Quick Verdict · who it fits
Supporting Strategies fits first-time franchise buyers looking for a mid-scale financial services concept.
The numbers a buyer needs first — straight from the filing.
Initial investment (Item 7)
$75K - $98K
Franchise fee (Item 5)
$60K
Royalty (Item 6)
10% + 2% ad
System size (Item 20)
68
Years in business
13+ yrs
Model Supporting Strategies's costs in the investment calculator → Prefilled from this filing — startup cost, cash flow and break-even.
Data extracted from the 2025 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 10% + ad fund 2% on gross sales.
PROJECTED ANNUAL SALES$500,000
$100k$2M
Royalty (10%)
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Ad fund (2%)
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▪ Of-sales fees only · excludes rent, labor, COGS, and one-time costs · for illustration
How Supporting Strategies ranks against 29 Financial Services peers we've analyzed.
Initial investment
75th pct · of 29 peers
Franchise fee
86th pct · of 29 peers
System size
41st pct · of 29 peers
Financial Services industry averages
Avg investment
$58K - $182K
Avg franchise fee
$37K
Avg system size
450
Franchises analyzed
29
Closest concepts by category and investment.
| Brand | Item 19 | Fee | Investment | Royalty | Units |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supporting Strategies | None | $60K | $75K - $98K | 10% | 68 |
| Keystone Insurers GroupSimilar price | Disclosed | $5K | $27K - $99K | — | 280 |
| Ameriprise Financial ServicesBiggest system | Disclosed | $2K | $10K - $138K | 72–91% | 3,738 |
| Brightway InsuranceTop-rated in category | Disclosed | $25K | $43K - $187K | — | 351 |
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Brand Analysis
The 2025 FDD prices the initial franchise fee at $2,500, one of the lowest in our library, then sets the royalty at 30% to 60% of revenue. The franchised side of the system has shrunk by 574 offices in three years while the franchisor projects zero new ones.
Investment Guide
A franchise net worth requirement and a liquid capital requirement measure two very different things — and most rejected applicants fail the one they never checked. Here's how the math works at every investment tier.
Financial Analysis
Item 19 hands you an average revenue number and stops there. Here's the step-by-step way to haircut that top-line, layer in COGS, labor, occupancy, the fee stack, and debt service, and land on the profit you'd actually take home.
Supporting Strategies requires a $60,000 initial franchise fee and a total initial investment range of $74,570–$98,190, per the most recent FDD on file.
Supporting Strategies is franchised by Supporting Strategies Partners LLC, 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. Supporting Strategies 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 10% and an advertising fund contribution of 2% on gross sales as defined in Item 6 of the FDD.
As of their 2025 FDD, Supporting Strategies has 68 total locations. This information comes from Item 20 of the FDD.
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