Get A Grip Wisconsin Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Get A Grip Wisconsin franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Get A Grip Wisconsin discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
2024 revenue data for 26 franchised outlets: range $11,100-$2.3M; 1-14 technicians per location; monthly per-tech revenue $6,558-$21,496.
What a Get A Grip Wisconsin franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $45,000 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Total initial investment | $58,600 – $97,700 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Monthly maintenance $400-$750 (PMA-based). Mandatory yearly product purchases $0-$150K+. No royalty percentage specified.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Get A Grip Wisconsin system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 27 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 2 |
| Transferred to new owners | 1 |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets |
2 terminations in 2024; 1 non-renewal in 2022. Low failure rate.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2025. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Get A Grip Wisconsin worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Startup cost | from $58,600 | cheaper than most (median $138,750) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 0.0% of outlets | better than most (median 1.5%) |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 0 | fewer than most |
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 Get A Grip Wisconsin
The franchisor's framing: 2024 revenue data for 26 franchised outlets: range $11,100-$2.3M; 1-14 technicians per loc… 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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Get A Grip Wisconsin franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Get A Grip Wisconsin franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $58,600–$97,700, including a $45,000 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Get A Grip Wisconsin franchise owners make?
- 2024 revenue data for 26 franchised outlets: range $11,100-$2.3M; 1-14 technicians per location; monthly per-tech revenue $6,558-$21,496. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Get A Grip Wisconsin franchise fees?
- Get A Grip Wisconsin's FDD discloses a $45,000 initial franchise fee. Monthly maintenance $400-$750 (PMA-based). Mandatory yearly product purchases $0-$150K+. No royalty percentage specified.
- What is the Get A Grip Wisconsin franchise profit margin?
- Get A Grip Wisconsin does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: 2024 revenue data for 26 franchised outlets: range $11,100-$2.3M; 1-14 technicians per location; monthly per-tech revenue $6,558-$21,496. Recurring fees alone take about a fixed cut of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Get A Grip Wisconsin franchise failure rate?
- 2 terminations in 2024; 1 non-renewal in 2022. Low failure rate.
- How many Get A Grip Wisconsin locations are there?
- Get A Grip Wisconsin's FDD reports 27 total outlets, with 0 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 1 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Get A Grip Wisconsin have complaints or lawsuits?
- Get A Grip Wisconsin discloses no material litigation in Item 3 of the filing we reviewed. That's a positive signal, though it covers only what the franchisor is required to report.
- Is a Get A Grip Wisconsin franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Get A Grip Wisconsin scores C on disclosure honesty. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2025). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Get A Grip Wisconsin or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.