Ten tools that pressure-test your FDD, compare real costs, and flag the patterns operators wish they had caught earlier. Built from 18 years of Fortune 500 operations experience and a franchise operated end-to-end.
Free AI Diagnostics
The calculators tell you what a deal costs. The two free diagnostics tell you whether you should be in the deal at all. The Fit Assessment scores whether franchising fits you. The Red Flag Scanner pressure-tests the deal in front of you. Each one ends with a full personalized AI report.
Take the Fit Assessment Run the Red Flag ScannerCalculate your real take-home pay after royalties, marketing fees, and hidden costs. See what franchise owners actually earn - not what the brochure says.
→ Your real take-home dollar figure, a grade, and comparison to industry benchmark.
Use CalculatorCalculate your franchise return on investment, break-even timeline, and see how it compares to simply investing the same money in the S&P 500.
→ Your break-even month, ROI percentage, and the alternative S&P 500 return for the same capital.
Use CalculatorCompare franchise opportunities side by side. See which deal offers the best risk-adjusted return on your investment. Free for 2 franchises.
→ Side-by-side table with risk-adjusted composite scores. Free for 2 franchises.
Compare FranchisesAnswer 10 questions about your franchise deal and get an instant risk score. Identifies specific red flags in your deal and tells you exactly what to investigate next.
→ A risk score, color-coded flags, and tailored next steps by severity level.
Take the QuizPractice tough franchise negotiations before the real thing. Free scenario: Item 19 Financial Performance.
→ Practice transcript plus an AI coaching report with scoring. 1 scenario free.
Try Free ScenarioGet customized scripts for calling existing franchise owners. Free for Financial Reality and Franchisor Support topics.
→ Topic-specific question scripts with red-flag listeners. 2 topics free.
Generate ScriptsMost buyers evaluate the franchise. Almost nobody evaluates whether franchising is actually right for them. Eight questions across capital position, lifestyle, operational experience, and risk tolerance produce a scored breakdown with specific next steps.
→ Scores across capital, lifestyle, experience, and risk, plus your highest-risk fit gap.
Take the AssessmentIs your target market actually viable for the franchise you are evaluating? Enter the brand name and location. The tool runs live searches across demographics, competition, market conditions, and franchise performance in comparable markets, then synthesizes a viability rating with specific findings.
→ A viability rating plus live demographic, competitive, and market-condition data for your location.
Analyze My TerritoryThe 14-day FDD review period is not just a reading period. It is your negotiation window. This checklist requires documented written evidence for each of 12 due diligence criteria, then scores your sign readiness based on the quality of your documentation, not just the checkboxes.
→ A sign-readiness score across 12 criteria, with evidence fields required for each.
Open ChecklistFranchise brokers earn 40 to 50% of your initial franchise fee as commission, paid by the franchisor. This page explains the three structural conflicts this creates, how to verify any broker-referred recommendation independently, and four direct questions every buyer should ask their broker.
→ Commission-structure data, a 6-item verification checklist, and 4 direct questions to ask your broker.
Read the Guide12 pages of the exact warning signs that cost franchise buyers thousands. Built from 18 years of Fortune 500 enterprise operations experience and operator-side perspective from operating a franchise end-to-end. The perfect companion to the free tools above.