Lighting Squad franchise
2024 filing · August 20, 2024
Lighting Squad at a glance
A holiday lighting business designing, installing and taking down seasonal lights for homes and businesses. At the end of 2023 there were 1 Lighting Squad locations in the US, all company-owned.
The business
- Industry
- Home service
- Franchisor
- Lighting Squad, LLC
- The company that sells the franchises
- Franchisor based in
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
What you pay
- Cost to open
- $37K–$119K
- Fee, build-out and opening working capital
- Franchise fee
- $25,000
- Paid once, when you sign
- Royalty
- 15%
- 15% of gross sales, plus a 15% sales and marketing fee
- Agreement length
- 10 years
- Territory
- Protected
- Protected territory
- Franchisor financing
- None offered
Where it is
- US locations, 2023
- 1
- Franchised and company-owned
- Franchised
- 0
- Company-owned
- 1
- Change in 3 years
- 0
- Franchised locations, 2021–2023
From Lighting Squad, LLC’s 2024 filing; SBA status from the SBA Franchise Directory, October 28, 2026.
Where it ranks
Lighting Squad among all franchises with the same figure.
| Figure | Lighting Squad | Among all franchises |
|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, midpointHalfway between the low and high estimate | $78,075 | Costs less than 92% of franchises |
| Franchise feePaid once, when you sign | $25,000 | Lower than 82% of franchises |
| RoyaltyShare of sales paid to the franchisor | 15% | Higher than 98% of brands with a set rate |
| US locationsFranchised and company-owned | 1 | Fewer than 88% of franchises |
How much a Lighting Squad franchise costs
Opening one Lighting Squad costs an estimated $37,150 to $119,000. 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: Lighting Squad, LLC, 2024 filing, page 16
Lighting Squad franchise fee
The franchise fee is $25,000. You pay it when you sign the franchise agreement.
Source: Lighting Squad, LLC, 2024 filing, page 11
Royalty and ongoing fees
| Royalty | 15% of gross sales, plus a 15% sales and marketing fee. |
|---|---|
| Software subscription | Currently, $150- $250 per month |
| Replacement/Additional Training fee | Currently, $250 per person, per day |
| Local Marketing/Required Spending | Up to 5% of your gross sales |
The typical franchise royalty is 6% of sales, plus 2% for marketing. See franchise fees and royalties to compare.
Source: Lighting Squad, LLC, 2024 filing, page 12
Other fees as filed, from page 12. The filing lists every fee, including late fees and audit costs.
Sales and earnings
No figures Lighting Squad 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: Lighting Squad, LLC, 2024 filing, page 35
How Lighting Squad compares
Of the 475 home service franchises on this site, Lighting Squad is the 21st cheapest to open and the 412th largest by number of locations.
| Figure | Lighting Squad | Typical home service brand | Typical franchise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost to open, low end | $37K | $115K | $222K |
| Cost to open, high end | $119K | $202K | $477K |
| Franchise fee | $25K | $50K | $40K |
| Royalty | 15% | 7% | 6% |
| US locations | 1 | 40 | 21 |
| Shares earnings figures | No | 367 of 475 | 2,147 of 3,352 |
Typical is the median across the 475 brands in home service franchises; typical franchise, across every brand here.
Locations opened and closed
| Year | Franchised | Company-owned | Opened | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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: Lighting Squad, LLC, 2024 filing, page 36
Who owns Lighting Squad?
Lighting Squad franchises are sold by Lighting Squad, LLC. Its filing names no parent company.
From Lighting Squad, LLC’s 2024 filing, page 9.
Lawsuits and bankruptcy
| Lawsuits and regulatory actions | None. The filing says no litigation has to be disclosed. |
|---|---|
| Bankruptcy | None. The filing says no bankruptcy has to be disclosed. |
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: Lighting Squad, LLC, 2024 filing, litigation on page 11, bankruptcy on page 11
Lighting Squad filings
The figures on this page come from Lighting Squad, LLC’s 2024 filing, issued August 20, 2024, on record with the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
| Filing | Issued | Registry | On this page |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 filing | August 20, 2024 | Minnesota | Costs, fees and locations, 2021–2023 |
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