How much does an Alive Center franchise cost?
Opening an Alive Center franchise takes a total initial investment of $114,170 to $616,385, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so it discloses no earnings figures at all.
Alive Center Franchising LLC franchises Alive Centers. Category: Education.
Item 7
What it costs to open an Alive Center franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $114,170 to $616,385. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Construction and Leasehold Improvements ($10,000 to $300,000), Rent ($0 to $105,000), and Additional Funds (for 6 months) ($37,970 to $62,550). Together they make up about 76% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $40,000, about 35% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $40,000 | $40,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Construction and Leasehold Improvements2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $10,000 | $300,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $3,500 | $33,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Computer Software2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $5,000 | $16,810 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Technology2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $3,500 | $7,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Signage2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $4,000 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Rent2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $0 | $105,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Security Deposit2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $0 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Opening Inventory and Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $1,750 | $11,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Training Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $450 | $1,850 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Grand Opening Advertising2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $1,000 | $1,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Website Design2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $0 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Miscellaneous Opening Costs2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $1,500 | $1,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Professional Fees and Business Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $500 | $1,675 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Insurance Premium2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $5,000 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Additional Funds (for 6 months)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $37,970 | $62,550 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $114,170 | $616,385 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
Source Alive Center, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 5, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 19
What Alive Center franchisees actually report earning
This brand's FDD publishes no Item 19.
We do not make any representations about a franchisee’s future financial performance or the past financial performance of company-owned or franchised outlets. We also do not authorize our employees or representatives to make any such representations either orally or in writing. If you are purchasing an existing outlet, however, we may provide you with the actual records of that outlet.
Source Alive Center, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 22, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 20
How many Alive Center outlets there are, and how many closed
Alive Center had no franchised outlets open from 2022 through 2024, according to its FDD. At the end of 2024 it had 3 company-owned outlets.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 23 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 23 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 23 |
Source Alive Center, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 23, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Compare
How Alive Center compares with other Education franchises
Measured against the 56 Education franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Alive Center's estimated range is $365,278. It costs more to open than 71% of Education franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 37 of the 56 Education franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Alive Center is not one of them.
Our arithmetic from each brand's Item 7 and Item 20. Growth and departure comparisons leave out brands with fewer than 10 outlets, where one opening or closure distorts the figures. See every Education franchise side by side.
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