The vendor opportunity at CHHJ Franchising
CHHJ Franchising operates in the home-services segment from its Florida headquarters, fielding 165 total units—159 franchised and 6 company-owned—as disclosed in its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The system posted an average unit volume of $1,285,193.17, with a 7.0% royalty on gross sales and a standard 10-year initial term. For software vendors, the addressable market is the 159 franchised locations, though year-over-year unit growth contracted by 14.516%, indicating a shrinking footprint that may concentrate purchasing decisions and elevate the importance of each remaining account.
Because the franchisor mandates Microsoft 365 and Intuit QuickBooks, any competing or adjacent tool must integrate cleanly with that baseline or demonstrate a compelling replacement case. The absence of a disclosed POS mandate leaves room for vendors in scheduling, CRM, field-service management, and payment processing, provided they can navigate whatever procurement controls exist at the franchisor level.
Who controls software purchasing
The 2026 FDD does not name HQ executives or a technology steering committee. Without an Item 8 procurement extract, the franchisor’s degree of control over supplier selection remains opaque. In practice, this means vendors should prepare for a mixed or centralized evaluation process: the franchisor may recommend or approve solutions, but individual franchisees could retain some autonomy, especially for non-mandated categories. Direct outreach to the corporate office in Florida is the only reliable way to map the buying center.
Mandated and current tech stack
The FDD explicitly mandates Microsoft 365 and Intuit QuickBooks. No other operational software—POS, CRM, dispatch, inventory, or marketing platforms—appears as a required system. This narrow mandate suggests the franchisor prioritizes productivity and accounting standardization while leaving other categories open. Vendors selling into CHHJ should assume that any proposed tool will be evaluated against its ability to coexist with the Microsoft and QuickBooks environment, and that franchisees may already be using a patchwork of non-mandated solutions.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Renewal conditions in Item 17 offer a clear window into the franchisor’s contractual rhythm. Franchisees must provide between 180 and 240 days’ notice before the end of their term, sign the then-current franchise agreement—which may differ materially from the original—and meet a series of performance and compliance tests, including attending all annual conventions and avoiding more than two notices of default during the initial 10-year term. The renewal term itself runs an additional 10 years. Because unit count is declining, the pool of renewing franchisees is shrinking, but each renewal represents a potential technology re-evaluation point. Vendors who align outreach with the 180-to-240-day notice window may find franchisees more willing to consider new software.
How to read the CHHJ Franchising FDD
The 2026 FDD is embedded below for full-text review. Key sections for software vendors include Item 11 (franchisor’s obligations), which surfaces the Microsoft 365 and QuickBooks mandates; Item 17 (renewal, termination, transfer), which defines the renewal notice period and conditions; and Item 8 (restrictions on sources of products and services), which in this case contains no extract and therefore provides no visibility into procurement controls. Because the document is filed with state franchise regulators, it follows the standard UFOC format, making it straightforward to compare against other franchise systems. For a ranked target list of franchise brands matched to your software category, FranCloud can help you prioritize outreach based on unit counts, tech mandates, and renewal timing.