From the filings

+35.294% units YoY

HPB Painting

Home services

HPB Painting, which franchises as Groovy Hues, runs 46 US locations with a $1,116,373 average unit volume and unit count up 35.3% year over year. Software purchasing sits with a compact executive team rather than a named technology mandate.

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Total units
46
46 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+35.294%
vs prior filing
AUV
$1.12M
Item 19, 2024
Royalty
of gross sales
Ad fund
national + local
Initial fee
$60K
per unit
Investment range
$158K–$204K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing

Mandated & recommended tech

The systems vendors compete with

Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.

FacebookMeta
MarketingItem 11

ing a splash page or other presence on the internet through any social networking site in connection with the operation of your Groovy Hues Business, including without limitation, Facebook, Twitter, L

InstagramMeta
MarketingItem 11

et through any social networking site in connection with the operation of your Groovy Hues Business, including without limitation, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat,

LinkedInLinkedIn
MarketingItem 11

r other presence on the internet through any social networking site in connection with the operation of your Groovy Hues Business, including without limitation, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, P

PinterestPinterest
MarketingItem 11

the internet through any social networking site in connection with the operation of your Groovy Hues Business, including without limitation, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram,

QuickBooksIntuit
AccountingItem 11

software programs that you must use in connection with any component of the Computer System, including Microsoft software, CRM software, accounting or bookkeeping software such as Quickbooks, and prop

SnapchatSnapchat
MarketingItem 11

any social networking site in connection with the operation of your Groovy Hues Business, including without limitation, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat, or any oth

ThumbtackThumbtack
MarketingItem 11

os 1.5 hours 4 Pronexis Onboarding Call 1 4 Call to discuss 3rd Party Marketing 1 4 Marketing Call 1 4 Fill Out ACP Setup Form 1 4 Watch Week 5 Videos 2 hours 5 Marketing Call 1 5 Thumbtack (optional)

TwitterX
MarketingItem 11

sh page or other presence on the internet through any social networking site in connection with the operation of your Groovy Hues Business, including without limitation, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Y

YouTubeGoogle
MarketingItem 11

esence on the internet through any social networking site in connection with the operation of your Groovy Hues Business, including without limitation, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest,

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

26 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 5 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.

Accounting

Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee must use the services of Franchisor, its affiliate, or designated and preferred bookkeeping service providers.

Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?

Yes

Item 11

We have the right to independently access, monitor, and retrieve any data you input or collect electronically, including access to your Computer System or for any other purpose we deem necessary.

Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee must send Franchisor finalized profit and loss statements by the 21st of the following month.

How the franchisor buys

Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?

Yes

Item 8

We, our affiliates or a designated third party may be one of several, or the only, Approved Supplier of any item (including any service).

Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor has the irrevocable right to modify, supplement or otherwise change its lists of Approved Suppliers and any items that must be purchased from such Approved Suppliers at any time, as Franchisor deems advisable in its sole discretion.

How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?

0

Item 8

As we are a newly formed entity, neither we nor any affiliate has derived any revenue from our franchisees’ required purchases or lease as of the issuance date of this Disclosure Document.

Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

We and our affiliates may derive revenues from required purchases and leases by franchisees as well as in the form of rebates or marketing allowances paid to us or our affiliates by Approved Suppliers that we require you to use.

Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?

60

Item 8

approximately 60% to 70% of your ongoing costs to operate the Groovy Hues Business after the initial start-up phase.

Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?

Yes

Item 6

We reserve the right to charge you a fee for reviewing any non-approved supplier of any vehicles, supplies, equipment, inventory or services, as well as any non-approved product, which you propose for use in connection with the Groovy Hues Business.

Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?

Yes

Item 8

If you wish to purchase any unapproved item, including inventory, and/or acquire approved items from an unapproved supplier or provider, you must provide us the name, address and telephone number of the proposed supplier or provider, a description of the item you wish to purchase, and the purchase price of the item…

Communications

Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor reserves the right to procure and supply dedicated telephone numbers and email accounts associated with the Franchised Business.

Franchise management

Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?

Yes

Item 11

We reserve the right to conduct periodic inspections and/or audits of your Groovy Hues Business and/or financial records, as we deem advisable in our sole discretion.

Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor will have the right to add to and otherwise modify the contents of the Operations Manual from time to time in writing in any manner, including through the Operations Manual, email, Franchisor’s website, or any other means.

Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?

Yes

Item 12

You must operate the Groovy Hues Business from an approved facility that meets our current standards and specifications (the “Approved Location”).

Marketing

Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Except as approved in advance in writing by Franchisor, Franchisee must not establish or maintain a separate website, splash page, profile or other presence on the Internet, or otherwise advertise on the Internet or any other public computer network in connection with the Franchised Business, including any profile on…

Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?

Yes

Item 7

You are required to spend at least $20,000 during the first ninety (90) days of operations of your Groovy Hues Business to satisfy your advertising requirements for the initial marketing expenditure requirement (“Initial Marketing Expenditure Requirement”).

Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?

Yes

Item 11

you must spend the greater of (i) $2,000 per month, or (ii) 5% of monthly Gross Revenue Collected on Local Advertising Expenditures within your Protected Territory

Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?

Yes

Franchise agreement

If a Cooperative is established applicable to the Franchised Business, Franchisee must participate in the Cooperative.

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Suppliers. Franchisee must currently use Franchisor’s designated suppliers to purchase certain items and/or services necessary to operate the Franchised Business as determined by Franchisor and as set forth in the Operations Manual.

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

You must purchase your Opening Package, Initial Inventory, Special Software, Equipment Package, ©️ 2025 HPB Painting LLC 28 Franchise Disclosure Document and Insurance, from our Approved Suppliers or one of our Designated Vendors (as we designate).

Payments

Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?

Yes

Item 6

With the exception of the Initial Franchise Fee, you must pay all fees and other amounts owed to us and/or our affiliates through an electronic funds transfer program (the “EFT Program”), under which we automatically deduct all payments owed to us and/or our affiliates, from the bank account you provide to us for use…

People

Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?

Yes

Franchise agreement

The Franchised Business must, at all times, be staffed with at least one (1) individual who has successfully completed Franchisor’s Initial Training Program as set forth in Section 8.1.

Point of sale

Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?

Yes

Item 11

We have the right to independently access, monitor, and retrieve any data you input or collect electronically, including access to your Computer System or for any other purpose we deem necessary.

Sales and CRM

Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee agrees to comply with Franchisor’s standards and specifications for any such CRM and any other related customer management platform or software, as set forth in the Operations Manual or as otherwise directed by Franchisor in writing.

Training

Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor may charge Franchisee its then‐current Assistance Training Fee for Franchisee and any other persons that attend such additional or refresher training

Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?

Yes

Item 6

We hold an annual conference for our System (the “Annual Conference”) and require that you and your management (if applicable) attend this Annual Conference and pay us our then-current registration fee per person.

The filing answers no to 3 questions
  • Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
  • Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?Franchise agreement
  • Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?Item 6

Who buys here

The buyer at this brand

The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close, derived from our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.

Sales LeaderEmerging 20 99

The franchisor's owner/CEO decides; an ops or franchise-development lead may evaluate.

VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
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The vendor opportunity at HPB Painting

HPB Painting, franchised under the Groovy Hues name, runs 46 US locations, all franchised, with a $1,116,373 average unit volume and unit count up 35.3% year over year — the strongest AUV among the Horsepower Brands entries covered here.

Who controls software purchasing

CEO Anthony Hulbert and President Donald Conway lead the brand, with COO Mark Stanek, CMO Laura Vodvarka and Founding Partner Joshua Skolnick rounding out the team. Two mapped operators run one location each, so purchasing influence concentrates at this executive layer.

Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required

Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, QuickBooks by Intuit, Snapchat, Thumbtack and Twitter by X are all named in Item 11, but the FDD requires none of them — they appear in the filing without being contractual obligations on franchisees.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

Item 8 runs an approved-supplier model: franchisees pay Brand Marketing, Accounting Services, tuition and ZeePartnerships fees through the franchisor or an affiliate, along with all Proprietary Marks merchandise; alternative suppliers can be proposed but approval sits at the franchisor's sole discretion. The initial term is 10 years, and renewal for franchisees operating as Groovy Hues requires 12 to 18 months' notice, updated compliance with then-current standards, and a fee equal to 20% of the current initial franchise fee.

How to read the HPB Painting FDD

The filing embedded below was filed with state franchise regulators in 2026 and includes the Item 19 financial performance representation. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked target list of franchise systems like this one.

Questions vendors ask

HPB Painting, answered from the filing

CEO Anthony Hulbert and President Donald Conway lead the brand, with COO Mark Stanek, CMO Laura Vodvarka and Founding Partner Joshua Skolnick rounding out the executive team a vendor would need to reach.
Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, QuickBooks, Snapchat, Thumbtack and Twitter by X are all named in Item 11, but the FDD requires none of them.
46 locations, all franchised, with unit count up 35.3% year over year and a $1,116,373 average unit volume — the highest of the Horsepower Brands entries in this batch.
Item 8 runs an approved-supplier model: franchisees buy Brand Marketing, Accounting Services, tuition and ZeePartnerships services, plus all Proprietary Marks merchandise, from the franchisor or an affiliate, with alternative suppliers subject to sole-discretion approval.
The initial term is 10 years, and renewal — for franchisees operating as Groovy Hues — requires 12 to 18 months' notice, updated compliance, and a fee equal to 20% of the current initial franchise fee.
The filing is embedded below. It was filed with state franchise regulators in 2026 and includes the Item 19 financial performance representation.
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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

2 operators run 2 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

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Top states by locations

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