Before You Sign a Lease, Run the Numbers a Bankrupt Chain Never Did.
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A live model that tells you the true break-even point before you sign anything
The lease and equipment-financing math most first-time owners never see until it's too late
A stress-test for what happens when customers stop showing up — before it happens to you
49%
Share of new small businesses in the U.S. that close within five years, across all industries
34%
Average members a typical gym loses, even while billing every month
1 in 2
New coffee shops that don't make it past their fifth year
$9.2M
SoulCycle settlement for its expiring class packages, like gift certificates
Business Vetting Matrix
The exact gym-vetting spreadsheet from the video — lease/HVAC compliance audit, true unit economics, phantom-customer stress-test, and a live GO/NO-GO verdict.
Lease Red-Flag Checklist
The Commercial Lease Red-Flag Checklist walks you through the exact clauses to check before you sign a commercial lease.
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📊 The Business Vetting Matrix (Physical Enterprise Edition) The exact gym-vetting spreadsheet from the video — lease/HVAC compliance audit, true unit economics, phantom-customer stress-test, and a live GO/NO-GO verdict.
📋 The Commercial Lease Red-Flag Checklist The exact clauses to check before you sign a commercial lease.
📈 The Multi-Industry Vetting Suite The same framework extended to Specialty Coffee/Matcha and Boutique Fitness — for when you're comparing more than one type of business.