Start your very own ABA enterprise in collaboration with HI-5 ABA.
Start, operate, and expand your very own ABA enterprise. Concentrate on providing exceptionally thoughtful attention while we manage all other aspects.
Start your very own ABA enterprise in collaboration with HI-5 ABA.
Start, operate, and expand your very own ABA enterprise. Concentrate on providing exceptionally thoughtful attention while we manage all other aspects.
Start your very own ABA enterprise in collaboration with HI-5 ABA.
Start, operate, and expand your very own ABA enterprise. Concentrate on providing exceptionally thoughtful attention while we manage all other aspects.
Start your very own ABA enterprise in collaboration with HI-5 ABA.
Start, operate, and expand your very own ABA enterprise. Concentrate on providing exceptionally thoughtful attention while we manage all other aspects.
Begin attending to customers within a span of 30 days.
All-in-one destination for managing your practice.
We provide support services to help franchisees develop their business plans
The ABA Franchising Company
“Hi-5 has helped me learn the skills and have the tools necessary to build my practice. From best business practices to marketing techniques they train me and support me through the process of creating my company. I truly couldn’t do this without them.”
JOE DIXON, BCBA & FRANCHISE OWNER
The National ABA Franchising Group
Hi-5 ABA, Inc. is a franchisor for ABA service providers across the nation. Hi-5 ABA is the national ABA franchising group. Our unique and proven model offers an opportunity for Human Service professionals, like Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs), to establish and run their own ABA practices without having to handle administrative tasks like credentialing, billing, payroll, and much more with ongoing assistance provided. Our mission is to help others serve children in their local community. Locally Owned ABA Practices Locally Owned ABA Practices
Franchisee BCBAs enjoy clinical and operational independence. They make their own decisions related to staffing, caseloads, schedules, and treatment plans. Hi-5 BCBA’s are free to focus on the clinical side of owning a practice as we provide a broad array of administrative and business support:
Our Leadership
Hi-5 ABA’s founders began as “ABC Behavior” first developing Hi-5’s current system in 2015 and since then has operated businesses offering behavioral therapy services under the name “ABC Behavior.” As of December 31, 2018, ABC Behavior operated 10 businesses in Virginia, which currently serve clients in Northern and Central Virginia. Since 2019, Hi-5 ABA franchises have expanded that business model into most of the country.
David Maddox, J.D.
Stephanie Maddox, M.S., BCBA, LBA
Ben MacGowen
Timothy Maddox
Sara Lucas
Who We Serve
Children with autism and developmental disabilities under the age of 21.
Why Franchise?
Hi-5 ABA works diligently to continue a disciplined effort toward maintaining an excellent reputation in the industry. Hi-5 ABA prioritizes: professional ethical standards; strict integrity with respect to records, disclosures, and claims; and genuine care toward client families, company personnel, and other industry participants. Franchisees share the benefits and responsibilities inherent in Hi-5 ABA’s systems, culture, and relationships within the industry.
At the same time, franchisees: own and operate their own practices; enjoy clinical independence to design and execute treatment plans; determine their own pace for direction, growth, and business style; and receive broad, expert administrative support on an economical basis.
Hi-5 ABA and its affiliate processing team (Hi-5 ABA Processing, Inc.) provide support services to help franchisees develop their business plans, recruit staff, obtain appropriate credentials, relate effectively with insurers, file and collect claims, process payroll, manage accounting, and maintain cash flow.
Service Areas Near You
We’re here to serve you! All of our Hi-5 ABA locations are independently owned and operated by BCBAs and members of your community. Find the office location that’s nearest to you.
The ABA Franchising Company Franchise FAQS
A franchise awards you access to a system that’s been developed and proven for years, rather than reinventing the wheel yourself (not to mention the cost that those square wheels incurred along the way). Hi-5 ABA’s system includes manuals needed for audits with insurance providers, templates for daily use in clinics and in the home, training materials and videos, but most importantly: ongoing support. Less prep work and foundation-laying on your part means faster return on investment. Guidance from our Business Development, Marketing, Finance, and Clinical teams means fewer mistakes, fewer bad long-term investments, and answers to questions that could take a long time to find otherwise. Beyond that, you benefit from Hi-5 ABA’s negotiated rates with vendors, our national marketing, and peer support with other franchisees/BCBAs. Lastly, if you decide to sell your franchise, buyers tend to opt for the familiarity and safety of recognized brands over private businesses.
The franchise is for an ABA practice that is 100% owned and independently operated by the franchisee. Hi-5 ABA and its processing affiliates provide support services that help a franchise with administrative tasks coupled with extensive strategic consulting.
Field experience in home-based ABA therapy better equips a BCBA to own and operate a clinical practice. However, because Hi-5 ABA provides training and highly-skilled clinical consultation, even a newly-licensed clinician may qualify to begin a new franchise.
Hi-5 ABA and its affiliates provide support services that assist the franchisee with business planning, recruiting analysts and technicians, bookkeeping, accounting, payroll, monthly reports, credentialing, billing, and collections. Hi-5 ABA also provides access to clinical consultation and other administrative services.
The initial franchise fee is $12,000 to $15,000 with some exception (though that is not likely to be the only initial investment). Please reach out to Timothy Maddox, Director of Franchising, at tim.maddox@staging-hi5aba.com for a full breakdown of our franchise fee options and potential initial startup costs. Additional details about the other costs and estimated initial investment to start a Hi-5 ABA franchise are available in the FDD.
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