Cinch I.T. franchise
2026 filing · April 30, 2026
Cinch I.T. at a glance
An IT support business for business customers. At the end of 2025 there were 14 Cinch I.T. locations in the US, 13 franchised and 1 company-owned.
The business
- Industry
- Business services
- Franchisor
- Cinch Franchise, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $102K–$127K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $16,000
- Plus a $30,000 initial training fee
- Royalty
- 7%–5%
- 7% to 5% of gross sales or a monthly minimum, whichever is greater; no royalty for the first six months, then minimums of $500 a month (months 7–12), $750 (months 13–24) and $1,000 (months 25–60)
Where it is
- US locations, 2025
- 14
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 13
- Company-owned
- 1
From Cinch Franchise, LLC’s 2026 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Cinch I.T. among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Cinch I.T. | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $114,313 | Costs less than 85% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $16,000 | Lower than 92% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 7% | Higher than 70% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 14 | Fewer than 56% of franchises |
How much a Cinch I.T. franchise costs
Opening one Cinch I.T. costs an estimated $101,575 to $127,050. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital.
Source: Cinch Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, page 22
Cinch I.T. franchise fee
The franchise fee is $16,000, plus a $30,000 initial training fee. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Cinch Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, page 14
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 7% to 5% of gross sales or a monthly minimum, whichever is greater; no royalty for the first six months, then minimums of $500 a month (months 7–12), $750 (months 13–24) and $1,000 (months 25–60). |
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The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Cinch Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, page 15
Sales and earnings
No figures Cinch I.T. does not share sales or profit figures for its locations. Talking to current and former franchise owners is the usual way to learn what a location earns.
Source: Cinch Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, page 57
SBA loans to Cinch I.T. franchisees
Lenders approved 5 SBA 7(a) loans for Cinch I.T. franchisees from 2021 to 2024, $768K in all. One has been paid in full; none was charged off. The other 4 haven’t ended yet.
A charged-off loan is one written off as uncollectible. See SBA franchise loans for how 7(a) and 504 loans work.
Source: SBA 7(a) and 504 loan data, as of September 30, 2026
How Cinch I.T. compares
Of the 324 business services franchises on this site, Cinch I.T. is the 205th cheapest to open and the 186th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Cinch I.T. | Typical business services brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $102K | $77K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $127K | $136K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $16K | $45K | $40K |
| Royalty | 7% | 7% | 6% |
| US locations | 14 | 32 | 21 |
| Change in franchised locations, 0 yrs | +30% | +3.8% | – |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 187 of 324 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 324 brands in business services franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10 (0) | 1 |
| 2024 | 13 (+3) | 1 |
| 2025 | 13 (0) | 1 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
See which brands grew most in the fastest-growing franchises rankings.
More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Cinch Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, page 57
Who owns Cinch I.T.?
Cinch I.T. franchises are sold by Cinch Franchise, LLC.
From Cinch Franchise, LLC’s 2026 filing.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | Yes. The filing describes past or pending cases involving the franchisor, its affiliates or its executives on page 7. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | No bankruptcy of the franchisor. One of its franchise staff filed a personal Chapter 7 bankruptcy in August 2018. |
Franchisors must disclose lawsuits and bankruptcies involving the company, its parents and affiliates, and its executives. Many cases are routine disputes with franchisees over fees or contracts; read the descriptions in the filing and ask current owners about anything that worries you.
Source: Cinch Franchise, LLC, 2026 filing, litigation on page 7, bankruptcy on page 13
Cinch I.T. filings
The figures on this page come from Cinch Franchise, LLC’s 2026 filing, issued April 30, 2026, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 filing | April 30, 2026 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2023–2025 |
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