From the filings

HQ-led decisions

Code Wiz

Education

Software purchasing decisions at Code Wiz appear to flow through its small headquarters team in Massachusetts, led by CEO Ruth Agbaji. The most recent Franchise Disclosure Document (2023) does not mandate any specific technology systems, leaving operators with autonomy. With only 9 total units (7 franchised, 1 company-owned), the addressable market is extremely small, making this a niche target for vendors.

For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.

Live signals

Total units
9
7 franchised
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2023
Royalty
6%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$45K
per unit
Investment range
$150K–$237K
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%

Mandated & recommended tech

The systems vendors compete with

1 of these are mandated in the franchise agreement. Each is named in Item 11 of the filing, the incumbents a challenger must displace or integrate with.

iClassPro
Mandatory
Industry softwareItem 8

nline, point of sale integrated, web based, and/or app based, enrollment/ordering, customer rewards, and/or gift card systems. Currently our designated vendor for these systems is IClassPro. As you ac

Kronos
HrItem 2

ctober 2016 to April 2017, Ruth Agbaji was a Software Engineer at Ixxus Corporation in Newton, Massachusetts. From July 2015 to May 2016, Ruth Agbaji was a Software Engineer II at Kronos Corporation i

Franchisor behaviours

What the franchisor requires

26 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 explicit no's; 6 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

Item 11

We will have independent access to all of the information and data that is electronically transmitted on your point of sale system and will have access to all data related to the financial performance of your Retail Learning Center.

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

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

Yes

Item 8

We will notify you of any changes to our specifications or list of approved or designated suppliers.

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 the sale of products and services directly to franchisees nor received revenue from suppliers of 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?

10

Item 8

approximately 10% of the on-going operating expenses of the Franchised Business

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

shall pay to Franchisor a Supplier Evaluation Fee per requested product, service, equipment, supply, supplier and/or distributor to be considered

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, samples, and testing data 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

In the event of the termination of this Agreement, for any reason, that the accounts related to all telephone numbers associated with the Franchised Business and all rights in and to the telephone numbers associated with the Franchised Business, shall, at Franchisor’s election, be transferred to Franchisor.

Franchise management

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

Franchisor has the right at any and all times during business hours, throughout the terms of this Agree and without prior notice to Franchisee, to inspect Franchisee’s Retail Learning Center.

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

Item 11

Although you are responsible for selecting a site for your Retail Learning Center Location you must obtain our approval of your Retail Learning Center Location.

Marketing

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

Yes

Item 11

You may not use any websites, web-based media or digital media unless expressly approved by us in writing.

Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?

Yes

Franchise agreement

Not less than 30 days prior to the opening of the Franchised Business, Franchisee shall spend not less than the amount Franchisor designates of up to $15,000 as an initial marketing expense to market and promote the grand opening of the Franchised Business and obtain marketing supplies in accordance with Franchisor’s…

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

Yes

Item 11

On an on-going monthly basis, you must spend not less than $1,500 on the local marketing of your Retail Learning Center.

Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?

Yes

Franchise agreement

customer service and satisfaction standards including, customer rewards programs, refund policies, gift card policies, special promotions and other customer incentive and goodwill programs

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

Yes

Item 11

If we elect to form a local or regional cooperative or if a cooperative already exists as to the area of your Retail Learning Center, you will be required to participate in the cooperative in accordance with the provisions of our operations manual which we may supplement and modify from time to time.

Operations

Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?

Yes

Item 8

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

Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?

Yes

Item 8

You may only use those products, supplies, equipment, technology systems, and services that we authorize and designate in writing.

Payments

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

Yes

Item 8

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

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, enrollment/ordering, customer rewards, and/or gift card systems.

People

Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?

Yes

Item 15

At all times, your Retail Learning Center must be managed and supervised on-site by either a Managing Owner or Operating Manager.

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 11

You must purchase, license and use the computer, point of sale, business management, and ordering systems that we designate.

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

Yes

Item 11

We will have independent access to all of the information and data that is electronically transmitted on your point of sale system and will have access to all data related to the financial performance of your Retail Learning Center.

Sales and CRM

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

Yes

Franchise agreement

exclusively purchase and use equipment, supplies, promotional materials, point of sale systems and Business Management Systems designated by Franchisor and subject to Franchisor’s specifications

Training

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 2 questions
  • Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?Item 8
  • Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8

The vendor opportunity at Code Wiz

Code Wiz is a small education franchise with a total footprint of just 9 units, according to its 2023 Franchise Disclosure Document. The system includes 7 franchised locations and 1 company-owned center. No year-over-year unit growth rate was disclosed. For software vendors, this represents a micro-opportunity. The total addressable market is limited to a single-digit number of locations, and the franchisor does not mandate any specific technology stack, meaning each operator may choose their own tools independently. The royalty rate is 6.0% of gross revenue, and the initial franchise term runs for 10 years.

Who controls software purchasing

The 2023 FDD identifies the leadership team at the franchisor level. Ruth Agbaji serves as Chief Executive Officer, and Mike Rodrigues is the Vice President of Business Development. Frank Milner is listed as an Advisor and Member of the Board of Directors, while Esther Agbaji is the Franchise Development Director and Karen Usiak is the Director of Franchise Operations. In a system of this size, these individuals likely constitute the entire buying center for any HQ-level software decisions. There is no named Chief Information Officer or technology lead, and no operator footprint was mapped in our corpus, suggesting that purchasing influence is concentrated at the very top of the organization.

Mandated and current tech stack

The 2023 FDD does not capture any mandated or recommended technology systems. No point-of-sale vendor, scheduling platform, or learning management system is specified as a required purchase for franchisees. This absence of a tech mandate means the current stack is likely fragmented across the 9 locations, with each center potentially using different tools. For a vendor, this creates a scenario where you must sell to individual operators rather than securing a system-wide deal, unless you can convince the HQ team to adopt and roll out a standardized solution.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

Item 8 of the FDD, which typically outlines procurement restrictions, did not yield an extract in our data. This reinforces the picture of an open procurement model with no designated or approved supplier requirements. On the renewal side, Item 17 provides more structure. Franchisees seeking to renew must provide 180 days' prior written notice, sign the then-current form of Franchise Agreement, pay a renewal fee, and remodel their Retail Learning Center to meet current standards. The renewal term is 5 years. These renewal events, while infrequent given the small system size, represent natural trigger points for software evaluation as owners are required to upgrade their physical space and may consider operational tools simultaneously.

How to read the Code Wiz FDD

The full 2023 Franchise Disclosure Document for Code Wiz is available below. This legal filing contains detailed information on the franchisor's financial performance representations (if any), litigation history, and the full text of the franchise agreement. For software vendors, the most relevant sections are Item 8 (procurement obligations) and Item 11 (franchisor assistance and required purchases), though as noted, these sections did not yield specific technology mandates in the most recent filing. For a ranked target list of franchise systems with stronger tech mandates and larger addressable markets, FranCloud can help you prioritize your outreach.

Questions vendors ask

Code Wiz, answered from the filing

The 2023 FDD lists CEO Ruth Agbaji and VP of Business Development Mike Rodrigues as key executives. Given the small size, purchasing decisions likely involve these individuals directly, rather than a dedicated IT or procurement department.
The 2023 FDD does not capture any mandated or recommended point-of-sale or operational technology systems. Franchisees appear to have full autonomy in selecting their own software tools.
According to the 2023 FDD, Code Wiz has 9 total units, comprising 7 franchised locations and 1 company-owned center. This is a very small, early-stage franchise system in the education sector.
The 2023 FDD does not contain an extract from Item 8 regarding procurement restrictions. Without a designated or approved supplier mandate, the model appears to be open, allowing franchisees to purchase from any vendor.
The initial franchise term is 10 years, with a 5-year renewal option. Renewal requires 180 days' written notice. With no recent unit growth data, contract windows are unpredictable and likely infrequent given the tiny footprint.
The 2023 Code Wiz FDD was filed with state franchise regulators. You can review the full document using the embedded PDF viewer below to analyze the legal and financial disclosures directly.
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Operator footprint

Who runs the locations

17 operators run 17 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.

Operators by units owned

Single-unit17

Top states by locations

MA7
TX5
NC1
CA1
IN1

Ownership

The portfolio behind Code Wiz

strategic_multibrand of Clear Summit Group.

Sibling brands

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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.