HPB Blinds and Shutters

Franchise agreement

To ensure Franchisee is properly reporting to Franchisor financial records and reports, Franchisee must use the services of Franchisor, its affiliate, or designated and preferred bookkeeping service providers.

Item 11

We have the right to independently access, monitor, and retrieve any data you input or collect electronically, including access to your Computer System or for any other purpose we deem necessary.

Franchise agreement

Franchisee must send Franchisor finalized profit and loss statements by the 21st of the following month.

Item 8

We, our affiliates or a designated third party may be one of several, or the only, Approved Supplier of any particular good or service.

Item 11

We have established a Franchise Advisory Committee for the purpose of exchanging ideas and problem-solving methods, advising us on expenditures for System-wide advertising, and coordinating franchisee efforts (an “Advisory Council”).

Franchise agreement

Franchisor has the irrevocable right to modify, supplement or otherwise change its lists of Approved Suppliers and any items that must be purchased from

Item 8

Of the total revenue generated, we received a total of $224,975.91 from all rebates, which equals 4.57% of our total revenue during the reporting period.

Item 8

We and our affiliates may derive revenues from required purchases and leases by franchisees as well as in the form of rebates or marketing allowances paid to us or our affiliates by Approved Suppliers that we require you to use.

Item 8

approximately 60% to 70% of your ongoing costs to operate the Bumble Bee Blinds Business after the initial start-up phase.

Item 6

We reserve the right to charge you a fee for reviewing any non-approved supplier of any vehicles, supplies, equipment, inventory or services, as well as any non-approved product, which you propose for use in connection with the Bumble Bee Blinds Business.

Item 8

If you wish to purchase any unapproved item, including inventory, and/or acquire approved items from an unapproved supplier or provider, you must provide us the name, address and telephone number of the proposed supplier or provider, a description of the item you wish to purchase, and the purchase price of the item…

Franchise agreement

Franchisor reserves the right to procure and supply dedicated telephone numbers and email accounts associated with the Franchised Business.

Item 11

We reserve the right to provide you with remedial training if we determine, in our sole discretion after conducting an audit or inspection of your Bumble Bee Blinds Business, that you are not complying with our System standards and specifications.

Franchise agreement

Franchisor will have the right to add to and otherwise modify the contents of the Operations Manual from time to time in writing in any manner, including through the Operations Manual, email, Franchisor’s website, or any other means.

Item 12

You must operate the Bumble Bee Blinds Business from an approved facility that meets our current standards and specifications (the “Approved Location”).

Item 11

Unless you obtain our prior written consent, you are prohibited from establishing or maintaining a separate website, or otherwise maintaining a splash page or other presence on the internet through any social networking site in connection with the operation of your Bumble Bee Blinds Business

Item 7

You are required to spend at least $20,000 during the first ninety (90) days of operations of your Bumble Bee Blinds Business to satisfy your advertising requirements for the initial marketing expenditure requirement (“Initial Marketing Expenditure Requirement”).

Item 11

Additionally, after the first ninety (90) days of operations of your Bumble Bee Blinds Business, and for the remainder of the term of the Franchise Agreement, you must spend the greater of (i) $2,000 per month, or (ii) 5% of monthly Gross Revenue Collected on Local Advertising Expenditures within your Protected…

Franchise agreement

If a Cooperative is established applicable to the Franchised Business, Franchisee must participate in the Cooperative.

Item 8

you must purchase those certain goods, services, furnishings, fixtures, computer hardware and software, including CRM software and Microsoft Office 365 accounts with support for applications such as Outlook email, OneDrive file sharing, and Teams communication tools, and other equipment, tools, supplies, and…

Item 8

you must purchase those certain goods, services, furnishings, fixtures, computer hardware and software, including CRM software and Microsoft Office 365 accounts with support for applications such as Outlook email, OneDrive file sharing, and Teams communication tools, and other equipment, tools, supplies, and…

Item 6

With the exception of the Initial Franchise Fee, you must pay all fees and other amounts owed to us and/or our affiliates through an electronic funds transfer program (the “EFT Program”), under which we automatically deduct all payments owed to us and/or our affiliates, from the bank account you provide

Franchise agreement

The Franchised Business must, at all times, be staffed with at least one (1) individual who has successfully completed Franchisor’s Initial Training Program as set forth in Section 8.1.

Item 11

We have the right to independently access, monitor, and retrieve any data you input or collect electronically, including access to your Computer System or for any other purpose we deem necessary.

Item 8

You must purchase your (i) Insurance; (ii) Opening Package; (iii) Special Software; (iv) CRM; and (v) Contact Center services, from our Approved Suppliers or one of our Designated Vendors (as we designate).

Franchise agreement

Franchisor may charge Franchisee its then‐current Assistance Training Fee for Franchisee and any other persons that attend such additional or refresher training

Item 6

We hold an annual conference for our System (the “Annual Conference”) and require that you and your management (if applicable) attend this Annual Conference and pay us our then-current registration fee per person.