How much does a Sign Gypsies franchise cost?
Opening a Sign Gypsies franchise takes a total initial investment of $4,150 to $9,900, according to the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. That FDD makes no Item 19 financial performance representation, so it discloses no earnings figures at all.
Sign Gypsies franchises businesses that provide custom yard greeting services. Category: Business Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Sign Gypsies franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2026 FDD. The total is $4,150 to $9,900. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Initial Inventory of Sign Pieces ($3,100), Legal/Accounting ($0 to $1,500), and Site lease ($0 to $1,000). Together they make up about 57% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $1,000, about 24% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franchise fee2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 4 | $1,000 | $1,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 4 |
| Initial Inventory of Sign Pieces2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 4 | $3,100 | $3,100 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 4 |
| Site lease2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 4 | $0 | $1,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 4 |
| Marketing2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 4 | $0 | $350 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 4 |
| Hand tools2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $0 | $250 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Telephone/ | $0 | $750 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Insurance2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $50 | $750 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Licensing and permits2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $0 | $1,000 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Uniforms2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $0 | $200 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Legal/ | $0 | $1,500 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Additional funds (3 months)2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 | $0 | $0 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 5 |
| Total estimated initial investment2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 4-5 | $4,150 | $9,900 | 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 4-5 |
Source Sign Gypsies, 2026 FDD, Item 7, p. 4-5, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 19
What Sign Gypsies 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 businesses. 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 SIGN GYPSIES or SG YARD SIGNS business, however, we may provide you with the actual records of that business.
Source Sign Gypsies, 2026 FDD, Item 19, p. 16, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Item 20
How many Sign Gypsies outlets there are, and how many closed
Sign Gypsies ended 2025 with 565 franchised outlets and no company-owned outlets. In that year 20 franchised outlets opened and 80 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2023 through 2025, Sign Gypsies opened 81 franchised outlets and 269 outlets left the system. That is a net loss of 189, from 754 to 565 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 129 were terminated, 110 were not renewed, and 30 closed for other reasons. Those openings and departures do not add up to that change, because the FDD's own Item 20 row for 2025 does not add up either. We publish the franchisor's figures exactly as printed; see the note under the table below.
On average, about 13% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 8.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 626 | 20 | 57 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 5651 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 22 |
| 2024 | 666 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 7 | 626 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 22 |
| 2023 | 754 | 29 | 39 | 69 | 0 | 9 | 666 | 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 22 |
Source Sign Gypsies, 2026 FDD, Item 20, p. 22, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-14.
Compare
How Sign Gypsies 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 Sign Gypsies' estimated range is $7,025. It costs less to open than 99% of Business Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 13% for Sign Gypsies. That is higher than 78% of the 101 Business Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Sign Gypsies' franchised system shrank 25%. 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. Sign Gypsies 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 Business Services franchise side by side.
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