How much does a World Options franchise cost?
Opening a World Options franchise takes a total initial investment of $88,600 to $97,600, according to the brand's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document. The FDD's Item 19 reports median gross sales for 2024 of $909,387 across 3 outlets.
World Options franchises businesses providing domestic and/or international freight shipping services and other freight and transportation products and services. Category: Business Services.
Item 7
What it costs to open a World Options franchise
The franchisor's own estimated initial investment, as disclosed in its 2025 FDD. The total is $88,600 to $97,600. Each line below carries the FDD page it was read from.
Where the money goes
The largest costs are Initial Marketing Fee ($10,000), Additional Funds – 3 Months ($5,000 to $10,000), and Advertising - 3 Months ($6,600). Together they make up about 27% of the high-end estimate.
The initial franchise fee is $55,000, about 62% 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 | $55,000 | $55,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Initial Marketing Fee2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $10,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Travel, lodging, food and other expenses while training2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $2,500 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Equipment, computer hardware and supplies2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $2,500 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Misc. Opening Costs2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $2,000 | $3,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Franchise Ledger Reserve Buffer2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $5,000 | $5,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Advertising - 3 Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $6,600 | $6,600 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Additional Funds – 3 Months2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $5,000 | $10,000 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
| Total estimated initial investment2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 | $88,600 | $97,600 | 2025 FDD, Item 7, p. 14 |
Source World Options, 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 World Options franchisees actually report earning
Median Gross Sales for 2024
$909,387
World Options' 2025 FDD, Item 19, for the all of 2023 and all of 2024. Basis: US franchisees that were open and operating in the United States.
Sample size: 3 outlets. The FDD also reports average gross sales for 2024 of $1,042,648. 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
- One franchised business (which had been operating for more than 12 months) closed in 2023 and is not included in the below table.
- One franchised business (which had been operating for more than 12 months) closed in 2024 and is not included in the below table.
This is a disclosure of what some existing outlets reported, not a projection of what a new World Options outlet would earn. Your results will differ.
Source World Options, 2025 FDD, Item 19, p. 39, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Item 20
How many World Options outlets there are, and how many closed
World Options ended 2024 with 6 franchised outlets and 1 company-owned outlet. In that year 3 franchised outlets opened and 1 left the system.
Three years at a glance
From 2022 through 2024, World Options opened 3 franchised outlets and 3 outlets left the system. The franchised system ended the period the same size it started. Of the outlets that left, 1 was terminated and 2 were not renewed.
With fewer than 10 outlets, one closure moves the numbers a lot, so we do not calculate a yearly rate.
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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 42 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 42 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 42 |
Source World Options, 2025 FDD, Item 20, p. 42, via Public FDD bucket (storage.googleapis.com/franchiseindx_fdds) (source record). Figures read and verified 2026-09-15.
Compare
How World Options 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 World Options' estimated range is $93,100. It costs less to open than 74% of Business Services franchises here.
- Earnings disclosure. 71 of the 140 Business Services franchises here publish earnings figures in Item 19. World Options 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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