Intelligent Assistant Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Intelligent Assistant franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2025), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Intelligent Assistant discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it C.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Gross revenue data from 36 Intelligent Office Centers (similar services). Top third averaged $1,056,510; middle $384,923; bottom $235,980. 16.21-year average operation. No Intelligent Assistant Centers operating yet.
What a Intelligent Assistant franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $49,500 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 6% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Total recurring fees | 6% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $168,000 – $395,000 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty 6% gross revenues or $500-$1,000 minimum monthly. Marketing fund $2,500/month. Technology $2,000/month. Multiple other fees apply.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Intelligent Assistant system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 0 |
| Ceased operations | 0 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 0 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
Zero Intelligent Assistant outlets operating; data based on affiliate Intelligent Office Centers only.
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 Intelligent Assistant worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 6% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $168,000 | about average (median $138,750) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade C | typical for the category |
| 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 Intelligent Assistant
The franchisor's framing: Gross revenue data from 36 Intelligent Office Centers (similar services). Top third averag… 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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Intelligent Assistant franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Intelligent Assistant franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $168,000–$395,000, including a $49,500 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Intelligent Assistant franchise owners make?
- Gross revenue data from 36 Intelligent Office Centers (similar services). Top third averaged $1,056,510; middle $384,923; bottom $235,980. 16.21-year average operation. No Intelligent Assistant Centers operating yet. We grade this disclosure C for honesty.
- What are the Intelligent Assistant franchise fees?
- Intelligent Assistant's FDD discloses a $49,500 initial franchise fee, a 6% royalty on gross sales, for roughly 6% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty 6% gross revenues or $500-$1,000 minimum monthly. Marketing fund $2,500/month. Technology $2,000/month. Multiple other fees apply.
- What is the Intelligent Assistant franchise profit margin?
- Intelligent Assistant does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Gross revenue data from 36 Intelligent Office Centers (similar services). Top third averaged $1,056,510; middle $384,923; bottom $235,980. 16.21-year average operation. No Intelligent Assistant Centers operating yet. Recurring fees alone take about 6% 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 Intelligent Assistant franchise failure rate?
- Zero Intelligent Assistant outlets operating; data based on affiliate Intelligent Office Centers only.
- How many Intelligent Assistant locations are there?
- Intelligent Assistant's FDD reports 0 total outlets, with 0 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 Intelligent Assistant have complaints or lawsuits?
- Intelligent Assistant 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 Intelligent Assistant franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Intelligent Assistant scores C on disclosure honesty, carries about 6% of sales in ongoing fees. 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 Intelligent Assistant or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.