Asking Price: $730,000
| 2025 Revenue | $568,000 | Established | 2004 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 SDE | $233,000 | Employees | 5 |
| Location | Remote |
The Company is a 22-year-old established children’s experiential franchise platform founded in 2004, supporting franchised locations and awarding new franchise territories nationwide. The concept integrates high-margin birthday parties, salon and spa services, ear piercing, themed events, and retail under one roof — creating multiple revenue streams at the unit level.
The franchisor generates the majority of its revenue through recurring royalty payments (80%+ of revenue) collected twice monthly, supplemented by franchise fees. The business operates with lean overhead and documented systems and requires minimal day-to-day owner involvement (approximately one hour per week), demonstrating strong transferability.
The next phase of ownership presents a clear opportunity to re-energize franchise development, modernize brand experience, and drive unit-level performance across the existing system.
Special Notes:
- Best-Fit Buyer Profile: Growth-oriented owner-operator, entrepreneurial family buyer, franchise executive, or platform operator seeking an established brand with recurring revenue and meaningful expansion upside.
- Gift Card Tracking: Unused gift cards are not internally tracked beyond 365 days due to a software limitation; however, historical redemption trends indicate that new gift card sales consistently exceed redemptions, resulting in a net positive revenue impact over time.
Top Things to Know About the Business:
- Recurring, Royalty-Based Cash Flow Model: Majority of revenue derived from predictable royalty payments collected twice monthly from operating franchisees.
- 21-Year Established National Brand: Recognized identity with long-term customer goodwill and franchise system infrastructure in place.
- Lean, Highly Transferable Operating Structure: Minimal owner involvement with documented systems, demonstrating strong transition readiness.
- Post-COVID Unit Openings Demonstrate Ongoing Market Demand: Recent franchise additions confirm the concept remains viable when development efforts are prioritized.
- Significant Franchise Development Upside: A scaled, focused sales initiative has not been actively pursued in recent years, presenting clear opportunity for renewed expansion.
- Scalable Platform with Limited Overhead Growth Required: Existing infrastructure supports system expansion without proportional cost increases.
History:
- The Company was founded in 2004 by the current owner and expanded rapidly to 54 locations between 2004 and 2008. The brand experienced contraction during the Great Recession, consistent with broader retail and consumer service trends at the time.
Since that period, the Company has operated as a stable franchisor platform with a consistent core group of operating locations. In recent years, including the period following COVID, the system has added approximately six new locations, demonstrating continued market demand for the concept and the ability to successfully open new units when development efforts are prioritized.
While franchise development activity has not been aggressively pursued in recent years, the existing infrastructure, brand recognition, and documented operating systems remain in place. With focused leadership and renewed franchise sales efforts, the platform is positioned for disciplined reactivation and expansion.
Support and Training:
- The Owner genuinely desires an effective business transition with seamless customer service through to the buyer. They will train a buyer for 30 days. An additional consulting contract can be obtained.
Reason for Sale:
- After more than 20 years of ownership, the Seller’s professional priorities have shifted toward a full-time consulting practice. As a result, franchise development and brand growth initiatives have not received focused attention in recent years. The Company continues to generate positive cash flow and support its franchisees; however, the next phase of expansion would benefit from an owner with dedicated time and leadership focused on growth and brand revitalization.
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