How much does an Intelligent Office franchise cost?
Opening an Intelligent Office franchise takes a total initial investment of $228,000 to $1,520,498, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median 2024 gross sales of $561,727 across 43 outlets.
Intelligent Office franchises Centers offering telecommunications and office support services, including virtual office services, live telephone answering and other reception and secretarial services, office technology support, conference rooms, office space, and other business support services. Category: Business Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open an Intelligent Office franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $228,000 to $1,520,498. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Leasehold Improvements/Low Voltage Data Cabling/Access Control and Sound Masking ($0 to $400,000), Site Lease Deposit ($0 to $400,000), and Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment ($65,000 to $192,498). Together they make up about 65% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $49,500, about 22% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Franchise Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $49,500 | $49,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| DSS Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $10,000 | $19,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Professional Fees and Other Legal Fees2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $15,000 | $60,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Architectural Services2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $0 | $85,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Leasehold Improvements/ | $0 | $400,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Initial Marketing Launch2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $45,000 | $90,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| On the Job Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $500 | $4,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Grand Opening Event2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $5,000 | $15,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $65,000 | $192,498 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Site Lease Deposit2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $0 | $400,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Office And Kitchen Supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $1,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Pre-Opening Staff, Salaries, Travel and Training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $5,000 | $30,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Insurance Deposits and Premiums2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $2,000 | $20,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Additional Funds – 6 Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 | $30,000 | $150,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 17 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 | $228,000 | $1,520,498 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18 |
Source Intelligent Office, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 18, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What Intelligent Office franchisees actually report earning
Median 2024 Gross Sales
$561,727
Intelligent Office's 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the calendar year 2024. Basis: 43 franchisees located in the United States and Canada, which have been open for one full calendar year or more as of December 31, 2024 and reported Gross Revenues to Intelligent Office every month in calendar year 2024.
Sample size: 43 outlets. The FDD also reports average 2024 gross sales of $601,708. 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
- Ten (10) were excluded for not reporting their sales properly for every month in calendar year 2024.
- Ten (10) Offices were excluded for not reporting their occupancy rates or private offices.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Intelligent Office outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Intelligent Office, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 52, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Intelligent Office outlets there are, and how many closed
Intelligent Office ended 2024 with 41 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year no franchised outlets opened and 2 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Intelligent Office opened 4 franchised outlets and 4 outlets left the system. The franchised system ended the period the same size it started. Of the outlets that left, 4 were terminated.
On average, about 3.1% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 32.
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 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 56 |
| 2023 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 56 |
| 2022 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 56 |
Source Intelligent Office, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 56, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Intelligent Office compares with other Business Services franchises
Measured against the 140 Business Services franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Intelligent Office's estimated range is $874,249. It costs more to open than 95% of Business Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 3.1% for Intelligent Office. That is lower than 86% of the 101 Business Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Intelligent Office's franchised system grew 0.0%. The typical Business Services franchise here grew 4.4%.
- Earnings disclosure. 71 of the 140 Business Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Intelligent Office 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 Business Services franchise side by side.
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