose Associates International franchise make?
Sanford Rose Associates International makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so there is no franchisor-disclosed revenue or profit figure for Sanford Rose Associates International 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 Sanford Rose Associates International disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
No — Sanford Rose Associates International'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 Sanford Rose Associates International?
Sanford Rose Associates International's most recently filed FDD (2024) 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 Sanford Rose Associates International 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 Sanford Rose Associates International a good franchise to buy?
That comes down to how Sanford Rose Associates International'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.
Everything the sections above point to, in one place: Sanford Rose Associates International's risk level and what's driving it, what the missing Item 19 earnings imply, 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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