Boost Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Boost franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Boost discloses little or no owner-earnings data (Item 19) — the franchisor won't put real profit in writing.
What their own earnings claim actually says
No financial performance representations made. Franchisor explicitly declines to provide actual or potential financial performance data for franchised outlets.
What a Boost franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $60,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Advertising fund | 2% of gross sales | Item 6 — brand marketing, spent at the franchisor's discretion |
| Total recurring fees | 7% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $162,650 – $337,750 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty: 5% Medicare/commercial, 3.5% Medicaid. Marketing 2% ($250 min). Patient mgmt software $750+/month. Operational tools $500/month.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Boost system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 3 |
| Ceased operations | 4 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 133.3% of outlets |
2025: 50% outlet decline (6→3). California: 4 ceased operations, 2 reacquired. High failure signals.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Boost worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 7% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $162,650 | about average (median $138,750) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade F | less honest than most of the category |
| Closure rate | 133.3% of outlets | worse than 100% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | about average |
Benchmarked against every other franchises franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Boost
The franchisor's framing: No financial performance representations made. Franchisor explicitly declines to provide a… We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Boost franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Boost franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $162,650–$337,750, including a $60,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Boost franchise owners make?
- Boost discloses little or no earnings data (Item 19) — meaning the franchisor won't put real owner profit in writing. That's a red flag worth questioning.
- What are the Boost franchise fees?
- Boost's FDD discloses a $60,000 initial franchise fee, a 5% royalty on gross sales, a 2% advertising-fund contribution, for roughly 7% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty: 5% Medicare/commercial, 3.5% Medicaid. Marketing 2% ($250 min). Patient mgmt software $750+/month. Operational tools $500/month.
- What is the Boost franchise profit margin?
- Boost discloses no Item 19 earnings representation, so no profit margin can be derived from the FDD at all. Any margin figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate, not a disclosure.
- What is the Boost franchise failure rate?
- 2025: 50% outlet decline (6→3). California: 4 ceased operations, 2 reacquired. High failure signals.
- How many Boost locations are there?
- Boost's FDD reports 3 total outlets, with 4 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Boost have complaints or lawsuits?
- Boost discloses 1 legal matter in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a Boost franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Boost scores F on disclosure honesty, carries about 7% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: MN CARDS 35821-202604-12 (Clean FDD 2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Boost or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.