From the filings

+7.143% units YoY

P3 Cost Analysts

Professional services

P3 Cost Analysts' 2025 FDD covers 46 professional-services locations — 45 franchised, 1 company-owned — headquartered in Arkansas, with average unit volume of $120,514. QuickBooks is already in use for accounting; the FDD makes a financial performance representation, and unit count grew 7.1% year over year.

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Live signals

Total units
46
45 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+7.143%
vs prior filing
AUV
$121K
Item 19, 2024
Royalty
of gross sales
Ad fund
3%
national + local
Initial fee
$60K
per unit
Investment range
$67K–$83K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing

Ongoing fee load

What the operator pays every month

The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing. It is a floor, not a total — the filing discloses one of the two headline fees.

3%+of gross sales (FY2025)

Ongoing fees: 3% of gross sales (FY2025)Ad fund 3%. Total 3% of gross sales, from the fees this filing discloses. Drawn against a 15% reference scale.

15% reference

Ad fund 3%

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.

QuickBooksIntuit
AccountingItem 7

ternet connection will be approximately $75 per month for 3 months. Note 5. Basic supplies such as pens, printer ink, paper, envelopes, calculator, etc. for the first 3 months and QuickBooks Pro. 16 P

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

22 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 6 explicit no's; 6 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

Item 11

You are also required to use accounting software we approve, such as QuickBooks Pro at an estimated cost of approximately $50/month.

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

Yes

Item 11

We will have independent access to the information that will be generated or stored in your Computer System, such as your franchise’s sales and payroll information, customer information, and your bookings and appointments.

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

Yes

Item 15

You (or your Operating Principal) must submit annual financial statements, including an income statement and balance sheet, within 90 days of your fiscal year end, a profit and loss statement within ten days following the end of each month, and your tax returns when filed;

How the franchisor buys

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

Yes

Item 8

While certain suppliers are currently mandated, approved or recommended, we reserve the right to change suppliers from time to time.

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

Yes

Item 8

We reserve the right to negotiate and collect rebates, commissions, promotional allowances, volume discounts and other payments and/or benefits from all current and future suppliers of goods and services to our franchisees.

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?

10

Item 8

approximately 10% to 20% of your total cost of operating your Franchised Business.

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

Yes

Item 8

You are responsible for all reasonable expenses incurred by us in connection with evaluating product, service or supplier.

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

Yes

Item 8

If you propose to purchase or lease any services or products not previously approved by us in writing (for services and products that require supplier approval), you must first notify us.

Communications

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

In order to protect our interest in the System and the Marks, we will have the right to control the telephone numbers and listings of the Franchised Business if the Franchise Agreement is terminated.

Franchise management

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

We will conduct periodically (as we deem advisable) inspections of your Franchised Business and its operations and evaluations of you operating methods and your staff.

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

Yes

Item 11

We may add to or otherwise modify the Manual from time to time as we deem necessary.

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

Yes

Item 11

You must obtain our prior approval of the site before use.

Marketing

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

Yes

Item 11

You may not conduct such marketing, or establish any website or social media presence independently, except as we may specify and only with our written consent.

Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Participate in and comply with all requirements for customer loyalty programs, reciprocity programs, and similar programs for members of P3 Cost Analysts® franchises.

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Item 8

you must purchase marketing and promotional materials, computer software that we designate, from us or suppliers that we designate or approve.

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

you must purchase marketing and promotional materials, computer software that we designate, from us or suppliers that we designate or approve.

Payments

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

At our request, you will execute the pre-authorized bank form attached as Exhibit “D” to this Agreement and all other documents necessary to permit us to withdraw and/or deposit funds from your designated bank account by electronic funds transfer (“EFT”) for payment of any amounts due to you or us under this…

Point of sale

Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 11

You must, at your sole cost, purchase, use, maintain and update the computer systems (collectively, the “Computer System”) we specify for use in the operation of the Franchised Business, and you will follow the procedures related thereto that we specify in the Manual or otherwise in writing.

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

Yes

Item 11

We will have independent access to the information that will be generated or stored in your Computer System, such as your franchise’s sales and payroll information, customer information, and your bookings and appointments.

Sales and CRM

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

Yes

Item 12

Prior to meeting one-on-one with a potential client, you are required to enter that client’s information in our designated CRM.

Training

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

If, after the Initial Training Program, you hire additional staff or if we believe that an employee has been inadequately trained by you and requires remedial training, we will charge you a Remedial Training Fee of $1,000 for each additional person per day (the “Remedial Training Fee”).

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

Yes

Item 6

You are required to attend the Annual Conference.

The filing answers no to 6 questions
  • Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?Item 8
  • Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Franchise agreement
  • Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 11
  • Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?Item 11
  • Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
  • Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?Item 11

The vendor opportunity at P3 Cost Analysts

P3 Cost Analysts' 2025 FDD covers 46 professional-services locations — 45 franchised, 1 company-owned — headquartered in Arkansas. Average unit volume runs $120,514, and the FDD makes a financial performance representation. Unit count grew 7.1% year over year.

Who controls software purchasing

Item 2 names President and Chief Executive Officer Aaron Stahl, Chief Financial Officer Colby Ezell, and Vice President of Operations Scott Swearingen. Only 2 mapped operators are on record, each running a single location — one in Arkansas, one in Nebraska — so day-to-day software choice sits largely with individual franchisees across the other 44 locations.

Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required

QuickBooks is already in use for accounting, per Item 7 — the one system the filing describes as in use. Nothing in the filing makes it, or any other system, a requirement.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

Item 8 sets an approved-supplier list: marketing and promotional materials, and any computer software the franchisor designates, must be purchased from the franchisor or an affiliate; franchisees may propose alternate suppliers for approval on other items. P3 Cost Analysts is part of Old Arkana. Item 17 governs renewal, transfer and termination terms for the agreement.

How to read the P3 Cost Analysts FDD

The P3 Cost Analysts FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2025. The embedded PDF viewer below carries Items 2, 7, 8 and 17 in full. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked list of franchise systems that fit your product.

Questions vendors ask

P3 Cost Analysts, answered from the filing

Item 2 names President and CEO Aaron Stahl and CFO Colby Ezell. With 45 of 46 locations franchised and only 2 mapped operators on record, each running a single site, day-to-day software choice sits largely with individual franchisees.
QuickBooks is already in use for accounting, per Item 7 — the one system the filing describes as in use. Nothing in the filing makes it, or any other system, a requirement.
P3 Cost Analysts operates 46 locations — 45 franchised, 1 company-owned — with unit count up 7.1% year over year, per the 2025 FDD.
Item 8 sets an approved-supplier list: marketing and promotional materials and any computer software the franchisor designates must be purchased from the franchisor or an affiliate; franchisees may propose alternate suppliers for approval on other items.
Item 17 governs renewal, transfer and termination terms for the agreement. With unit count up 7.1% year over year, the system is expanding steadily, which keeps new-location onboarding a regular event to plan around.
The P3 Cost Analysts FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2025. The embedded PDF viewer below carries Items 2, 7, 8 and 17 in full.
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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

Single-unit2

Top states by locations

AR1
NE1

Ownership

The portfolio behind P3 Cost Analysts

unknown of old arkana.

Related Professional services brands

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