How much does a Sunbelt Business Brokers franchise cost?
Opening a Sunbelt Business Brokers franchise takes a total initial investment of $57,950 to $118,500, 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.
Sunbelt Business Brokers franchises business brokerage businesses. Category: Business Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Sunbelt Business Brokers franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $57,950 to $118,500. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR 3 MONTHS ($15,000 to $45,000), INSURANCE ($3,550 to $8,000), and MISC. OPENING COSTS ($2,400 to $6,000). Together they make up about 50% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $34,500 to $49,500, about 60% of the low-end total.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| INITIAL FRANCHISE FEE2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $34,500 | $49,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| TRAVEL AND LIVING EXPENSES WHILE TRAINING2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $1,000 | $2,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| RENT2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $1,500 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $0 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| INSURANCE2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $3,550 | $8,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| MISC. OPENING COSTS2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $2,400 | $6,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR 3 MONTHS2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $15,000 | $45,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $57,950 | $118,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
Source Sunbelt Business Brokers, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 19
What Sunbelt Business Brokers 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 Sunbelt Business Brokers, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 41, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many Sunbelt Business Brokers outlets there are, and how many closed
Sunbelt Business Brokers ended 2024 with 121 franchised outlets and 1 company-owned outlet. In that year 7 franchised outlets opened and 6 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Sunbelt Business Brokers opened 22 franchised outlets and 19 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 3, from 118 to 121 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 19 were terminated.
On average, about 5.4% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 19.
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 | 120 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 38 |
| 2023 | 116 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 38 |
| 2022 | 118 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 38 |
Source Sunbelt Business Brokers, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 38, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How Sunbelt Business Brokers 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 Sunbelt Business Brokers' estimated range is $88,225. It costs less to open than 76% of Business Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 5.4% for Sunbelt Business Brokers. That is lower than 65% of the 101 Business Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Sunbelt Business Brokers' franchised system grew 2.5%. 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. Sunbelt Business Brokers 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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