The Growth Coach franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening The Growth Coach franchise takes $54,000 – $75,900 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $39,900. Ongoing, franchisees pay a royalty of 10% on sales plus an ad-fund contribution of up to 3%. To qualify, The Growth Coach asks for $40,000 in liquid cash and a $200,000 net worth. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
The Growth Coach franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $39,900 | $39,900 | $39,900 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $54,000 | $75,900 | $54,000 to $75,900 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | |
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $40,000 | $40,000 | $40,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $54,000 | $75,900 | $54,000 to $75,900 |
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | 10% |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 3% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
See the full The Growth Coach cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How The Growth Coach's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where The Growth Coach's disclosed cost sits against the Professional Services category:
- Minimum startup cost of $54,000 — about 36% below the Professional Services median of $84,700.
- Initial franchise fee of $39,900 — about in line with 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 The Growth Coach's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2020: began the window at 123 units; 88 units opened, 50 closed, ending at 53 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 The Growth Coach 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 The Growth Coach 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 The Growth Coach 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 The Growth Coach 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 The Growth Coach 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 Growth Coach franchise
The Growth Coach is a professional services franchisor with 53 units at the end of 2020 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2020, it began the window at 123 units; its filings record 88 unit openings and 50 closures, ending at 53 units (partial records: 2018 is not in the source data — totals span the reported years only). Its parent company is Strategic Franchising. The filings indicate financing options are available; terms come from the franchisor, not from us.
Disclosure filings report 1 franchise-related lawsuit. Review Item 3 of the FDD. (as of 2026-05)
From the franchisor's materials
A GROWTH COACH franchise provides business and sales coaching, executive coaching, business management, and consulting services to business owners, managers and executives, and self-employed professionals.
The Growth Coach franchise: quick answers
- How much does The Growth Coach franchise cost?
- $54,000 – $75,900 all-in to open, per The Growth Coach's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many The Growth Coach units are there?
- 53 units at the end of 2020 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have The Growth Coach's units held up?
- 75.8% 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).