Supporting Strategies franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Supporting Strategies franchise takes $74,570 – $98,190 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $60,000. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 10% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 2%. To qualify, Supporting Strategies asks for $100,000 in liquid cash and a $250,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Supporting Strategies franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $60,000 | $60,000 | $60,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $74,570 | $98,190 | $74,570 to $98,190 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $250,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $74,570 | $98,190 | $74,570 to $98,190 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 10% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 2% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
See the full Supporting Strategies cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Supporting Strategies's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Supporting Strategies's disclosed cost sits against the Professional Services category:
- Minimum startup cost of $74,570 — about in line with the Professional Services median of $84,700.
- Initial franchise fee of $60,000 — about 1.5× the Professional Services median of $39,700.
Category medians are computed from the Professional Services brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Professional Services franchises
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How Supporting Strategies's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2013–2021: began the window at 0 units; 99 units opened, 10 closed, ending at 103 units. (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only.)
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Supporting Strategies or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Supporting Strategies for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether Supporting Strategies is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether Supporting Strategies grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only Supporting Strategies can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the Supporting Strategies franchise
Supporting Strategies is a professional services franchisor with 103 units at the end of 2021 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2013 and 2021, it began the window at 0 units; its filings record 99 unit openings and 10 closures, ending at 103 units (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only). Its parent company is Supporting Strategies Partners, LLC. The filings indicate financing options are available; terms come from the franchisor, not from us.
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
From the franchisor's materials
The franchise offered is for the operation of business which provides outsourced bookkeeping and operational support for small businesses ("Franchise Business").
Supporting Strategies franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Supporting Strategies franchise cost?
- $74,570 – $98,190 all-in to open, per Supporting Strategies's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Supporting Strategies units are there?
- 103 units at the end of 2021 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Supporting Strategies's units held up?
- 94.5% of units at risk between 2019 and 2021 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).