DEZ Designated Driver franchise
2022 filing · April 29, 2022
DEZ Designated Driver at a glance
An on-demand driver service that takes people home in their own cars and makes deliveries for restaurants and other businesses. At the end of 2021 there were 1 DEZ Designated Driver locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Industry
- Business services
- Franchisor
- Dez Franchising, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $43K–$71K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $29,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 6%
- 6% of gross revenues, paid monthly; after six months open, the greater of 6% or $600 a month. A 2% national advertising contribution can start on 30 days' notice
Where it is
- US locations, 2021
- 1
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 1
Support and records
- Latest filing
- Apr 29, 2022
- 2022 filing
From Dez Franchising, LLC’s 2022 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
DEZ Designated Driver among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | DEZ Designated Driver | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $56,875 | Costs less than 95% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $29,000 | Lower than 81% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 6% | Higher than 35% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 1 | Fewer than 88% of franchises |
How much a DEZ Designated Driver franchise costs
Opening one DEZ Designated Driver costs an estimated $42,950 to $70,800. That covers the franchise fee and everything else needed to open, through the first months of working capital. It is one of the franchises under $50K.
Source: Dez Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, page 17
DEZ Designated Driver franchise fee
The franchise fee is $29,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Dez Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, page 9
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 6% of gross revenues, paid monthly; after six months open, the greater of 6% or $600 a month. A 2% national advertising contribution can start on 30 days' notice. |
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The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Dez Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, page 10
Sales and earnings
No figures DEZ Designated Driver 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: Dez Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, page 53
How DEZ Designated Driver compares
Of the 324 business services franchises on this site, DEZ Designated Driver is the 70th cheapest to open and the 263rd largest by number of locations.
| Figure | DEZ Designated Driver | Typical business services brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $43K | $77K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $71K | $136K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $29K | $45K | $40K |
| Royalty | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| US locations | 1 | 32 | 21 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 (0) | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 (0) | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 (0) | 1 |
Closed or left counts terminations, non-renewals, locations bought back by the franchisor and locations that stopped operating.
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More in the guides: franchise failure rates.
Source: Dez Franchising, LLC, 2022 filing, pages 53–54
Who owns DEZ Designated Driver?
DEZ Designated Driver franchises are sold by Dez Franchising, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Dez Franchising, LLC’s 2022 filing, page 6.
DEZ Designated Driver filings
The figures on this page come from Dez Franchising, LLC’s 2022 filing, issued April 29, 2022, on record with the NASAA Electronic Filing Depository.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 filing | April 29, 2022 | NASAA depository | Costs, fees and locations, 2019–2021 |
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