How much does a Big Frog Custom T-Shirts franchise cost?
Opening a Big Frog Custom T-Shirts franchise takes a total initial investment of $163,987 to $323,110, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median annual revenue (all outlets) of $424,856 across 70 outlets.
Big Frog Custom T-Shirts franchises Big Frog Businesses operated from franchised locations. Category: Retail.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Big Frog Custom T-Shirts franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $163,987 to $323,110. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Equipment, Furniture & Fixtures for Standard Franchise ($14,787 to $112,350), Lease Deposits and Store Build Out, Standard location ($15,000 to $50,000), and Additional Funds – 3 Months for Standard Franchise ($40,000 to $42,000). Together they make up about 63% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $60,000, about 37% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 | $60,000 | $60,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12 |
| Training Travel Expenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $2,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Lease Deposits and Store Build Out, Standard location2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $15,000 | $50,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Equipment, Furniture & Fixtures for Standard Franchise2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $14,787 | $112,350 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Computer System and Software2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $7,200 | $12,760 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Signs, Standard location2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $4,500 | $13,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Office Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $1,500 | $4,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $1,500 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Professional Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $1,500 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Franchise Opening Costs, including Utility Deposits, Licenses2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $1,000 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Opening Inventory, Standard location2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $5,000 | $6,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Promotional and Advertising – 3 Months for Standard Franchise2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months for Standard Franchise2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 | $40,000 | $42,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 13 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13 | $163,987 | $323,110 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13 |
Source Big Frog Custom T-Shirts, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 12-13, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 19
What Big Frog Custom T-Shirts franchisees actually report earning
Median Annual Revenue (All Outlets)
$424,856
Big Frog Custom T-Shirts' 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the 2024. Basis: All Outlets.
Sample size: 70 outlets. The FDD also reports average annual revenue (all outlets) of $513,537. We lead with the median because an average is pulled upward by the strongest outlets; the median is the middle outlet.
What the franchisor excluded from this figure
- The Item 19 states that, as of December 31, 2024, it had 70 franchised Big Frog Stores open and operating for at least 12 months and that it excluded the results of 4 outlets that were new to the System and operated for less than 12 months.
- The historical financial performance representations for 2024 cover 63 franchised Big Frog Stores in operation on December 31, 2024 for a minimum of 12 months.
- The historical financial performance representations exclude 3 franchised outlets that did not operate for a full 12 months.
- The historical financial performance representations exclude 7 franchised outlets that did not submit one or more monthly profit and loss statements.
- The historical financial performance representations for 2024 do not include the Royalty Fees paid to us.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Big Frog Custom T-Shirts outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Big Frog Custom T-Shirts, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 35-38, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Item 20
How many Big Frog Custom T-Shirts outlets there are, and how many closed
Big Frog Custom T-Shirts ended 2024 with 74 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 4 franchised outlets opened and 5 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Big Frog Custom T-Shirts opened 9 franchised outlets and 14 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 4, from 78 to 74 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 6 were terminated, 1 was not renewed, and 7 closed for other reasons. Those openings and departures do not add up to that change, because the FDD's own Item 20 row for 2024 does not add up either. We publish the franchisor's figures exactly as printed; see the note under the table below.
On average, about 6.1% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 16.
Our arithmetic from the FDD's Item 20 table below. "Left the system" counts every outlet the franchisor reports as terminated, not renewed, bought back, or closed for other reasons.
| Year | Start | Opened | Terminated | Non-renewed | Reacquired | Ceased, other | End | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 74 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 741 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 44 |
| 2023 | 76 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 44 |
| 2022 | 78 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 76 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 44 |
Source Big Frog Custom T-Shirts, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 39-44, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-27. Read from a scanned copy of this FDD; figures and page citations were transcribed from the page images.
Compare
How Big Frog Custom T-Shirts compares with other Retail franchises
Measured against the 39 Retail franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Big Frog Custom T-Shirts' estimated range is $243,549. It costs less to open than 76% of Retail franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 6.1% for Big Frog Custom T-Shirts. That is higher than 56% of the 37 Retail franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Big Frog Custom T-Shirts' franchised system shrank 5.1%. The typical Retail franchise here shrank 0.5%.
- Earnings disclosure. 25 of the 39 Retail franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Big Frog Custom T-Shirts is 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 Retail franchise side by side.
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