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ERA Group franchise — is it worth it?
Low risk Growing network Item 19 disclosed
ERA Group offers business services with a relatively low initial investment.
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Figures above are as disclosed in ERA Group's most recent FDD (registered 2026). Source: Wisconsin Dept. of Financial Institutions — Franchise Registration · filing 640588 — check it yourself. See every other Wisconsin-registered franchise.
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How much does a ERA Group franchise make?
ERA Group is one of the franchisors that answers this on the record: its most recent FDD makes an Item 19 financial performance representation — actual unit earnings figures, disclosed by the franchisor itself. The headline figure is $388,180 in average unit revenue — read it alongside what Item 19 says about which units it covers (often only mature or top-performing locations). See every business services brand that discloses earnings in the Business services franchises with disclosed Item 19 earnings ranking.
ERA Group franchise profit vs. revenue
Revenue is not profit. An Item 19 almost always reports sales — what a location takes in — not what an owner keeps. Out of that number come ERA Group's 15% royalty, the ad fund, rent, payroll, supplies and debt service. No FDD tells you a ERA Group franchise's profit, because profit depends on your site, your rent and how you run it — so treat any "ERA Group franchise profit" figure quoted elsewhere as someone's estimate, not a disclosure. On $388,180 of revenue, a 15% royalty alone is about $58,227 a year before any other cost.
ERA Group lawsuits & legal history (FDD Item 3)
ERA Group's most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026) discloses no litigation in Item 3. That is a real signal rather than a gap: the FTC Franchise Rule requires a franchisor to disclose material litigation involving itself, its predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 in a current filing means there was nothing it was required to report. It is worth reading alongside the churn numbers — a system can have a clean Item 3 and still be losing franchisees, which is what Item 20 shows.
ERA Group closures & failure rate
Before you sign, ERA Group will hand you a list of current owners to call as references — and they choose who's on that list. It won't include the owners who quit, got bought out, or were forced out last year. The FDD does report that number, even though the reference list leaves those people off. Below is what ERA Group's most recent filing shows, and whether it's normal for a business services of this kind.
The closest thing an FDD has to a failure rate is Item 20 — outlet openings, closures, terminations and non-renewals, reported by the franchisor. ERA Group's latest tables show a growing franchised network. Its franchised-outlet closure rate — closures, terminations and non-renewals against outlets — is 5%, against a business services median of 3.3% — worse than the category. Net franchised outlets moved +35 to 196 in the latest reported year.
Who owns ERA Group?
ERA Group's franchise is offered by Expense Reduction Analysts, Inc. — the franchisor named on the cover of its most recently filed Franchise Disclosure Document (2026), and the entity a franchisee actually signs with. That name comes straight off the filing at WI DFI; it identifies the franchisor, not necessarily the ultimate parent company behind it.
Business services franchises at a similar investment level
Anyone weighing ERA Group is really weighing it against the other brands their money could go into. These are the closest by total initial investment (FDD Item 7), each with its own FDD-based page.
ERA Group franchise — frequently asked
Who owns ERA Group — who is the franchisor?
ERA Group's most recently filed FDD (2026) names Expense Reduction Analysts, Inc. as the franchisor — the entity you would actually sign the franchise agreement with, as stated on the disclosure document itself. A registry filing names the franchisor, not necessarily its ultimate parent company.
How much does a ERA Group franchise cost?
ERA Group's most recently filed FDD (Item 7) puts the total estimated initial investment at $76,000 – $105,900, with an initial franchise fee of $69,900 and a 15% royalty. That price is the franchisor's own estimate of what it takes to open, not a quote. Against business services peers it sits in the upper quartile (median $103,290).
How much profit does a ERA Group franchise make?
ERA Group discloses unit earnings in Item 19, but that figure is revenue — sales — not profit. Royalties (15% of gross for ERA Group), the ad fund, rent, payroll and supplies all come out of it, and no FDD discloses what an owner nets. Any ERA Group franchise profit number quoted elsewhere is an estimate. The headline figure ERA Group discloses is $388,180 in average unit revenue.
Does ERA Group disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
Yes — ERA Group reports unit-level earnings in Item 19. The headline figure is $388,180 in average unit revenue, as the franchisor states it.
Are there lawsuits against ERA Group?
No — ERA Group's most recently filed FDD (2026) discloses no litigation in Item 3. Franchisors must disclose material litigation involving themselves, their predecessors, parents, affiliates and management, so an empty Item 3 is a genuine signal rather than an omission.
Is ERA Group a good franchise to buy?
Nobody can answer that from ERA Group's numbers alone — it comes down to how its investment, earnings, litigation and franchisee churn stack up against business services peers and against your own budget. Our read on this filing is low risk. Every figure behind that read is on this page for free. If you're comparing options, the free shortlist on this page matches you with 5–10 franchises that fit your budget and industry.
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