Quick Verdict · who it fits
LMI fits owner-operators looking for a mid-scale business services concept.
The numbers a buyer needs first — straight from the filing.
Initial investment (Item 7)
$20K - $28K
Franchise fee (Item 5)
$15K
Royalty (Item 6)
6%
System size (Item 20)
109 +3
Agreement term
5 yrs
Years in business
47+ yrs
Model LMI's costs in the investment calculator → Prefilled from this filing — startup cost, cash flow and break-even.
Data extracted from the 2026 FDD filed with state regulators. Fees and terms may have changed since filing — request the current FDD from the franchisor before deciding. Not legal, financial, or investment advice. Full disclaimer.
Drag to your projected annual sales. Royalty 6% on gross sales.
PROJECTED ANNUAL SALES$500,000
$100k$2M
Royalty (6%)
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Total / year
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▪ Of-sales fees only · excludes rent, labor, COGS, and one-time costs · for illustration
Free AI summary — the first read on the filing.
109
Total units open
3
Units opened last year
2
Units closed last year
+1
Net unit growth
What our analysis flagged across the 2026 filing.
5
Risks to review
4
Strengths identified
5
Questions to ask
How LMI ranks against 96 Business Services peers we've analyzed.
Initial investment
12th pct · of 96 peers
Franchise fee
9th pct · of 96 peers
System size
66th pct · of 96 peers
Business Services industry averages
Avg investment
$156K - $433K
Avg franchise fee
$50K
Avg system size
219
Franchises analyzed
96
Closest concepts by category and investment.
| Brand | Item 19 | Fee | Investment | Royalty | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMI | None | $15K | $20K - $28K | 6% | 109 |
| ProformaSimilar price | None | — | $7K - $28K | — | 461 |
| The Ups StoreBiggest system | Disclosed | $40K | $86K - $606K | 5% | 5,487 |
| Unishippers Global LogisticsTop-rated in category | Disclosed | $30K | $17K - $233K | 15–18.5% | 191 |
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Brand Analysis
FedEx Office is a wholly owned FedEx subsidiary with no franchise program and no disclosure document. The comparable counter you can actually buy is The UPS Store, where the 2026 FDD prices a new traditional center at $222,368 to $606,081.
Brand Analysis
Yes. Shell's SOPUS Products sold Jiffy Lube, LLC to a Monomoy Capital Partners fund on June 30, 2026, and 1,765 of the system's 2,083 US service centers were franchised at the end of 2025. The 2026 FDD sets a $35,000 fee and a $211,000 to $510,000 investment range that leaves out the land and the building.
Brand Analysis
The 2026 FDD counts 5,487 franchised centers against 16 company-owned, prices a new traditional storefront at $222,368 to $606,081, and publishes an Item 19 covering 5,058 centers that reports gross sales and nothing about profit.
LMI requires a $15,000 initial franchise fee and a total initial investment range of $20,000–$27,500, per the most recent FDD on file.
LMI is franchised by Leadership Management, Inc., the franchisor entity of record on its Franchise Disclosure Document. Item 1 of the FDD discloses the franchisor's corporate history, parents, and predecessors.
No. LMI does not include a financial performance representation in its FDD. Prospective buyers should rely on validation calls with existing franchisees and benchmark against industry medians.
Franchisees pay a royalty of 6% on gross sales as defined in Item 6 of the FDD.
As of their 2026 FDD, LMI has 109 total locations, with 3 new locations opened in the most recent reporting year. This information comes from Item 20 of the FDD.
Per the FDD, LMI discloses an initial agreement term of 5 years, a renewal fee of $1,500, a transfer fee of $5,000. Review Items 10 and 17 for the full renewal and termination provisions.
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