CLASS 101 FRANCHISE, LLC Franchise Disclosure Document | 2026 31 required contribution to the Advertising Cooperative for each member will not exceed $10,000 per year without consent of a majority (i.e., 51%) of franchisee members of such Advertising Cooperative. GRAND OPENING ADVERTISING You must conduct a grand opening advertising and promotional program before the Franchised Business opens for business in accordance with the Standards set forth in the Manual and using our Designated Suppliers, which may our affiliate. We will consult with you in planning the grand opening program. You must spend between $10,000 and $15,000 in connection with your grand opening. We may require that you pay all or a portion of your grand opening obligation to us, which we will then submit to our Designated Supplier no later than six weeks before your scheduled business launch or once the grand opening media plan is submitted to you. If collected by us or our affiliate, the grand opening expenditure are passed through and spent on your Franchised Business, and not held in a fund. This amount is in addition to the other required advertising investments described in this Item 11. We have not and do not plan to establish a separate advertising fund for all grand opening program fees submitted to us by franchisees. ADVERTISING COUNCIL There currently are no franchisee advertising councils or advertising cooperatives that advise us on advertising policies. In our discretion, we reserve the right to establish an advisory council of franchisees that does advise us on advertising policies and other matters. PRICING We may, if permitted by applicable law, establish maximum, minimum, or other pricing requirements with respect to the prices you may charge for products and services, including required participation in systemwide discount programs and promotions. If we do not establish such pricing requirements, then you will have the right to determine the prices you charge. TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS You must acquire and use all computer systems that we prescribe for use by our franchisees and may not use any computer system or components or software applications that do not conform to the Standards or that we have not approved in writing. Requirements may include, among other things, a computer that meets our minimum hardware requirements, printer, and high-speed internet connections and service. We also require that you use certain Microsoft products, maintain your books using QuickBooks, and utilize a certain CRM software. We require 24/7 third-party read-only access to your QuickBooks account. Depending on whether you already have a computer and printer that meets our requirements, the cost of the initial equipment you must acquire ranges from $500 to $3,500. You must also license the CRM software we require, for which the monthly fee is $30.00 to $149.00 per month. Currently, Class 101 franchisees utilize Google products, but in the near future, franchisees may be required to switch to Microsoft products. You may incur additional expenses if you require or would like additional equipment, training, or installation services. We may require you to utilize certain office management software that includes proprietary front desk management and point of sale system, online enrollment system, automated e-mail marketing tool, customer management system, and any other technology or software and respective updates that we may implement from time to time (the “Software”). You must enter into all applicable software license agreements and software maintenance agreements, in the form and manner we prescribe, and pay all fees charged by third-party software and software service providers, whether billed to you directly or passed through by us. At our request, you must sign or consent to a “terms of use” agreement regarding all software applications that we designate. In addition to the fees you pay to third-party Software providers, we may require you to pay a Technology Fee of up to 1% of Gross Sales. The computer system generates various information relating to your business operations, including sales, purchase orders, inventory, expenditures, and customer count and enrollment.
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Class 101
EducationClass 101 is a franchised education brand with 85 franchised locations and no company-owned units. Software purchasing is controlled at the franchisor level through designated technology and supplier requirements in the 2026 FDD. The filing names QuickBooks as mandated and a required CRM, with Microsoft products currently required and a possible future shift from Google to Microsoft.
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15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
1 technology requirement is recorded in this filing. A required choice lists alternatives for one obligation. Read each cited clause for its conditions.
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What the franchisor requires
29 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 1 explicit no; 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?
YesItem 11
We also require that you use certain Microsoft products, maintain your books using QuickBooks, and utilize a certain CRM software.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We may independently access from a remote location, at any time, all information input to, and compiled by, your computer system or an off-site server, including information concerning sales, purchase orders, inventory, and expenditures.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
(4) be purchased or leased only from a single source that we designate (which may include us or our affiliates); and/or (5) be purchased as part of a purchasing program, arrangement, or contract we negotiate or specify.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We may add or change Designated Suppliers at any time.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
118742Item 8
During the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, we received revenue from required purchases of $118,742, which was 8.7% of our total revenues of $1,369,576.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
we also may receive payments or material benefits from Designated Suppliers based on your purchases or leases from them.
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?
100Item 8
We estimate that the aggregate cost of required purchases and leases of products and services from us, Designated Suppliers, approved suppliers, and otherwise in compliance with our standards and specifications will constitute virtually 100% of your total cost of products and services in connection with establishing…
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 6
Supplier Reimbursement of our costs Upon invoice Payable only if you request to Review Fee incurred in product testing purchase products from an and evaluating suppliers.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If we require that a product or service be purchased from a Designated Supplier and you wish to purchase it from an alternate supplier, you must submit to us a written request for approval and must include pertinent information about the supplier as required in the Manual.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 17
transferring the Franchised Business’ telephone number to us
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 17
You refuse to permit Franchisor to inspect the Franchised Business premises, or the books, records, or accounts of Franchisee and fail to cure upon Franchisor’s demand;
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 1
all of which we may change, improve, and additionally develop from time-to-time.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
No site may be used for the location of the Franchised Business unless we first approve it in writing.
Marketing
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 11
You must spend between $10,000 and $15,000 in connection with your grand opening.
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 make the Local Marketing Expenditure, as may be amended by us periodically, but which, when combined with the NAF Contribution and Advertising Cooperative, will not exceed 6% of Gross Sales (as allocated by us between the NAF Contribution, the Advertising Cooperative, and the Local Marketing Expenditure)…
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesItem 16
You must participate in and offer to your customers all customer loyalty and reward programs and all contests, sweepstakes, and other prize promotions that we designate.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If we form an Advertising Cooperative for the region in which your Franchised Business is located, your membership to the advertising cooperative is automatic, and you must participate in the Advertising Cooperative.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase from suppliers or distributors we designate (each a “Designated Supplier”) all of your requirements for developing, constructing, and operating the Franchised Business
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase from suppliers or distributors we designate (each a “Designated Supplier”) all of your requirements for developing, constructing, and operating the Franchised Business including: (1) fixtures, furniture and other furnishings, equipment, supplies, signs, items of décor, paper products, and architect…
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
(1) retail merchandise, (2) licenses to the point of sale, merchant processing, and other software programs that we designate, (3) certain digital marketing services, (4) technology solutions and related hardware (e.g., franchise management system, computer equipment) identified by us, (5) certain insurance policies…
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
Attachment H ACH Authorization Agreement
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 8
You must accept for payment gift card(s) presented as payment for purchases made in your School for products and services.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
The Franchised Business must be supervised at all times by a person who assumes the responsibilities of general management, and full-time responsibility for daily supervision and operation, of your Franchised Business (the “Designated Manager”).
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
(2) uniforms, shirts, and all merchandise and items intended for retail sale (whether or not bearing our Proprietary Marks);
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You will be required to purchase the following through us or our affiliate: (1) retail merchandise, (2) licenses to the point of sale, merchant processing, and other software programs that we designate
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We may independently access from a remote location, at any time, all information input to, and compiled by, your computer system or an off-site server, including information concerning sales, purchase orders, inventory, and expenditures.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
We also require that you use certain Microsoft products, maintain your books using QuickBooks, and utilize a certain CRM software.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
Upon Invoice See Item 11 for more then-current training fee information about our initial (currently, $500 per day but training program and training not to exceed $1,000 per day) requirements. for each additional person Additional Then-current additional Upon invoice We can require your Designated Training training…
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 6
Upon Invoice See Item 11 for more then-current training fee information about our initial (currently, $500 per day but training program and training not to exceed $1,000 per day) requirements. for each additional person Additional Then-current additional Upon invoice We can require your Designated Training training…
The filing answers no to 1 question
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
The vendor opportunity at Class 101
Class 101 operates 85 franchised locations, all franchised with no company-owned units. Franchised outlets grew 23.188% year over year. The brand is part of Unleashed Brands, a strategic multi-brand platform whose siblings include Sylvan Learning, Snapology, UATP Management, XP League, WW Franchise, and The Little Gym. The operator footprint is concentrated: 1 mapped operator, 0 multi-unit, across ~1 located unit, with the top state being Wisconsin (1).
Who controls software purchasing
Software purchasing is centralized at the franchisor. Item 11 states that franchisees must acquire and use all computer systems the franchisor prescribes and may not use any system or component that does not conform to the Standards or that has not been approved in writing. Item 8 reinforces this by designating technology solutions and related hardware, including the franchise management system and computer equipment, as items that must be purchased from the franchisor or an affiliate. Named officers in Item 2 include Ani Mehta (Brand President), Michael Browning, Jr. (Chief Executive Officer), Stephen Polozola (Chief Legal Officer), Joshua Wall, CFE (Chief Operating Officer), and Mark McAndrew (General Counsel).
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
The FDD names QuickBooks by Intuit as mandated: franchisees must maintain their books using QuickBooks and provide 24/7 third-party read-only access to their QuickBooks account. The filing also requires certain Microsoft products and a specified CRM software, with a monthly fee of $30.00 to $149.00. The FDD states that franchisees currently utilize Google products, but in the near future, franchisees may be required to switch to Microsoft products.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 establishes a designated suppliers model. Franchisees must purchase from Designated Suppliers for all requirements in developing, constructing, and operating the franchised business. Certain items must be purchased directly from the franchisor or its affiliate, including retail merchandise, licenses to the point of sale, merchant processing, and other designated software programs, certain digital marketing services, technology solutions and related hardware, and certain insurance policies if required. Franchisees may propose a supplier for approval, subject to reimbursement of the franchisor's due diligence costs. Initial franchise terms run 10 years.
How to read the Class 101 FDD
The embedded PDF below is the brand's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. Item 2 names the officers, Item 8 sets the supplier restrictions, Item 11 covers technology and training requirements, Item 17 governs renewal, transfer, and termination, and Item 19 makes a financial performance representation. For a ranked target list of franchise systems that fit your software, talk to FranCloud.
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