Blinds Brothers

16 Blinds Brothers FDD 2026 A You are required to use all software and applications that we specify and pay any subscription or access fees associated with them. The current cost to purchase the required Computer System is $820 - $1,255. The monthly System Technology Fee you pay to us, which is currently $540, covers the cost of your access to our proprietary customer relationship management software. You must also use Quickbooks for accounting and bookkeeping, which is approximately $65 per month, subject to increase. We may in the future establish or modify the sales reporting systems as we deem appropriate for the accurate and expeditious reporting of Gross Revenue, and you must fully cooperate in implementing any such system at your expense.

“Gross Revenue” includes all revenues, accounts receivable, and income from any source derived or received by you from, through, by or on account of the operation of the Franchised Business or made pursuant to the rights granted by the Franchise Agreement, including but not limited, any and all other revenues received using our methods, operations and/or trade secrets whether received in cash, in services, in kind, from barter and/or exchange, on credit or otherwise, with no exclusion for uncollected debt. Gross Revenue is calculated on an accrual basis of accounting. Gross Revenue does not include (a) any sales tax or similar taxes collected from customers and turned over to the governmental authority imposing the tax, (b) properly documented refunds to customers, or (c) properly documented promotional discounts. If you do not 7 Blinds Brothers FDD 2026 A report Gross Revenue for any reporting period, then we will collect 120% of the last Royalty Fee collected and settle the balance the next period in which you report Gross Revenue. You are required to set up an authorization at your bank to allow us to electronically transfer funds from your bank account to our bank account. Interest and late fees will apply to any late payments or electronic funds transfer requests denied due to insufficient funds. 2 Upon our request, you must furnish us with a quarterly report and documentation of local advertising expenditures during the previous calendar quarter. You may not use social media platforms, such as Facebook, X, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, blogs and other networking and sharing websites, unless you first receive our written approval to do so and such use is in strict accordance with our requirements. We may collect some or all of your Local Advertising expenditure and conduct Local Advertising on your behalf, and/or we may require you to direct some or all of your minimum Local Advertising expenditures to marketing services vendor(s) we designate. 3 Brand Fund Contribution payments are due at the same time and in the same manner as Royalty Fees. You are required to set up authorization at your bank to allow us to electronically transfer funds from your bank account. Interest and late fees will apply to any late payments or electronic funds transfer requests denied due to insufficient funds. If you do not report Gross Revenue for the required period, then we will collect 120% of the last Brand Fund Contribution collected and settle the balance the next period in which you report sales. 4 We may offer from time to time, in our discretion, mandatory or optional additional training programs, which may include on-going or refresher training for up to 3 days annually and/or a national business meeting or convention for up to 3 days annually. If we require it, you must attend mandatory additional training at a location we designate. We reserve the right to impose a reasonable fee for all additional training programs, including the annual convention. In addition to tuition or attendance fees, you are responsible for any and all incidental expenses incurred by you and your personnel in connection with additional training or attendance at Franchisor’s national business meeting or annual convention, including, without limitation, costs of travel, lodging, meals and wages. 5 In the event of your death or disability, your default of the Franchise Agreement, absence of a qualified general manager, or other reasons, in our sole discretion, we may provide interim virtual or on-site management of your Franchised Business. 6 We may establish quality assurance programs conducted by third-party providers, such as, by way of example only, mystery shop programs, periodic quality audits and customer surveys, to monitor the operations of your Franchised Business. If we require it, you must subscribe and pay the fees for any such program. 7 You must indemnify and hold us, our affiliates, and all of our respective officers, directors, agents and employees harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, costs, expenses, liability and damages arising directly or indirectly from, as a result of, or in connection with your business operations under the Franchise Agreement, as well as the costs, including attorneys’ fees, of defending against them. 8 If you breach the Franchise Agreement, you must reimburse us any costs we incur to cure your default. You must also pay us all damages, costs and/or expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, we incur to enforce the terms of the Franchise Agreement or to obtain any remedy, injunctive or other relief.

“Gross Revenue” includes all revenues, accounts receivable, and income from any source derived or received by you from, through, by or on account of the operation of the Franchised Business or made pursuant to the rights granted by the Franchise Agreement, including but not limited, any and all other revenues received using our methods, operations and/or trade secrets whether received in cash, in services, in kind, from barter and/or exchange, on credit or otherwise, with no exclusion for uncollected debt. Gross Revenue is calculated on an accrual basis of accounting. Gross Revenue does not include (a) any sales tax or similar taxes collected from customers and turned over to the governmental authority imposing the tax, (b) properly documented refunds to customers, or (c) properly documented promotional discounts. If you do not 7 Blinds Brothers FDD 2026 A report Gross Revenue for any reporting period, then we will collect 120% of the last Royalty Fee collected and settle the balance the next period in which you report Gross Revenue. You are required to set up an authorization at your bank to allow us to electronically transfer funds from your bank account to our bank account. Interest and late fees will apply to any late payments or electronic funds transfer requests denied due to insufficient funds. 2 Upon our request, you must furnish us with a quarterly report and documentation of local advertising expenditures during the previous calendar quarter. You may not use social media platforms, such as Facebook, X, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, blogs and other networking and sharing websites, unless you first receive our written approval to do so and such use is in strict accordance with our requirements. We may collect some or all of your Local Advertising expenditure and conduct Local Advertising on your behalf, and/or we may require you to direct some or all of your minimum Local Advertising expenditures to marketing services vendor(s) we designate. 3 Brand Fund Contribution payments are due at the same time and in the same manner as Royalty Fees. You are required to set up authorization at your bank to allow us to electronically transfer funds from your bank account. Interest and late fees will apply to any late payments or electronic funds transfer requests denied due to insufficient funds. If you do not report Gross Revenue for the required period, then we will collect 120% of the last Brand Fund Contribution collected and settle the balance the next period in which you report sales. 4 We may offer from time to time, in our discretion, mandatory or optional additional training programs, which may include on-going or refresher training for up to 3 days annually and/or a national business meeting or convention for up to 3 days annually. If we require it, you must attend mandatory additional training at a location we designate. We reserve the right to impose a reasonable fee for all additional training programs, including the annual convention. In addition to tuition or attendance fees, you are responsible for any and all incidental expenses incurred by you and your personnel in connection with additional training or attendance at Franchisor’s national business meeting or annual convention, including, without limitation, costs of travel, lodging, meals and wages. 5 In the event of your death or disability, your default of the Franchise Agreement, absence of a qualified general manager, or other reasons, in our sole discretion, we may provide interim virtual or on-site management of your Franchised Business. 6 We may establish quality assurance programs conducted by third-party providers, such as, by way of example only, mystery shop programs, periodic quality audits and customer surveys, to monitor the operations of your Franchised Business. If we require it, you must subscribe and pay the fees for any such program. 7 You must indemnify and hold us, our affiliates, and all of our respective officers, directors, agents and employees harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, costs, expenses, liability and damages arising directly or indirectly from, as a result of, or in connection with your business operations under the Franchise Agreement, as well as the costs, including attorneys’ fees, of defending against them. 8 If you breach the Franchise Agreement, you must reimburse us any costs we incur to cure your default. You must also pay us all damages, costs and/or expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, we incur to enforce the terms of the Franchise Agreement or to obtain any remedy, injunctive or other relief.

You are responsible for local advertising placement. Other than implementation of your initial direct mail marketing campaign, and unless we collect some or all of your minimum local advertising expenditures, we do not provide for placement of local advertising, and we have no obligation to spend any amount on advertising in your area or territory. We may require you to use our designated marketing vendor(s) to conduct some or all of your local advertising. If feasible, you may do cooperative advertising with other Blinds Brothers franchisees in your area, with our prior written approval. You may not maintain any business profile on Facebook, X, Bluesky, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube or any other social media and/or networking site without our prior written approval. Brand Fund (Franchise Agreement, Section 12.3)

You are responsible for local advertising placement. Other than implementation of your initial direct mail marketing campaign, and unless we collect some or all of your minimum local advertising expenditures, we do not provide for placement of local advertising, and we have no obligation to spend any amount on advertising in your area or territory. We may require you to use our designated marketing vendor(s) to conduct some or all of your local advertising. If feasible, you may do cooperative advertising with other Blinds Brothers franchisees in your area, with our prior written approval. You may not maintain any business profile on Facebook, X, Bluesky, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube or any other social media and/or networking site without our prior written approval. Brand Fund (Franchise Agreement, Section 12.3)

“Gross Revenue” includes all revenues, accounts receivable, and income from any source derived or received by you from, through, by or on account of the operation of the Franchised Business or made pursuant to the rights granted by the Franchise Agreement, including but not limited, any and all other revenues received using our methods, operations and/or trade secrets whether received in cash, in services, in kind, from barter and/or exchange, on credit or otherwise, with no exclusion for uncollected debt. Gross Revenue is calculated on an accrual basis of accounting. Gross Revenue does not include (a) any sales tax or similar taxes collected from customers and turned over to the governmental authority imposing the tax, (b) properly documented refunds to customers, or (c) properly documented promotional discounts. If you do not 7 Blinds Brothers FDD 2026 A report Gross Revenue for any reporting period, then we will collect 120% of the last Royalty Fee collected and settle the balance the next period in which you report Gross Revenue. You are required to set up an authorization at your bank to allow us to electronically transfer funds from your bank account to our bank account. Interest and late fees will apply to any late payments or electronic funds transfer requests denied due to insufficient funds. 2 Upon our request, you must furnish us with a quarterly report and documentation of local advertising expenditures during the previous calendar quarter. You may not use social media platforms, such as Facebook, X, Bluesky, TikTok, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, blogs and other networking and sharing websites, unless you first receive our written approval to do so and such use is in strict accordance with our requirements. We may collect some or all of your Local Advertising expenditure and conduct Local Advertising on your behalf, and/or we may require you to direct some or all of your minimum Local Advertising expenditures to marketing services vendor(s) we designate. 3 Brand Fund Contribution payments are due at the same time and in the same manner as Royalty Fees. You are required to set up authorization at your bank to allow us to electronically transfer funds from your bank account. Interest and late fees will apply to any late payments or electronic funds transfer requests denied due to insufficient funds. If you do not report Gross Revenue for the required period, then we will collect 120% of the last Brand Fund Contribution collected and settle the balance the next period in which you report sales. 4 We may offer from time to time, in our discretion, mandatory or optional additional training programs, which may include on-going or refresher training for up to 3 days annually and/or a national business meeting or convention for up to 3 days annually. If we require it, you must attend mandatory additional training at a location we designate. We reserve the right to impose a reasonable fee for all additional training programs, including the annual convention. In addition to tuition or attendance fees, you are responsible for any and all incidental expenses incurred by you and your personnel in connection with additional training or attendance at Franchisor’s national business meeting or annual convention, including, without limitation, costs of travel, lodging, meals and wages. 5 In the event of your death or disability, your default of the Franchise Agreement, absence of a qualified general manager, or other reasons, in our sole discretion, we may provide interim virtual or on-site management of your Franchised Business. 6 We may establish quality assurance programs conducted by third-party providers, such as, by way of example only, mystery shop programs, periodic quality audits and customer surveys, to monitor the operations of your Franchised Business. If we require it, you must subscribe and pay the fees for any such program. 7 You must indemnify and hold us, our affiliates, and all of our respective officers, directors, agents and employees harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, costs, expenses, liability and damages arising directly or indirectly from, as a result of, or in connection with your business operations under the Franchise Agreement, as well as the costs, including attorneys’ fees, of defending against them. 8 If you breach the Franchise Agreement, you must reimburse us any costs we incur to cure your default. You must also pay us all damages, costs and/or expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, we incur to enforce the terms of the Franchise Agreement or to obtain any remedy, injunctive or other relief.