HQ-led decisions

Lightspeed Restoration

Home services

Software purchasing at Lightspeed Restoration is controlled at the headquarters level, with President Steve Willis and VP of Operations Troy Coolidge among the key executives listed in the 2023 FDD. The franchise mandates a CRM System and ProfitKeeper, signaling a locked-down tech environment. The total addressable market size in terms of unit count is not disclosed in the most recent FDD.

Live signals

Total units
0
0 franchised
Unit growth YoY
vs prior filing
AUV
Item 19, 2023
Royalty
8%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
per unit
Investment range
$36K–$70K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Franchisor controlled
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
No claims
from the filing

Ongoing fee load

What the operator pays every month

The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.

10%of gross sales (FY2023)

Ongoing fees: 10% of gross sales (FY2023)Royalty 8%, Ad fund 2%. Total 10% of gross sales. Drawn against a 15% reference scale.

15% reference

Royalty 8%Ad fund 2%

Mandated & recommended tech

The systems vendors compete with

3 of these are mandated in the franchise agreement. Each is named in Item 11 of the filing, the incumbents a challenger must displace or integrate with.

Invoca
Mandatory
MarketingItem 8

System franchisees. You must participate in our corporate phone tracking system (currently Invoca) which utilizes dynamic telephone numbers to track the source of your leads. The Invoca service is pai

Lightspeed
Mandatory
POSItem 17

ss from Approved Location, failure to achieve minimum Gross Revenue volume. 31 PROVISION SECTION IN SUMMARY FRANCHISE AGREEMENT i. Franchisee’s 12.1 Obligations include removal of LIGHTSPEED obligatio

ProfitKeeper
Mandatory
AccountingItem 11

right, but not the obligation, to develop or have developed for us, or to designate: (a) computer software programs and/or tools that you must use, including our CRM software and ProfitKeeper (collect

Encircle
Field serviceItem 7

to operate your Franchised Business; (ii) a laser printer meeting our standards and specifications; (iii) most current versions of QuickBooks online, Xactimate software licenses, Encircle restoration

QuickBooks Online
AccountingItem 7

s sufficient to run all of the software required to operate your Franchised Business; (ii) a laser printer meeting our standards and specifications; (iii) most current versions of QuickBooks online, X

Xactimate
Industry softwareItem 7

all of the software required to operate your Franchised Business; (ii) a laser printer meeting our standards and specifications; (iii) most current versions of QuickBooks online, Xactimate software li

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 Lightspeed Restoration

Lightspeed Restoration is a home services franchise operating under the umbrella of Home Franchise Concepts, LLC. For software vendors, the opportunity hinges on a corporate structure that centralizes technology decisions. The 2023 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) does not disclose the total number of franchised or company-owned units, making the precise addressable market size unknown. However, the brand’s mandated tech stack and 8.0% royalty rate signal a franchisor that actively manages operations, creating a single point of entry for enterprise-level software sales.

Who controls software purchasing

The buying center at Lightspeed Restoration sits at headquarters. The 2023 FDD’s Item 1 lists Steve Willis as President and Troy Coolidge as VP of Operations, both of whom are likely central to operational software decisions. Courtney Caldwell, Director of Marketing, is the probable lead for any customer-facing or marketing technology. There are no named franchisee operators in our corpus, reinforcing that purchasing power is concentrated at the corporate level rather than distributed across a large franchisee base.

Mandated and current tech stack

Lightspeed Restoration mandates a specific set of tools for its franchisees. The FDD explicitly lists a CRM System and ProfitKeeper as required, along with a broader category of Required Software Tools. The exact vendors for the CRM and other tools are not named in the available data, but the mandates mean any new vendor must either displace an incumbent or integrate tightly with the existing stack. ProfitKeeper, a financial management tool, is a concrete named system that any accounting or analytics add-on would need to complement.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

The FDD does not provide an Item 8 extract detailing procurement rules, so it is unclear whether Lightspeed uses a designated supplier model or allows approved alternatives. The initial franchise agreement runs for 5 years. At renewal, franchisees must sign the then-current agreement, which the FDD warns may have materially different terms. This creates potential windows for software vendors to engage when corporate refreshes its tech mandates at the cycle’s end or when a system upgrade is pushed down to the network.

How to read the Lightspeed Restoration FDD

The 2023 FDD is the foundational document for understanding this brand’s operations. Focus on Item 11 to see the full list of mandated technology and Item 1 to map the current leadership team. Since unit counts are not disclosed, vendors should triangulate market size using parent company Home Franchise Concepts’ overall portfolio or by monitoring franchise sales disclosures in other states. The embedded PDF viewer below provides the full legal text for your due diligence. For a ranked target list of franchise brands matched to your software category, FranCloud can help prioritize your outreach.

Questions vendors ask

Lightspeed Restoration, answered from the filing

The 2023 FDD lists Steve Willis (President), Troy Coolidge (VP of Operations), and Courtney Caldwell (Director of Marketing) as key officers. These roles typically form the core buying center for operational and marketing technology decisions.
The FDD mandates a CRM System and ProfitKeeper, along with other Required Software Tools. The specific vendors for these systems are not named in the available data, but the mandates indicate a standardized, HQ-controlled stack.
The total number of units—both franchised and company-owned—is not disclosed in the 2023 FDD. The brand operates in the home services segment under parent company Home Franchise Concepts, LLC.
The 2023 FDD does not contain an extract from Item 8 detailing procurement restrictions. Without that signal, the model is unclear, but the presence of mandated software suggests a designated or approved supplier structure is likely.
The initial franchise term is 5 years. Item 17 notes renewal requires signing the then-current agreement, which may have materially different terms. Contract windows may align with these 5-year cycles or when corporate mandates a system change.
The 2023 FDD was filed with state franchise regulators. You can review the embedded PDF viewer below to analyze the full legal document, including Item 11 technology mandates and Item 1 executive listings, for your vendor research.
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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

1 operators run 1 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

Single-unit1

Top states by locations

WI1

Ownership

The portfolio behind Lightspeed Restoration

holding_vehicle of Home Franchise Concepts.

Sibling brands

Related Home services brands

Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.