8 DOXA 2026 FDD Type of Fee Amount Due Date Remarks (1) Collections Will vary under As incurred For costs and expenses incurred by circumstances us in collecting fees due to us, and/or to enforce the terms of the Franchise Agreement or a termination of the Franchise Agreement. Includes costs and expenses of re-inspections required by quality assurance audit. Legal Fees and Will vary under As incurred Payable upon your failure to comply Expenses circumstances with the Franchise Agreement, or if you fail to prevail in litigation or arbitration against us related to the Franchise Agreement. Indemnification Will vary under As incurred You must reimburse us if we are held circumstances liable for any claims arising from your operation of your DOXA Business. Insurance Costs Actual cost of insurance As incurred You must be fully covered in all (6) premium, plus a fee of 20% areas of operating your Business. If of the premium to cover our you do not procure and maintain the costs required insurance coverage, we may, but are not required to, procure insurance coverage on your behalf and charge the costs to you plus 20% of the premium as an administrative cost of obtaining the insurance. Management Will vary under As incurred Payable if we choose to temporarily Fee circumstances, up to 20% step in and operate your franchise additional share of the because of your inability to do so due Markup, plus our expenses to your death or disability. Optional $650 Monthly We recommend that you use Accounting QuickBooks or another accounting Services Fees software and/or engage a third-party accountant to provide you with accounting and bookkeeping services. You may engage our affiliate Guidant Financial for these services. If you do so, you will pay this fee to Guidant Financial. Optional ROBS $149 – $169 Monthly If you engage our affiliate Guidant Program Financial to assist you with a ROBS Administration (Rollover for Business Startups or Fees 401(k) business financing), you will pay this fee to Guidant Financial for administration of the rollover account. See also Item 5.
From the filings
DOXA Talent
Professional servicesSoftware purchasing at DOXA Talent is controlled at the headquarters level, with Steve Gire (Chief Information and Technology Officer) identified in the 2026 FDD as the key technology executive. The franchise operates a lean footprint of just 6 total units (5 franchised, 1 company-owned), and no mandated or recommended technology systems are disclosed in the most recent filing. For vendors, this represents a small but potentially greenfield account where the tech stack is not yet locked in by franchisor mandates.
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Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
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.
(3) Computer and Software Fees. We will provide you with one laptop at no cost to you. You will pay us a monthly Tech & Marketing Services fee, for which we will provide you the software needed for the operation of your Business (currently our CRM, ATS, LMS, VOIP phone system, Adobe, Microsoft 365, and cybersecurity software) as well as related digital marketing services and our ongoing support for the laptop and the required software and updates for such software. You will pay the first month’s Tech & Marketing Services fee to us prior to the launch of your Business. You may also obtain optional marketing technology services such as dripify, Sales Navigator, ZoomInfo and other AI services from third-party vendors for additional fees. The lower end of the estimate assumes that you will only obtain the required software and pay us the Tech & Marketing Services fee. The higher end of the estimate assumes that you will also obtain the optional marketing technology services. Laptops beyond the one provided may be procured through our affiliate Operations at an additional cost (currently $1,000 – $2,000 per laptop). The required computer system is described in more detail in Items 6, 8 and 11.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
21 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 4 explicit no's; 9 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must keep books and records and submit reports as we periodically require, including but not limited to a monthly balance sheet and monthly statement of profit and loss.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We reserve the right to designate a required source of supply for certain products and services, and we or an affiliate may be a required source.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We reserve the right to designate a required source of supply for certain products and services, and we or an affiliate may be a required source.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
Prior to and as of the date of this Disclosure Document, neither we nor our affiliates have received any such revenue.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We and our affiliates reserve the right to receive rebates or other consideration from suppliers in connection with your purchase of goods, products and 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?
5Item 8
You can expect items purchased or leased in accordance with our specifications will represent approximately 1% to 5% of total purchases you will make to begin operations of the business and 5% to 10% of the ongoing costs to operate the business.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
if you propose to use in the operation of your Business any product or supply which has not yet been approved by us as conforming to our specifications and quality and system standards and/or from a supplier not yet approved in writing by us, you must first notify us in writing and must submit to us, upon request…
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee hereby agrees to assign to Franchisor: (i) those certain telephone numbers and regular, classified or other telephone directory listings used by Franchisee in connection with operating the DOXA Business (collectively, the “Numbers and Listings”)
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesItem 1
You also must comply with all Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standards.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
have the right to visit and inspect your Business at all reasonable times during the business day for the purpose of making periodic evaluations and to ascertain if the provisions of this Agreement are being observed by you, and to inspect and evaluate your services, supplies or products and other aspects of your…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 14
We may, from time to time, revise the contents of the Operations Manual and you must comply with each new or changed standard.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
You may not separately register any DOXA 2026 FRANCHISE AGREEMENT 11 DMS_US.376244646.2 domain name containing any of the Marks or operate a website for your Business.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 7
You will be required to spend at least $2,500 within the first 3 months of signing the Franchise Agreement on marketing your DOXA Business
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
Thereafter, you must spend a minimum of $1,000 per month on approved local marketing activities.
Operations
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must equip and operate your Business according to our then-current approved design, specifications and standards.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
You must sign an electronic funds transfer (“EFT”) authorization, attached as Schedule B, to authorize and direct your bank or financial institution to allow us to initiate a transfer of funds electronically, on the 15th day of each month, directly from your account to our account and to charge to your account all…
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must purchase a computer system, including all future updates, supplements and modifications that meets our standards and requirements (the “Computer System”).
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We reserve the right to access the computer system remotely to retrieve, analyze, and use all software, data, and files stored on the hardware.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must obtain and use in your Business the computer system that we from time to time require.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
If you would like us to train more than the two people, or if it becomes necessary to re-train a certain individual, we reserve the right to charge you a training fee ($500 per person).
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
You must attend, at your expense, any annual franchise conventions we may hold or sponsor and any meetings relating to new services or products, new operational procedures or programs, training, business management, sales or sales promotion, or similar topics, including any system-wide teleconferences or web…
The filing answers no to 4 questions
- Must the franchisee use an accounting or bookkeeping system designated or approved by the franchisor?
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
- Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?Item 11
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Franchise agreement
The vendor opportunity at DOXA Talent
DOXA Talent operates a compact franchise system of 6 total units, comprising 5 franchised locations and 1 company-owned unit. Year-over-year unit growth is also not disclosed. For software vendors, the addressable market is small—just 6 units—but the absence of a mandated tech stack means the system may still be forming its operational backbone, creating an opening for early-stage vendor relationships.
The operator footprint is concentrated: 1 mapped operator runs a single unit, with no multi-unit operators on file. The unit-band split confirms all locations fall into the 1-unit category, with zero operators in the 2–9, 10–24, or 25+ bands. Ohio is the only state with a confirmed location. This lean structure suggests centralized control and a straightforward sales motion targeting headquarters.
Who controls software purchasing
According to Item 1 of the 2026 FDD, the executive team includes David Nilssen (CEO), Christina Chambers (Chief Franchise Officer), Stephen Hosemann (Chief Financial Officer), Lauren Hoover (Chief Operating Officer), and Steve Gire (Chief Information and Technology Officer). For software vendors, Steve Gire is the named technology buyer and the most direct entry point for IT-related pitches. Depending on the solution, the CFO or COO may also weigh in on financial or operational platforms.
Because the system has no multi-unit franchisees, all purchasing authority likely rests with this HQ group. There is no parent company on file; DOXA Talent appears independently owned, which further simplifies the decision-making chain.
Mandated and current tech stack
The 2026 FDD contains no extracts naming mandated or recommended technology systems. No POS provider, no ERP, no CRM, no payroll vendor, and no IT infrastructure requirements are disclosed. This does not mean the franchise uses no technology—only that the franchisor has not formalized a required stack in the disclosure document. For vendors, this signals an environment where the tech stack may be chosen at the unit level or is still evolving under HQ guidance. Direct discovery with the CIO is essential to map the current landscape.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 of the FDD, which typically outlines procurement restrictions and designated suppliers, was not captured in the available data. Similarly, Item 17—covering renewal, termination, and transfer—provides no signals about contract windows or renewal cycles. Without these data points, vendors cannot time their outreach around known expiration dates. The best approach is a direct conversation with HQ to understand how and when software is evaluated, purchased, and renewed across the 6-unit system.
How to read the DOXA Talent FDD
The full DOXA Talent 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is embedded below. It contains the legal and operational disclosures franchisors must provide under the FTC Franchise Rule, including the franchise agreement, financial statements, and lists of current and former franchisees. For software vendors, the most relevant sections are Item 1 (the franchisor and its executives), Item 8 (procurement restrictions), Item 11 (franchisor assistance and required systems), and Item 17 (renewal and termination). Reviewing these sections will help you understand who buys, what they must buy, and when contracts may come up for review. For a ranked target list of franchise systems matched to your software category, FranCloud can help.
Ordinary royalty terms
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Questions vendors ask
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
1 operators run 1 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
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Ownership
The portfolio behind DOXA Talent
Ownership: Amplio.
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