OFFICIAL FILING · MN · 2026
INSTANT IMPRINTS FDD (Franchise Disclosure Document) — 2026
The FDD is the 23-item legal disclosure every U.S. franchisor must hand you at least 14 days before you sign or pay anything (FTC Franchise Rule, 16 CFR 436). INSTANT IMPRINTS's most recent FDD tracked here was filed in 2026 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal) — and because registration-state filings are public records, you can read it free, without giving a broker your phone number.
THE SAME DOCUMENT SITES SELL OR GATE BEHIND LEAD FORMS. FILED 2026 · SOURCE STATE MN
| ITEM 5 | Initial franchise fee | $40K |
| ITEM 6 | Ongoing royalty | 6.0% of gross sales |
| ITEM 7 | Total initial investment | $78K–$365K |
| ITEM 3 | Disclosed litigation matters | 3 |
| ITEM 19 | Earnings disclosure (FPR) | Yes — median unit volume $411K ("Actual 2025, 2024, and 2023, Average Annual and Median Gross Sales of Certain Franchised Instant Imprint Centers … This financial performance representation consists of the actual 2025, 2024, and 2023 average and median annual gross sales of all franchised US Instant Imprint Centers in operation during the entire calendar year. Outlets that were not in operation for the entire calendar year or from whom we do not have a full year of data to report have been excluded from the financial performance representation because their partial year performance is not indicative of the performance we would reasonably expect to see over an entire calendar year. … These are the results of 17 franchised outlets out of a total of 19 that operated for the entire calendar year of 2025, 17 franchised outlets out of a total of 21 that operated the entire calendar year of 2024, and 22 franchised outlets out of a total of 22 that operated the entire calendar year of 2023. 'Gross Sales' includes all sales derived from the Instant Imprint Centers except for taxes. All figures are based on Brand and Growth Centers. We did not have any Studio Centers operating full time throughout the 2025 calendar year." Reported figures are from the "2025 Calendar Year – Franchised Centers" table (mean = Average of Top 100% of Stores; median = Median of All Stores; top quartile = Average of Top 25% of Stores, range $2,017,416 to $579,153).) |
| ITEM 20 | Outlets (fiscal 2025) | 19 franchised at year end · 2 exits (9.5% annualized) |
| ITEM 21 | Franchisor financial statements | GOING-CONCERN warning from the auditor — Hinzman & Associates, Certified Public Accountants, A Professional Corporation |
Citation discipline: every figure above is extracted from the 2026 INSTANT IMPRINTS FDD as filed and links back to that document. Fields the filing did not state are omitted — nothing here is estimated, surveyed, or filled in from marketing material. FDDs are reissued annually; verify against the current issuance before relying on any number.
INSTANT IMPRINTS FDD questions, answered
Where can I download the INSTANT IMPRINTS FDD for free?
INSTANT IMPRINTS's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is a public record, filed with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). It can be downloaded free from the source link on this page — no broker form, no email signup required.
What year is INSTANT IMPRINTS's most recent FDD on file?
The most recent INSTANT IMPRINTS FDD tracked here was filed in 2026 with the Minnesota Department of Commerce (public CARDS portal). Franchisors must update their FDD annually, so confirm you are reading the current issuance before signing.
Does INSTANT IMPRINTS's FDD disclose earnings (Item 19)?
Yes — INSTANT IMPRINTS makes a financial performance representation in Item 19 of its 2026 FDD, reporting a median unit volume of $411K. Read the basis fine print: franchisors choose which units and metrics to include.
What does INSTANT IMPRINTS's FDD Item 20 show?
In fiscal 2025, INSTANT IMPRINTS ended with 19 franchised outlets; 2 of 21 open at the start of the year left the system — an annualized exit rate of 9.5% (terminations, non-renewals, and "ceased operations — other reasons").
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