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BAM Franchising, operating as Bricks & Minifigs, names a dedicated Chief Technology Officer in Item 2 and requires a POS system, computers, and security equipment at every Store. The system runs 223 total stores with a $507,684 Item 19 average.
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Mandated & recommended tech
Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.
The term “Website” includes, without limitation, Internet and World Wide Web home pages, location pages, blogs microsites, landing pages and other electronic or digital sites or applications, including social networking platforms (such as Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, and similar platforms). Unless we approve otherwise in writing, you may maintain only approved social media account or handle per platform for your Business.
The term “Website” includes, without limitation, Internet and World Wide Web home pages, location pages, blogs microsites, landing pages and other electronic or digital sites or applications, including social networking platforms (such as Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, and similar platforms). Unless we approve otherwise in writing, you may maintain only approved social media account or handle per platform for your Business.
The term “Website” includes, without limitation, Internet and World Wide Web home pages, location pages, blogs microsites, landing pages and other electronic or digital sites or applications, including social networking platforms (such as Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, and similar platforms). Unless we approve otherwise in writing, you may maintain only approved social media account or handle per platform for your Business.
The term “Website” includes, without limitation, Internet and World Wide Web home pages, location pages, blogs microsites, landing pages and other electronic or digital sites or applications, including social networking platforms (such as Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, and similar platforms). Unless we approve otherwise in writing, you may maintain only approved social media account or handle per platform for your Business.
The term “Website” includes, without limitation, Internet and World Wide Web home pages, location pages, blogs microsites, landing pages and other electronic or digital sites or applications, including social networking platforms (such as Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, TikTok, and similar platforms). Unless we approve otherwise in writing, you may maintain only approved social media account or handle per platform for your Business.
Franchisor behaviours
28 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 explicit no's; 4 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
In operating your Store, you must establish and maintain a bookkeeping, accounting, record keeping and data processing system conforming to the requirements and formats that we prescribe; including, a common chart of accounts and methodology format, submission process and timeline, and you must use the operational…
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We reserve the right to have independent access to all information that you store in any POS and computer systems (Franchise Agreement Section 4).
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must furnish to us reports relating to your Store by the delivery method and in a form and content as we have the right to periodically prescribe.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We are an approved supplier, but not the only approved supplier, of certain inventory for your Store.
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 11
We have formed a Franchisee Advisory Council whose purposes include providing counsel and advice on the Fund usage and advertising policies.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee agrees that we may periodically and upon written notice, add to, modify or change such approved products, supplies, vendors and suppliers.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
1362791Item 8
In 2025, we received such revenue in the amount of $1,362,791
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We will derive revenue from providing products and services directly to our franchisees.
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?
5Item 8
It is anticipated that during the operation of your franchised business, required purchases from us, our affiliates or the vendors that we specify or approve (not including royalties or labor costs) are estimated to be approximately 5% to 10% of your total annual purchases of goods or services in the continuing…
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
There is a product and vendor assessment fee for supplier approval, and we require third party testing, in which case you will pay the actual cost of the tests.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If we approve, then you may contract with the alternative supplier who meets our criteria.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
As soon as you obtain a telephone number for the Store, you will sign and deliver to us the Assignment of Telephone Number(s) for the number(s) attached at Schedule 8.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
To determine whether you are complying with this Agreement and with all System Standards and whether your Store is in compliance with the terms of this Agreement, we and our designated agents have the right to, at any reasonable time and without prior notice to you: (i) Inspect the Accepted Location and the Store;
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
We have the right to modify the Manuals in the future to reflect changes in the image, specifications, standards, procedures, system, and System Standards.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You must submit to us, in the form we specify, a copy of the location plan
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
Unless we approve otherwise in writing, you may not establish or operate a separate Website and will instead be provided with a designated online presence within our Website, which may consist of one or more pages, features, content sections, blogs, or other digital content that we designate and approve.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesFranchise agreement
You must spend not less than five thousand Dollars ($5,000) for advertising and promotion of the opening of the Store (the “Grand Opening Expenses”).
Is the franchisee required to spend a minimum amount on local advertising or marketing, as a percentage of sales or a fixed amount?
YesItem 11
You must spend a minimum of 3% of your monthly Revenues each calendar month on local advertising and promotion for your Business, in addition to the flat 1% of monthly Revenue per calendar month Brand Fund contribution you pay to us.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If we have established a Marketing Cooperative in your market area, you must participate in that Marketing Cooperative, comply with its programs, and abide by its bylaws.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase the POS system we require from approved or designated suppliers.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase the POS system we require from approved or designated suppliers.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must only use the merchant services processor we designate.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
All such payments to the Company shall be made by automatic withdrawal (ACH) from an account designated by you.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 8
You must only use the gift card processor and system we designate.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesFranchise agreement
Your Store must at all times be under the direct, on-location supervision of a Store Manager or assistant manager who has completed our training program.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase the POS system we require from approved or designated suppliers.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We reserve the right to have independent access to all information that you store in any POS and computer systems (Franchise Agreement Section 4).
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may charge a reasonable fee for additional training if Franchisor deems appropriate (distinct from Continuing Education).
Item 19 sets a financial performance figure of $507,684 across the Full-Year Locations that provided sufficient and reliable financial data for the filing's tables. This is a small system with a named Chief Technology Officer at headquarters — a rare, direct point of contact for a software pitch.
Item 2 names Ammon McNeff as Chief Executive Officer and President, Matthew McNeff as Chief Operations Officer, Reed Brimhall as Chief Financial Officer, Darin Hicks as Chief Development Officer, and Mike Wu as Chief Technology Officer. Below headquarters, 14 mapped operators run roughly 14 located stores, concentrated in Arizona (11), Alabama (2), and Arkansas (1), a small, single-unit-heavy base.
Every Store must have a POS system, computers, software, a camera, and a security system, with the POS system purchased from approved or designated suppliers, and BAM may require upgrades to those systems according to its specifications. Franchisees must use only the merchant services processor and the gift card processor and system BAM designates. Any proprietary products or software BAM develops in the future must also be purchased from its approved suppliers or from BAM itself. Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, and Twitter by X are all named in the filing under Item 11.
Item 8 runs on an approved-supplier list: BAM is the only supplier of promotional, marketing, and company-branded materials, and designated suppliers are required for the POS system, storefront signage, employee apparel, and branded fixtures and supplies. The initial term matches the location lease, 10 to 12 years (10 if the franchisee owns the site), and renewal terms run 10 to 12 years, requiring written notice 6 to 12 months before expiration, full compliance, a signed release, and a renewal fee.
The embedded PDF viewer below holds BAM Franchising's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, covering the Item 8, 11, 17, and 19 language cited above. Talk to FranCloud for a ranked list of franchise systems that fit your product better than a cold guess would.
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Operator footprint
14 operators run 14 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| AZ | 11 |
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| AL | 2 |
| AR | 1 |
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