FranConnectFranConnect
Mandatoryyour GoJoe Patrol business. You must purchase and install our proprietary RevSuite software system, which currently includes Team Software, Silvertrac, GPS Insight, Driver i, and FranConnect). We may
From the filings
+100% units YoYHQ-led decisions
GoJoe Patrol
Home servicesSoftware purchasing at GoJoe Patrol is directed from the top. The franchisor mandates a specific, named stack—including FranConnect, Driver i, and GPS Insight—across its small but growing network of 4 total units. For vendors, the addressable market is tight, but the 100% year-over-year unit growth and centralized decision-making create a concentrated sales opportunity.
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Total units
4
2 franchised
Unit growth YoY
+100%
vs prior filing
AUV
$7.00M
Item 19, 2024
Royalty
5%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
—
per unit
Investment range
$91K–$152K
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.
7%of gross sales (FY2025)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
3 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.
GPS InsightGPS Insight
Mandatorywo smartphones dedicated to your GoJoe Patrol business. You must purchase and install our proprietary RevSuite software system, which currently includes Team Software, Silvertrac, GPS Insight, Driver
SilvertracSilvertrac
Mandatorymputer and two smartphones dedicated to your GoJoe Patrol business. You must purchase and install our proprietary RevSuite software system, which currently includes Team Software, Silvertrac, GPS Insi
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Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
24 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 2 explicit no's; 8 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?
YesItem 11
You must maintain an electronic connection between your systems and our systems and provide us with all user IDs and passwords necessary for us to independently access files and other information stored on your systems
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesItem 5
You must submit to us, at your expense, in the form we prescribe: 12.2.1 Within five (5) days after the end of each month, a statement of operating performance of the Franchised Business including a complete and accurate report of total revenue and other revenue and information as specified in the Manual; 12.2.2…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We and our affiliates may earn a profit on products and services sold to you and other GoJoe Patrol franchisees
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 5
We may from time to time modify the list of approved brands and you shall not reorder any brand that is no longer approved.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We and our affiliates may earn a profit on products and services sold to you and other GoJoe Patrol franchisees, and may receive rebates or other consideration from unaffiliated suppliers with respect to their sales of services or products to you or other GoJoe Patrol franchisees, whether or not the product or…
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
You may be required to pay a fee, which will not exceed our reasonable costs incurred in evaluating the supplier, regardless of whether or not we approve the supplier.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If we require you to use an Authorized Supplier for a particular item, but you wish to purchase the item from a supplier that we have not approved, then you may submit a written request for approval of the alternate supplier, unless it is an item for which we have designated a particular vendor as the source for the…
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesItem 5
You acknowledge that we have the sole rights to and interest in all telephone numbers and directory listings associated with any Mark, and you authorize us to direct the telephone company and all listing agencies to transfer all telephone numbers and directory listings to us or our designee.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must comply with the then-current Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI/DSS), as those standards may be revised by the PCI Security Standards Council, LLC (see www.pcisecuritystandards.org) or successor organization.
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesItem 5
You must comply fully with our quality assurance program. The program may include inspections of your business operations, customer satisfaction surveys and brand reputation surveys, and employee satisfaction and perception surveys.
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 5
We will have the right to periodically conduct inspections of the Franchised Business to evaluate your compliance with the System and this Agreement.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 5
We may supplement or amend the Manual from time to time by letter, electronic mail, bulletin, videos, software or other communications concerning the System to reflect changes in the image, specifications and standards relating to developing, equipping, furnishing and operating a GoJoe Patrol Business.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You must open your GoJoe Patrol business by actively providing security services to commercial and residential customers located within your Territory no later than 120 days following the date of the Franchise Agreement (“Opening Deadline”) or we will have the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement.
Marketing
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 11
You must spend at least $10,000 during the Market Introduction Period.
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 spend for advertising and marketing in your market area (“Local Marketing”) at least 1% of your annual Gross Sales.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If a Cooperative is applicable to your GoJoe Patrol business, then you must become a member and begin contributing.
Operations
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase, install, and use certain brands, types, makes, and/or models of communications, computer and technology systems, and hardware to be used by, between, or among GoJoe Patrol businesses, and in accordance with our standards
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase your products, supplies, equipment, furnishings, promotional items, information technology services, credit card processing services, and other products and services that you purchase for operation of or sale in your GoJoe Patrol Business in accordance with our specifications and quality standards…
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
You must furnish us and the bank with authorizations as necessary to permit us to make withdrawals from the Account by electronic funds transfer.
People
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesItem 5
You must ensure that your employees use the vehicles, uniforms, and equipment that we specify when they are providing services to customers of the Franchised Business.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
For each GoJoe Patrol business, you must purchase, install, and use certain brands, types, makes, and/or models of communications, computer and technology systems, and hardware to be used by, between, or among GoJoe Patrol businesses, and in accordance with our standards, including: an office computer; smartphones…
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
There are no contractual limitations on our ability to access the information and data contained in your systems.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
Training – Currently, $500 a day for Upon demand We have the right to charge you Additional on-going or remedial reasonable training fees for Programs training (if we conduct the additional training programs that training at your office, you we administer during the term of also must pay our travel, your Franchise…
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesItem 6
Convention Up to $1,000 per attendee As incurred Your Operating Principal must Registration (currently $750) attend our annual convention, regional meetings and conferences.
The filing answers no to 2 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Item 5
Who buys here
The buyer at this brand
The decision-maker a vendor sells to at this scale, and the gaps they’re paid to close, derived from our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.
The franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.
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- 95.3% of home services brands mandate no POS, leaving a massive whitespace for tech vendors to target before competitors catch on.By identifying the 525 brands with no mandated POS, your sales team can prioritize high-fit targets and cut prospecting waste by 40%, converting weeks of manual research into a single query that surfaces ready-to-sell accounts.
- Without instant access to AUV data, you cannot gauge franchisee ROI or brand health across 239 disclosed home services brands.Seeing median AUV of $661,803.61 at a glance lets you prioritize brands with strong unit economics, increasing win rates by focusing on financially healthy targets and avoiding low-ROI pursuits.
- With median unit growth of only 2.62% YoY across 323 disclosed brands, you need to find the outliers poised for expansion before they hit the market.Using growth signals to identify high-velocity brands lets you engage them during expansion phases, capturing deals 2x faster than reactive competitors who wait for public announcements.
The vendor opportunity at GoJoe Patrol
GoJoe Patrol is a home-services franchise based in Washington state with a total footprint of 4 units—2 franchised and 2 company-owned. While the absolute number of locations is small, the system doubled in size year-over-year, posting 100% unit growth. For a software vendor, this is a nascent account with a centralized buying model. There is no disclosed AUV, and the royalty rate sits at 5.0% on a 10-year initial term. The opportunity today is less about displacing incumbents across a large base and more about positioning your solution as the system scales, particularly if you can complement or consolidate the six mandated platforms already in place.
Who controls software purchasing
Purchasing authority rests at the franchisor level. The 2025 FDD lists five executives at the HQ. Major Bambino, Executive Vice President of Franchise Operations and Training, is the most natural entry point for operational and field-service software. Corinna Bambino, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, likely controls or heavily influences financial and back-office system decisions. President and General Counsel Shawn Sladich, Chief Development Officer Harry Sladich, and EVP of Operations Deb Zimmerman round out a compact leadership team where a warm introduction to any member can quickly reach the relevant decision-maker. There are no multi-unit operators mapped in our corpus, meaning every purchasing decision flows through this small group.
Mandated and current tech stack
GoJoe Patrol mandates six specific systems, all named in the FDD. The stack includes FranConnect for franchise management, Driver i and GPS Insight for fleet and driver visibility, RevSuite for revenue or billing operations, Silvertrac for security or incident reporting, and Team Software for workforce or field management. No traditional point-of-sale system is listed, which aligns with a service-based, patrol-oriented business model. For a vendor, this means the operational backbone is already prescribed. A pitch must either replace a mandated vendor with a demonstrably superior alternative or fill a gap—such as payroll, scheduling, or customer engagement—that the current stack does not explicitly cover.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
The FDD does not include an Item 8 extract detailing procurement rules, but the mandate of six named systems strongly implies a designated-supplier model. Franchisees are not free to choose alternatives for these functions. The initial franchise agreement runs for 10 years, and Item 17 provides for two successor terms of 5 years each, provided the franchisor is still franchising and the franchisee is in substantial compliance. These renewal inflection points—at year 10 and again at years 15 and 20—are the most logical moments when a franchisee and the franchisor might reassess technology requirements. With the system still young, the first wave of renewals is years away, making near-term sales a matter of convincing HQ to add or switch a mandated vendor mid-cycle.
How to read the GoJoe Patrol FDD
The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document is the definitive source for understanding GoJoe Patrol’s technology mandates and contractual rhythms. Item 11 lists the six mandated systems by name, giving you a clear picture of the incumbent vendors you would need to unseat or integrate with. Item 17 spells out the renewal conditions and successor terms, which is your map to future contract windows. Because the system has only 4 units and no identified multi-unit operators, the FDD also confirms that your entire sales motion targets a single, concentrated buying center at the Washington headquarters. For a ranked target list that stacks GoJoe Patrol against other franchisors by tech-stack fit and growth trajectory, FranCloud can help.
Questions vendors ask
GoJoe Patrol, answered from the filing
The buying center sits with the executive team. Major Bambino, EVP of Franchise Operations and Training, is the most likely operational tech buyer, alongside CFO Corinna Bambino for financial systems.
The 2025 FDD mandates six systems: Driver i, FranConnect, GPS Insight, RevSuite, Silvertrac, and Team Software. No traditional POS is named; the stack is focused on field operations and management.
There are 4 total units: 2 franchised and 2 company-owned. The system saw 100% unit growth year-over-year, doubling from the prior period.
The FDD does not disclose a specific Item 8 procurement model. The presence of six mandated systems, however, signals a designated-supplier approach where franchisees must buy from specified vendors.
The initial franchise term is 10 years. Item 17 grants two successor terms of 5 years each, contingent on compliance. Renewal windows tied to these terms are the most predictable trigger for re-evaluating tech.
The 2025 FDD was filed with state franchise regulators. You can review the full document in the embedded PDF viewer below to analyze Item 11 mandates and Item 17 renewal conditions directly.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
3 operators run 3 mapped locations. 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
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Top states by locations
| WI | 1 |
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| SC | 1 |
| VA | 1 |
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