Business Services · FDD 2024 · HQ CO
Intelligent Office Franchise
A Intelligent Office LLC brand operating in the business services sector, franchising since 2005. Financial profile from publicly filed FDDs.
- $135K – $300K
- Initial investment
- 6.0%
- Royalty rate
- 100
- Total locations
The verdict
Intelligent Office needs $135K–$300K to open and charges a 6.0% royalty - an entry cost above the typical business services franchise.
- $35K
- Franchise fee (Item 5)
- 6.0%
- Royalty of gross sales (Item 6)
- 1.0%
- Ad-fund contribution
- 100
- Locations (Item 20)
Figures from Intelligent Office's publicly filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2024).
Investment Overview
Revenue Data (Item 19)
Item 19 Not Disclosed
This franchisor did not provide financial performance data in their FDD. This is common, disclosure is optional.
Network Size & Growth
Net Growth Rate
Year-over-year unit change
5 locations closed in the last reporting year
Quick Facts
- Sector
- Business Services
- Subsector
- virtual office
- Founded
- 1999
- Franchising Since
- 2005
- Headquarters
- CO
- FDD Year
- 2024
- Item 19
- Not Disclosed
Important Notice
Data sourced from publicly available FDD filings. Not financial advice. Consult a franchise attorney and accountant before investing. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
What the Intelligent Office FDD Reveals
Intelligent Office, a Intelligent Office LLC franchise, has been franchising since 2005 - 6 years after the concept was founded in 1999 , currently with 100 total locations in the business services sector, headquartered in CO. According to the 2024 FDD, the total initial investment ranges from $135K to $300K - a 122% 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 of $35K, equipment, leasehold improvements, and initial working capital through the ramp-up period.
Ongoing royalties run 6.0% of gross sales with an additional 1.0% national advertising fund contribution, bringing the combined ongoing cost to 7.0% of every dollar in sales. Notably, Intelligent Office does not disclose financial performance (Item 19) in its FDD. That is common (Item 19 is optional under the FTC Franchise Rule) but it puts the burden on prospective buyers to survey existing franchisees (Item 20 contact list), model unit economics from public comparables, and demand validated profit-and-loss data before signing.
Network size has held steady year-over-year, which typically means new openings and closures are roughly offsetting, a stability pattern that can mask underlying churn. Before committing capital, triangulate this summary against the full FDD, a franchise attorney's review, and direct conversations with five or more current and former franchisees from Item 20.
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Sector averages computed across all tracked business services brands from FDD Items 5–7 (FDD year 2024).
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