CEO Focus franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a CEO Focus franchise takes $41,500 – $63,000 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $25,000. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 6% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 2%. To qualify, CEO Focus asks for $35,000 in liquid cash and a $100,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
CEO Focus franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $25,000 | $25,000 | $25,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $41,500 | $63,000 | $41,500 to $63,000 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $100,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $35,000 | $35,000 | $35,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $41,500 | $63,000 | $41,500 to $63,000 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 6% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 2% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
See the full CEO Focus cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How CEO Focus's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where CEO Focus's disclosed cost sits against the Professional Services category:
- Minimum startup cost of $41,500 — about 51% below the Professional Services median of $84,700.
- Initial franchise fee of $25,000 — about 37% below the Professional Services median of $39,700.
Category medians are computed from the Professional Services brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Professional Services franchises
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How CEO Focus's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2017: began the window at 22 units; 22 units opened, 18 closed, ending at 32 units.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for CEO Focus or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask CEO Focus for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether CEO Focus is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether CEO Focus grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only CEO Focus can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the CEO Focus franchise
CEO Focus is a professional services franchisor with 32 units at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2017, it began the window at 22 units; its filings record 22 unit openings and 18 closures, ending at 32 units.
No franchise-related lawsuits reported in the disclosure data we hold (FDD Item 3, as of 2026-05) — an absence in our sources, not a guarantee; confirm against the brand's current FDD.
From the franchisor's materials
The CEO Focus program has the ability to take your business knowledge and leverage it into a meaningful coaching career. CEO Focus franchisees help business owners take their business to the next level. Many business owners struggle balancing the day to day needs of the business with the strategic growth of the business. This is where you come into the picture.
CEO Focus franchise: quick answers
- How much does a CEO Focus franchise cost?
- $41,500 – $63,000 all-in to open, per CEO Focus's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many CEO Focus units are there?
- 32 units at the end of 2017 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have CEO Focus's units held up?
- 78.4% of units at risk between 2015 and 2017 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).