VCS Business franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a VCS Business franchise takes $6,610 – $23,200 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $3,500. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated. The ledger below itemizes every figure we can source for VCS Business, each one dated, so you can check the numbers before anyone gets your contact details.
VCS Business franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $3,500 | $3,500 | $3,500 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $6,610 | $23,200 | $6,610 to $23,200 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $6,610 | $23,200 | $6,610 to $23,200 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means VCS Business's filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | Not disclosed |
See the full VCS Business cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How VCS Business's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where VCS Business's disclosed cost sits against the Home Services category:
- Minimum startup cost of $6,610 — about 94% below the Home Services median of $116,350.
- Initial franchise fee of $3,500 — about 94% below the Home Services median of $54,450.
Category medians are computed from the Home Services brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Home Services franchises
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How VCS Business's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2019–2021: began the window at 30 units; 5 units opened, 11 closed, ending at 27 units.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for VCS Business 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 VCS Business 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 VCS Business 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 VCS Business 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 VCS Business 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 VCS Business franchise
VCS Business is a home services franchisor with 27 units at the end of 2021 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2019 and 2021, it began the window at 30 units; its filings record 5 unit openings and 11 closures, ending at 27 units. Its parent company is Saint Croix Management Incorporated.
Disclosure filings report 2 franchise-related lawsuits. Review Item 3 of the FDD. (as of 2026-05)
VCS Business franchise: quick answers
- How much does a VCS Business franchise cost?
- $6,610 – $23,200 all-in to open, per VCS Business's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many VCS Business units are there?
- 27 units at the end of 2021 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have VCS Business's units held up?
- 68.6% of units at risk between 2019 and 2021 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).