Crestcom franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Crestcom franchise takes $91,850 – $104,919 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $75,000. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 19.75% on sales. To qualify, Crestcom asks for $75,000 in liquid cash and a $250,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Crestcom franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $75,000 | $75,000 | $75,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $91,850 | $104,919 | $91,850 to $104,919 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $250,000 | $250,000 | $250,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $75,000 | $75,000 | $75,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $91,850 | $104,919 | $91,850 to $104,919 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 19.75% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 7 years |
See the full Crestcom cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Crestcom's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Crestcom's disclosed cost sits against the Education & Arts category:
- Minimum startup cost of $91,850 — about in line with the Education & Arts median of $100,538.
- Initial franchise fee of $75,000 — about 1.7× the Education & Arts median of $44,750.
Category medians are computed from the Education & Arts brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Education & Arts franchises
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How Crestcom's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2020: began the window at 43 units; 74 units opened, 75 closed, ending at 161 units. (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only.)
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Crestcom 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 Crestcom 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 Crestcom 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 Crestcom 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 Crestcom 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 Crestcom franchise
Crestcom is an education & arts franchisor with 161 units at the end of 2020 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2020, it began the window at 43 units; its filings record 74 unit openings and 75 closures, ending at 161 units (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only). Its parent company is Crestcom International Holdings, LLC.
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
Crestcom is a trusted leadership training partner for firms ranging from small and medium-sized businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises. Over the last 30 years, our accredited and award-winning leadership development programs have impacted more than 1 million executives in over 60 countries worldwide. Our training is so effective that more than 98% of our clients have said that the training met or exceeded their expectations.
Crestcom franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Crestcom franchise cost?
- $91,850 – $104,919 all-in to open, per Crestcom's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Crestcom units are there?
- 161 units at the end of 2020 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Crestcom's units held up?
- 51.2% of units at risk between 2017 and 2020 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).