How much does a Transworld Business Advisors franchise cost?
Opening a Transworld Business Advisors franchise takes a total initial investment of $104,105 to $131,055, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross revenue of $230,332 across 115 outlets.
Transworld Business Advisors franchises Transworld agencies. Category: Financial Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a Transworld Business Advisors franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $104,105 to $131,055. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Franchise Establishment Fee ($67,500), Software and Supplies Package ($21,995), and Additional Funds (6 mos.) ($6,000 to $16,500). Together they make up about 81% of the high-end estimate.
Our arithmetic from the Item 7 table below.
| Expenditure | Low | High | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franchise Establishment Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $67,500 | $67,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Travel and Living expenses while at training school2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $260 | $660 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Marketing Fund Initial Membership Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $850 | $850 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Premises Lease2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $1,000 | $8,700 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Initial Advertising2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $3,300 | $7,200 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Software and Supplies Package2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $21,995 | $21,995 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Equipment and Office Software2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $700 | $2,750 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Insurance2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $2,500 | $4,900 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Additional Funds (6 mos.)2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $6,000 | $16,500 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $104,105 | $131,055 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
Source Transworld Business Advisors, 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 19
What Transworld Business Advisors franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Revenue
$230,332
Transworld Business Advisors' 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the Calendar Year 2024. Basis: All franchisees located in the United States which have been open for one full calendar year or more as of December 31, 2024, who performed business brokerage services as part of their Transworld business, and who reported at least one (1) month of Royalty Fees to Transworld above the monthly minimum Royalty Fee.
Sample size: 115 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross revenue of $559,364. 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
- Franchisees who only reported monthly minimum Royalty Fees for every month in 2024 were excluded.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new Transworld Business Advisors outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source Transworld Business Advisors, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 36-37, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Item 20
How many Transworld Business Advisors outlets there are, and how many closed
Transworld Business Advisors ended 2024 with 452 franchised outlets and 1 company-owned outlet. In that year 29 franchised outlets opened and 17 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, Transworld Business Advisors opened 167 franchised outlets and 56 outlets left the system. That is a net gain of 111, from 341 to 452 franchised outlets. Of the outlets that left, 50 were terminated and 6 closed for other reasons.
On average, about 4.8% of franchised outlets left the system each year, roughly 1 in 21.
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 | 440 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 452 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 44 |
| 2023 | 380 | 84 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 440 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 44 |
| 2022 | 341 | 54 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 380 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 44 |
Source Transworld Business Advisors, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 44, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-16.
Compare
How Transworld Business Advisors compares with other Financial Services franchises
Measured against the 14 Financial Services franchises on this site, using each brand's own FDD.
- Cost to open. The middle of Transworld Business Advisors' estimated range is $117,580. It costs more to open than 77% of Financial Services franchises here.
- Outlets leaving each year. 4.8% for Transworld Business Advisors. That is lower than 100% of the 8 Financial Services franchises with at least 10 outlets.
- Three-year growth. Transworld Business Advisors' franchised system grew 33%. The typical Financial Services franchise here shrank 13%.
- Earnings disclosure. 4 of the 14 Financial Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. Transworld Business Advisors 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 Financial Services franchise side by side.
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