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From the filings
Worried Bird
Home servicesWorried Bird is a Phoenix Franchise Brands home-services franchisor with 4 franchised locations and no company-owned units. Item 8 requires equipment, a Starter Kit, and WB CRM Software from the franchisor or an affiliate, and QuickBooks Online is already in use across the small operator base.
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Live signals
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.
4.5%of gross sales (FY2025)
15% reference
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.
dvertising within your Territory to solicit new clients and to maintain existing relationships. These amounts will cover SEO costs, digital advertisements, social media marketing, Google My Business,
on the Internet through any social networking site in connection with the operation of your Franchised Business, including without limitation, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter/X
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al networking site in connection with the operation of your Franchised Business, including without limitation, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter/X, Plaxo and Pinterest, that uses
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e as we direct from time to time in writing. (Franchise Agreement, Section 9). You will also be required to purchase approved accounting software for your Computer System, such as QuickBooks Online®,
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presence on the Internet through any social networking site in connection with the operation of your Franchised Business, including without limitation, Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram,
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
27 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 4 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?
YesItem 8
You must use the services of our approved credit card processing vendor for any credit card transactions processed for the Franchised Business, as well as the services of our approved payroll and accounting vendor.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 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?
YesFranchise agreement
Submit to Franchisor monthly, quarterly, and/or annual financial reports, including balance sheets, cash flow statements, profit and loss statements, and other reports as required by Franchisor.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We may designate new or different approved suppliers, including designating ourselves or one of our affiliates as an approved supplier of any goods or services.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise 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 11 © 2025 Worried Bird International, LLC 2025 Franchise Agreement sole discretion.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
In our most recently concluded fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, neither we nor our affiliates received any such revenue, as we did not offer franchises.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We and/or our affiliates expect to receive revenue from franchisees purchases and leases from our designated or approved suppliers for marketing, software, financing and equipment.
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?
10Item 8
approximately 10% to 25% of your ongoing costs of operating your Worried Bird Franchised Business.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may charge a reasonable fee for inspection, review, and approval of suppliers.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesFranchise agreement
If Franchisee desires to purchase any items from an unapproved supplier, Franchisee shall submit to Franchisor a written request for such approval or shall request the supplier itself to do so.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 17
assign to Franchisor or Franchisor’s designee all of Franchisee’s rights, title and interest in and to any and all (i) telephone numbers of Franchisee’s franchise and all related Yellow Pages, White Pages and other business listings
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
To ensure compliance with this Agreement and System Standards, Franchisor or its designated agents have the right, at any reasonable time and without prior notice, to (i) inspect the Franchised Business;
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 11
The Operations Manual may be amended or modified to reflect changes in the System.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 12
Currently, for relocation and Site selection, the Site must be approved by us, and we provide specifications for your real property space, and we provide branding specifications for your mobile vehicle.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
Unless you obtain our prior written consent, you are prohibited from establishing or maintaining a separate website, or otherwise maintaining a splash page or other presence on the Internet through any social networking site in connection with the operation of your Franchised Business, including without limitation…
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 11
We require you to spend at least $20,000 on advertising and promotional activities during the 3 months prior to the opening of your Franchised Business.
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 11
We require you to spend at least $2,500 per month on the first trailer rig operated by the Franchised Business, for local advertising within your Territory to solicit new clients and to maintain existing relationships.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You are required to purchase certain inventory, supplies and equipment from us, an affiliate or suppliers that we designate, including equipment, cleaning supplies, safety supplies, and any other products that we specify.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
Worried Bird has a formal, mandatory purchasing requirement for equipment with our approved suppliers.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must use the services of our approved credit card processing vendor for any credit card transactions processed for the Franchised Business, as well as the services of our approved payroll and accounting vendor.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
ITEM 6 OTHER FEES Name of Fee Amount Due Date Remarks Royalty Fee 7% of weekly Gross Thursday of each Payment is by ACH or automatic virtual check Revenue1 for the week debit.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall employ sufficient employees as prescribed by Franchisor to operate the Franchised Business at its maximum capacity and efficiency as required by Franchisor.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
a POS System we designate
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 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?
YesItem 8
You must use the services of our approved credit card processing vendor for any credit card transactions processed for the Franchised Business, as well as the services of our approved payroll and accounting vendor.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
For all training courses, seminars, and programs, Franchisor shall provide instructors and training materials, for any refresher, remedial, or additional training it provides at the cost of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) per day plus reasonable travel expenses.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may also require that Franchisee and/or its Designated Manager, employees, and contractors attend such refresher courses, seminars, and other training programs as Franchisor may reasonably require from time to time.
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 regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
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.
The franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.
- 95.3% of home services brands mandate no POS, leaving a massive whitespace for tech vendors to target before competitors catch on.By identifying the 525 brands with no mandated POS, your sales team can prioritize high-fit targets and cut prospecting waste by 40%, converting weeks of manual research into a single query that surfaces ready-to-sell accounts.
- Without instant access to AUV data, you cannot gauge franchisee ROI or brand health across 239 disclosed home services brands.Seeing median AUV of $661,803.61 at a glance lets you prioritize brands with strong unit economics, increasing win rates by focusing on financially healthy targets and avoiding low-ROI pursuits.
- With median unit growth of only 2.62% YoY across 323 disclosed brands, you need to find the outliers poised for expansion before they hit the market.Using growth signals to identify high-velocity brands lets you engage them during expansion phases, capturing deals 2x faster than reactive competitors who wait for public announcements.
The vendor opportunity at Worried Bird Worried Bird runs 4 franchised home-services locations with no company-owned units, at a 3.5% royalty and a 10-year initial term. Unit count is down 20% year over year. The 2025 FDD makes a financial performance representation. The brand is part of Phoenix Franchise Brands, alongside FURRY LAND, Spray Foam Genie, and Steel Coated Floors.
Who controls software purchasing Item 2 names Founder and Director of Franchise Development Cameron Carson and CEO Gregory Longe. 8 mapped operators run the located units, none holding more than one, led by Utah (4), Kansas (2), and Arizona (2). Item 8's designated-suppliers-only model — including a mandate for WB CRM Software and equipment from the franchisor — keeps purchasing centralized at this small HQ.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required QuickBooks Online is in use per the FDD's fee and description language, not contractually required. Facebook, Google Business Profile, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, QuickBooks, and TikTok are named in Item 11 without a requirement to use them.
Procurement, renewals, and timing Item 8 runs a designated-suppliers-only model: franchisees must buy all equipment needed to operate — hand tools, screen repair tools, ladders, cleaning solutions — along with the Starter Kit and WB CRM Software, from the franchisor or an affiliate, with no alternative suppliers for those designated items. The initial term runs 10 years, and a Successor Franchise renewal for another 10 years requires 6 months' to 1 year's written notice, continued compliance, a refresh to then-current trade dress, a $10,000 Successor Franchise Fee, and a general release.
How to read the Worried Bird FDD The full 2025 disclosure document is embedded below via the PDF viewer, filed with state franchise regulators. For a ranked list of franchise systems that fit your product better than this one, talk to FranCloud.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
8 operators run 8 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| UT | 4 |
|---|---|
| KS | 2 |
| AZ | 2 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind Worried Bird
strategic_multibrand of Phoenix Franchise Brands.
Sibling brands
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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.