Dale Carnegie Training Franchise

Dale Carnegie Training, a Dale Carnegie & Associates franchise, has been franchising since 1929 - 17 years after the concept was founded in 1912 , currently with 200 total locations in the business services sector, headquartered in NY. Per the 2024 FDD, budget a total initial investment of $36K to $148K - a 311% spread between the low and high end that reflects how site size, market, and buildout scope change the capital requirement. This figure includes the franchise fee, equipment, leasehold improvements, and initial working capital through the ramp-up period.

Royalty and ad-fund rates were not captured here; the FDD's Items 6 and 7 are the source of record for those fees. No Item 19 financial performance data is disclosed for Dale Carnegie Training; the FTC Franchise Rule makes that disclosure optional, and plenty of franchisors skip it. Prospective buyers should compensate by calling Item 20 contacts, building their own unit-economics model from comparable brands, and insisting on real profit-and-loss numbers before signing.

The network neither grew nor shrank meaningfully this year; a flat total often means new stores are simply replacing closed ones, so it is worth checking the churn rate, not just the net.