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Arctic Elevation - Unit Franchise Offering vs SweatHouz

Side-by-side figures from each brand's latest FDD Item 20 as we extracted them; verdicts are our opinion under the published methodology, and the source filing and year are on each brand's profile. Green marks the more favorable metric (lower for distress), not a recommendation to buy.

SweatHouz
Too new to judge
Verdict
Units · latest run
1 → 9 units (2023–2025)
Net unit change
14 → 82 units (2023–2025)
Too little history
Exit quality
Too little history
Too little history
Transfer / churn
Too little history
No SBA loans
SBA losses vs same-year loans
Too few seasoned loans
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Distress
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$59,500
Franchise fee
$45,000
$309K–$783K
Investment range
$632K–$1.3M
8%
Royalty
Not disclosed
Disclosed
Earnings (Item 19)
Disclosed

Arctic Elevation - Unit Franchise Offering

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