CMIT Solutions Franchise Cost, Revenue and Closure Rate (2026 FDD)
CMIT Solutions (business IT, not home help) is one of the franchises we compare in our in-home tech help for older adults guide. Here is what it costs to open, what it charges every month, what its franchisees report taking in, and how many outlets closed in a year.
Where these numbers come from
The figures come from CMIT Solutions's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), the document every franchisor must give buyers before they sign. Revenue figures are sales as the brand reports them, before royalties and costs. They are not profit, and not a promise of what you would earn.
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Some numbers on this page haven't been checked against their sources yet.
What it costs
- Initial investment (FDD Item 7, includes the franchise fee)
- $106,450 – $159,450Pending verificationSourceCMIT Solutions 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 27, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 7, single unit. Includes $50,950 to $61,450 paid to the franchisor or its affiliate.
- Franchise fee
- $49,950 – $54,950Pending verificationSourceCMIT Solutions 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 27, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 5: $49,950 for a territory of 3,000–3,500 small business establishments, $54,950 for 3,501–4,000, plus $11 per establishment over 4,000 (up to $5,500). You must also buy a leads contact list of at least $1,000. CMIT serves small and medium-sized businesses, not older adults at home.
- Royalty
- 7% of revenuePending verificationSourceCMIT Solutions 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 27, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 6: 7% of GPS revenue. From month 13, the greater of 7% or a minimum royalty of $800 a month (months 13–24), then $1,000 a month.
- Marketing fund
- 1.5% of revenuePending verificationSourceCMIT Solutions 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 27, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 6: Marketing Development Fund, 1.5% of GPS revenue (with a minimum from month 13). You must also spend at least $2,500 a month on local marketing.
- Fixed monthly fees
- $393.32 a monthPending verificationSourceCMIT Solutions 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 27, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 6 required monthly software fees added together for one user: technology fee $200, Autotask $84 (minimum), Office 365 E3 $19.32 and QuickBooks Online $90. Excludes the $2,500 monthly local-marketing minimum and per-device monitoring fees.
Compared with starting your own
- CMIT Solutions initial investment
- $106,450 – $159,450Pending verificationSourceCMIT Solutions 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 27, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 7, single unit. Includes $50,950 to $61,450 paid to the franchisor or its affiliate.
- Independent in-home tech help for older adults startup cost
- $25 – $915*Pending verificationSourcesCalifornia Secretary of State — LLC (domestic) forms and fees(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026California Franchise Tax Board — Limited liability company(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026California Department of Justice — Record review (request a copy of your own criminal record)(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Computed from 3 startup budget line items: lean plan low to professional plan high. Some lines are not sourced yet and are excluded.
The independent figure is our startup budget from the guide, lean plan low to professional plan high, with no franchise fee and no royalties afterwards. * Some startup lines aren't sourced yet and are left out, so the real figure is higher.
What franchisees report taking in (FDD Item 19)
CMIT's Item 19 reports 2025 gross revenue, gross margins and technician costs for franchisees open 24 months or more, split by how many territories they own; the figures are gross revenue, not profit.
- Average gross revenue, 2025, 74 franchisees with one territory (open 24+ months)$516,821 a yearPending verificationSourceCMIT Solutions 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 27, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 19, Table 1(d). Gross revenue before royalties and all expenses, not profit. 23 of 74 (31%) exceeded the average. Excludes 50 franchisees open under 24 months, reporting fewer than 10 months, or not operating full-time. Unaudited. Your results may differ.
- Median gross revenue, 2025, 74 franchisees with one territory (open 24+ months)$309,717 a yearPending verificationSourceCMIT Solutions 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 27, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 19, Table 1(d). Gross revenue, not profit. Revenue comes from business clients (managed services, projects, hardware and software sales), not home visits.
- Lowest gross revenue, 2025, among the 74 single-territory franchisees$11,113 a yearPending verificationSourceCMIT Solutions 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 27, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026FDD Item 19, Table 1(d). The highest in the same group was $2,897,277. Gross revenue, not profit.
Copied exactly from the brand's disclosure. These are sales before royalties, wages and other costs, not profit.
Outlets and closures (FDD Item 20)
- Franchised outlets at the start of 2025
- 272Pending verificationSourceCMIT Solutions 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 27, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). 2025 closures: 1 termination; 4 outlets reacquired by the franchisor are not counted. Outlets are territories, not owners (168 franchisees ran 297 territories at the end of 2025). Table 3's total starts the year at 273 because it adds 1 Canadian outlet; Table 1 shows 272. CMIT sells IT services to businesses, not home tech help.
- Franchised outlets at the end of 2025
- 297Pending verificationSourceCMIT Solutions 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 27, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). 2025 closures: 1 termination; 4 outlets reacquired by the franchisor are not counted. Outlets are territories, not owners (168 franchisees ran 297 territories at the end of 2025). Table 3's total starts the year at 273 because it adds 1 Canadian outlet; Table 1 shows 272. CMIT sells IT services to businesses, not home tech help.
- Closed during the year (terminated, not renewed, or stopped operating)
- 1Pending verificationSourceCMIT Solutions 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 27, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). 2025 closures: 1 termination; 4 outlets reacquired by the franchisor are not counted. Outlets are territories, not owners (168 franchisees ran 297 territories at the end of 2025). Table 3's total starts the year at 273 because it adds 1 Canadian outlet; Table 1 shows 272. CMIT sells IT services to businesses, not home tech help.
- Closure rate (our calculation)
- 0.4%Pending verificationSourceCMIT Solutions 2026 FDD (Minnesota CARDS), issued April 27, 2026(opens in a new tab)Tier 1 · Primary source · Accessed October 31, 2026Last verified October 31, 2026Our calculation: 1 closures ÷ 272 franchised outlets at the start of 2025. Closures = terminations + non-renewals + outlets that stopped operating in 2025 (FDD Item 20, Table 3). 2025 closures: 1 termination; 4 outlets reacquired by the franchisor are not counted. Outlets are territories, not owners (168 franchisees ran 297 territories at the end of 2025). Table 3's total starts the year at 273 because it adds 1 Canadian outlet; Table 1 shows 272. CMIT sells IT services to businesses, not home tech help.
The closure rate is closures divided by franchised outlets at the start of the year. Outlets sold to a new owner aren't counted as closures. Closure rates for every brand.
Risk Meter for in-home tech help for older adults
2.3 out of 5 (Moderate risk)
The score covers the kind of business, not this brand alone, from 6 factors with data (1 is the lowest risk). See every factor · How we score risk
What the franchise gives you
- A national IT-services brand with a large franchise network
- Initial training program and an operations manual
- Required business software and remote-monitoring tools supplied through the franchisor
- Vendor and alliance-partner relationships for business clients
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