# Franopolis

> Franopolis is a franchise research site for searching and comparing franchise brands using investment costs, fees, financial performance data and system trends, with every figure tied to its source.

Franopolis is operated by Franopolis Franchise Consulting, a Prevail Holdings company. It offers a directory of franchise opportunities and Research & Insights, combining practical guides with an editorial publication explaining how franchise figures are read. It is for people researching franchise opportunities. Content is research information only, not investment, legal or financial advice. Franopolis does not distribute FDDs.

Terminology:
- Reported: a figure taken as stated from franchisor-provided data, labeled with the year it reflects.
- Calculated: a figure Franopolis derived from reported data; the formula is shown.
- Verified: a value a person has checked against its cited source; only verified values are shown publicly.
- Estimated initial investment: the franchisor's disclosed startup cost range.
- Unit counts: openings, closures and transfers of outlets; not a measure of franchisee success.

## Products / Services
- [Explore by Brand](https://franopolis.com/brands): Search, filter and compare published franchise brands by industry, investment and fees.
- [Explore by State](https://franopolis.com/states): State registration rules and published brands with reported locations in each state (existing locations do not confirm territory availability).
- [Home](https://franopolis.com/): Franchise search, trending brands, categories and the latest Research & Insights entries.
- [Free research tools](https://franopolis.com/tools): Capital fit, startup-cost planning, preparation and territory-disclosure education.
- [Capital Fit](https://franopolis.com/tools/capital-fit): Compare available capital with verified initial-investment ranges.
- [Investment Planner](https://franopolis.com/tools/investment-planner): Organize user-entered startup costs and available resources without profit projections.
- [Readiness Check](https://franopolis.com/tools/readiness-check): Build a private preparation checklist without scores or recommendations.
- [Territory Disclosures](https://franopolis.com/tools/territory-disclosures): Understand verified territory language without claims of territory availability.

## Research / Resources
- [Research & Insights](https://franopolis.com/research): Practical guides and dated research notes on franchise figures, sources and methodology.
- [How to Read the Numbers](https://franopolis.com/research/methodology): Evergreen guide to judging franchise-system health from franchisor-provided figures — what the numbers can and cannot tell you.
- [The year behind every number](https://franopolis.com/research/the-year-behind-every-number.md): A figure without a year is a rumor with better manners. Why every number on Franopolis carries its reporting period — and why we would rather say "old" than quietly refresh it. (HTML: https://franopolis.com/research/the-year-behind-every-number)
- [What "verified" means here](https://franopolis.com/research/what-verified-means-here.md): Behind every number sits a label — Verified, Pending, or Calculated. Here is exactly what each one promises, and what it does not. (HTML: https://franopolis.com/research/what-verified-means-here)
- [Estimated initial investment, line by line](https://franopolis.com/research/estimated-initial-investment-line-by-line.md): The headline range is a sum of parts. The parts tell you more than the total. (HTML: https://franopolis.com/research/estimated-initial-investment-line-by-line)
- [Royalty vs. marketing fee: what each one pays for](https://franopolis.com/research/royalty-vs-marketing-fee.md): Two percentages that look alike but fund different things. (HTML: https://franopolis.com/research/royalty-vs-marketing-fee)
- [Why a fee range is not a price tag](https://franopolis.com/research/a-fee-range-is-not-a-price-tag.md): Ranges reflect choices, territories, and formats. A single number can hide all of that. (HTML: https://franopolis.com/research/a-fee-range-is-not-a-price-tag)
- [Average vs. median: the number behind "typical"](https://franopolis.com/research/average-vs-median.md): A few very strong units can pull an average far from what most units report. (HTML: https://franopolis.com/research/average-vs-median)
- [Who is in the sample? Reading the basis of a figure](https://franopolis.com/research/who-is-in-the-sample.md): Every reported figure describes a specific group of units over a specific period. (HTML: https://franopolis.com/research/who-is-in-the-sample)
- [Gross sales are not profit](https://franopolis.com/research/gross-sales-are-not-profit.md): The most commonly reported figure is the one furthest from what an owner keeps. (HTML: https://franopolis.com/research/gross-sales-are-not-profit)
- [Openings, closures, transfers: reading unit movement](https://franopolis.com/research/openings-closures-transfers.md): Unit tables record events. They don't explain them. (HTML: https://franopolis.com/research/openings-closures-transfers)
- [Transfers: the quiet signal in unit tables](https://franopolis.com/research/transfers-the-quiet-signal.md): A transfer is neither a closure nor an opening, which is why it is easy to overlook. (HTML: https://franopolis.com/research/transfers-the-quiet-signal)

## About
- [Prevail Holdings](https://prevail-holdings.com/): Parent company of Franopolis.

## Policies
- [Privacy Policy](https://franopolis.com/privacy): What information is collected, how it is used, contact consent and your data rights.
- [Terms of Service](https://franopolis.com/terms): Account rules, consent to contact and acceptable use.

## Contact
- Privacy questions: privacy@franopolis.com
- Legal questions: legal@franopolis.com

## Optional
- [Sitemap](https://franopolis.com/sitemap.xml): All public, indexable pages.