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Mandated tech stackHQ-led decisions

Affordable Egress

Home services

Software purchasing at Affordable Egress is controlled at the headquarters level, where President Randy Goldbaum, Director of Sales Training Ryan Chaplin, and CFO Lou Parnes are the executives on file. The franchise system currently operates a single company-owned unit and mandates the Egress Pros CRM. For software vendors, the addressable market is extremely limited at this stage, with only one location to pitch.

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Live signals

Total units
1
0 franchised
Unit growth YoY
vs prior filing
AUV
Item 19, 2023
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$55K
per unit
Investment range
$178K–$299K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing

Ongoing fee load

What the operator pays every month

The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.

8%of gross sales (FY2023)

Ongoing fees: 8% of gross sales (FY2023)Royalty 6%, Ad fund 2%. Total 8% of gross sales. Drawn against a 15% reference scale.

15% reference

Royalty 6%Ad fund 2%

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

28 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 1 explicit no; 5 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.

Accounting

Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?

Yes

Franchise agreement

At all times, Franchisee shall provide and permit Franchisor to maintain direct and independent access to the Business Management System and the Business Management System Data and to duplicate and evaluate the data;

Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

within 30 days of the end of each calendar month Franchisee shall submit to Franchisor monthly financial statements and other reports related to the operations of the Franchised business

How the franchisor buys

Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?

Yes

Item 8

We are currently designated as an approved supplier of supplies and inventory.

Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?

Yes

Item 11

We may use the 20 Egress Pros. Multi-State FDD March 29, 2023 Brand Development Fund for market studies, research, service development, product development, testing, research studies, technology development, advertising and public relations studies or services, creative production and printing of advertising and…

Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor, in Franchisor’s Reasonable Business Judgment, may, from time to time, modify the list of approved brands, suppliers and distributors of System Supplies, Service Vehicles, and approved equipment, supplies and services to be used by the Franchised Business

How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?

0

Item 8

As of the Issuance Date of this Disclosure Document we have not received revenue from suppliers from franchisee purchases of source restricted products or services.

Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?

65

Item 8

We estimate that your purchase of goods and services from suppliers according to our specifications, including your purchase of goods or services from our designated exclusive suppliers to represent approximately 75% of your total purchases and leases in establishing the Franchised Business and approximately 65% of…

Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?

Yes

Item 8

We may charge you a supplier review and testing fee and we may request that you send us samples from the supplier for testing and documentation from the supplier for evaluation.

Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?

Yes

Item 8

If you want to purchase or lease a source restricted item from a supplier that has not been previously approved or designated by us in writing, you must send us a written request for approval and submit additional information that we may request.

Communications

Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?

Yes

Franchise agreement

All rights in and to telephone numbers associated with the Franchised Business, shall, at Franchisor’s election, be transferred to Franchisor.

Franchise management

Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?

Yes

Item 6

You must subscribe to and participate in the customer review tracking and reputation management services and providers that we designate.

Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor has the right at any time during business hours, and without prior notice to Franchisee, to inspect Franchisee’s non-residential Administrative Office, Service Vehicles and System Supplies.

Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?

Yes

Item 11

At all times, we reserve the right to supplement, modify and update the Manuals.

Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee must obtain Franchisor’s written approval of the location of Franchisee’s Administrative Office.

Marketing

Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee shall not utilize, access or open accounts regarding or related to Digital Media unless expressly approved by Franchisor in writing which approval Franchisor may withhold, condition, limit, modify, or withdraw

Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Not less than 30 days prior to the opening of the Franchised Business and during the initial three month period following the Actual Opening Date, Franchisee shall spend not less than the amount Franchisor designates of up to $10,000 to market and promote the grand opening of the Franchised Business in

Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?

Yes

Franchise agreement

On an on-going annual basis, Franchisee must spend not less than $35,000 to $40,000 annually plus an additional $30,000 per year for each Additional Territory on the local marketing of the Franchised Business within and/or targeted to Franchisee’s Operating Territory (the “Minimum Annual Local Marketing Requirement”).

Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?

Yes

Franchise agreement

If Franchisee’s Egress Pros Business or Operating Territory is located within the geographic area of an Advertising Cooperative, franchisee must participate in and contribute to the Advertising Cooperative.

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Franchise agreement

The Franchised Business shall, in accordance with Franchisor’s standards and specifications as, designated and determined by Franchisor from time to time, exclusively: (a) offer and serve the Approved Services and Products; (b) provide the Approved Services and Products in accordance with the System’s standards and…

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

You must purchase the System Supplies, as designated by us, from us, our affiliates, and/or our designated suppliers.

Payments

Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 8

Credit Card Processing – You must use our designated supplier and vendor for credit card processing which may be integrated with the point of sale system that we designate.

Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?

Yes

Item 8

Online Ordering, Customer Rewards, and Gift Cards – You must use our designated supplier and vendor for the ability to access and use online, point of sale integrated, web based, and/or app based, ordering, customer rewards, and/or gift card systems.

People

Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 11

For the protection of the System, you must ensure that all employees wear and maintain the proper uniforms with our approved System branded apparel and uniforms including, but not limited to, the apparel and uniforms comprising System Supplies.

Point of sale

Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 8

Currently you are required to purchase, license and utilize a Egress Pros CRM point of sale and Business Management System with two configured hardware terminals.

Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?

Yes

Franchise agreement

At all times, Franchisee shall provide and permit Franchisor to maintain direct and independent access to the Business Management System and the Business Management System Data and to duplicate and evaluate the data;

Sales and CRM

Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?

Yes

Item 11

Currently, the designated Business Management System that you must license and use is Egress Pros CRM, and as may be otherwise designated by us in the Manuals.

Training

Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisee or, if Franchisee is a Corporate Entity, Franchisee’s Managing Owner and Manager, at Franchisee’s sole cost and expense, must attend and successfully complete all refresher training courses or system-wide training courses, additional training programs and seminars as Franchisor periodically may designate…

Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?

Yes

Item 6

If we offer a franchisee annual conference in a given year you will be required to attend the conference on the dates and at the location that we designate.

The filing answers no to 1 question
  • Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8

Who buys here

The buyer at this brand

The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close, derived from our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.

Sales LeaderSingle 1 19

The franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.

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The vendor opportunity at Affordable Egress

Affordable Egress is a home-services franchise based in New York. According to its 2023 Franchise Disclosure Document, the system consists of a single company-owned unit. The number of franchised locations is not disclosed, and year-over-year unit growth is not available. For software vendors, this represents a very small addressable market—just one location to pitch. The royalty rate is 6.0%, and the initial franchise term runs for 10 years. No average unit volume (AUV) is reported in the FDD.

Who controls software purchasing

Software purchasing decisions at Affordable Egress are centralized at headquarters. The 2023 FDD names three executives in Item 1: Randy Goldbaum, President; Ryan Chaplin, Director of Sales Training; and Lou Parnes, CFO. These individuals form the buying center for any technology vendor looking to sell into the system. With no operator footprint mapped in our corpus, there are no franchisee-level buyers to consider. Vendors should direct all outreach to the HQ team.

Mandated and current tech stack

The FDD mandates one system by name: Egress Pros CRM. This is the only technology vendor explicitly required in the disclosure. No other mandated or recommended systems—such as POS, scheduling, or marketing platforms—are identified in the available data. For software vendors, this means the CRM space is occupied by an incumbent, but adjacent categories like field service management, invoicing, or customer communication tools may represent open opportunities, though the FDD does not confirm any procurement model for those areas.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

Item 8 of the FDD, which typically outlines procurement obligations and supplier relationships, contains no extract in our data. This means the procurement model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier, or open—is not disclosed in the most recent filing. On renewals, Item 17 provides a clear signal: franchisees must give 180 days' prior written notice, sign the then-current form of Franchise Agreement, execute a general release, pay a renewal fee, and have their owners personally guarantee the new agreement. The renewal term is 10 years. With only one unit and no disclosed growth trajectory, software contract windows are likely infrequent and tied to the initial term or any renewal event.

How to read the Affordable Egress FDD

The 2023 Affordable Egress FDD is filed with state franchise regulators and available for review below. It contains the legal and operational disclosures that govern the franchise relationship, including Item 1 executives, Item 11 mandated systems, and Item 17 renewal conditions. For software vendors, the FDD is the primary source of truth on who buys, what tech is locked in, and when contracts may come up for review. Use the embedded viewer to examine the full document.

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Questions vendors ask

Affordable Egress, answered from the filing

The 2023 FDD lists Randy Goldbaum (President), Ryan Chaplin (Director of Sales Training), and Lou Parnes (CFO) as the key executives. These are the likely decision-makers for software procurement at the single-unit operation.
The FDD mandates Egress Pros CRM. No other operational or POS systems are named as mandated or recommended in the available data.
There is 1 total unit, which is company-owned. The number of franchised units is not disclosed in the 2023 FDD.
The FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement signal, so the model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier, or open—is not disclosed in the most recent filing.
Renewal requires 180 days' written notice and a new 10-year agreement. With only one unit and no disclosed growth, contract windows are tied to the initial term and any renewal cycle.
The 2023 FDD is filed with state franchise regulators. You can review it using the embedded PDF viewer below.
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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

2 operators run 2 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

Single-unit2

Top states by locations

NY1
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