WorkizWorkiz
Mandatorymust have a dedicated laptop computer with internet access and must license or purchase the software we designate. The designated software we require for scheduling is provided by Workiz or a third-pa
From the filings
HQ-led decisions
JDog Carpet Cleaning
Home servicesSoftware purchasing decisions at JDog Carpet Cleaning are controlled at the headquarters level by CEO Gerald Flanagan. The franchise system mandates scheduling software and the use of QuickBooks by Intuit Inc. across its 22 franchised units. With no company-owned locations, the addressable market for vendors is these 22 independently operated franchises.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
Live signals
Total units
22
22 franchised
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
—
of gross sales
Ad fund
—
national + local
Initial fee
$15K
per unit
Investment range
$43K–$206K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Non-compete
2 years
from the filing
Item 19
No claims
from the filing
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.
FacebookMeta
lays any of the Marks. If we approve the use of any such websites, other online presences or electronic mediums, including social networking websites (such as LinkedIn®, twitter®, facebook®, or YouTub
LinkedInLinkedIn
ystem Website or displays any of the Marks. If we approve the use of any such websites, other online presences or electronic mediums, including social networking websites (such as LinkedIn®, twitter®,
QuickBooksIntuit
puter System components consist of the following: 1 Laptop Computer with a Printer 1 Wireless Internet Modem Scheduling Software Bookkeeping/accounting software, currently Quickbooks is the su
TwitterX
te or displays any of the Marks. If we approve the use of any such websites, other online presences or electronic mediums, including social networking websites (such as LinkedIn®, twitter®, facebook®,
YouTubeGoogle
e Marks. If we approve the use of any such websites, other online presences or electronic mediums, including social networking websites (such as LinkedIn®, twitter®, facebook®, or YouTube®) in the ope
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
26 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 4 explicit no's; 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
Prior to attending JDog UniversityTM training, you must obtain and use the computer hardware, scheduling system and/or software we periodically designate to operate JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care Businesses (the “Computer System”).
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We and our affiliates currently have/reserve the right to have independent, unlimited access to all information relating to your JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care Business generated by your use of the scheduling software.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee shall submit to Franchisor, for review or auditing, all such financial statements and other forms, reports, records, information, and data as and when Franchisor may reasonably designate, in the form and format, and at the times and places as Franchisor may reasonably require, upon request and as specified…
How the franchisor buys
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesFranchise agreement
7.5 System Changes. Franchisor may from time to time hereafter, by written notice to Franchisee add to, subtract from, modify or otherwise change the System, including without limitation the deletion or adoption and use of new or modified Marks and Copyrighted Material, new or enhanced services, and new techniques in…
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
We do not currently derive income based on your required purchases or leases and did not do so in our 2025 Fiscal Year.
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?
50Item 8
The purchase and lease of items that meet our specifications or from approved suppliers will represent approximately fifty percent (50%) of your total expenses in connection with the establishment of the Franchised Business, and approximately fifty percent (50%) of your total expenses in connection with the ongoing…
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
You must reimburse us for our reasonable costs related to evaluating the proposed supplier or product.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you wish to use a supplier or product that has not previously been approved by us, you must make a request to us in writing for our approval of the supplier or product, including any pertinent information we require.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
Rights to the telephone or facsimile number or numbers URL’s or social media sites which are utilized in connection with the Franchised Business from time to time shall be the property of Franchisor or held by Franchisee in trust for Franchisor and, on expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement, Franchisee…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
On a periodic basis, conduct inspections of the Franchised Business and its operations and evaluations of the methods and staff employed at the Franchised Business (Franchise Agreement, Section 13.3).
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may make additions, deletions and other revisions to the Operations Manuals from time to time, in its sole discretion.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may require Franchisee to use only those telephone numbers, URL(s), social media accounts (i.e. facebook, linkedin, twitter, yelp, etc.) owned by Franchisor in the operation of the franchised business.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee agrees to have set aside and available, $3,000 (the "Initial Marketing Fee") upon execution of this Agreement
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
Each calendar month, you agree to spend a Local Advertising Expenditure of the greater of (a) $500 per territory or (b) 2% of your Gross Sales during the previous calendar month, to advertise and promote your JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care Business (including the costs of online advertising).
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesItem 11
If, as of the time you sign the Franchise Agreement, we have established a Local Advertising Cooperative for the geographic area in which your JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care Business is located, or if we establish a Local Advertising Cooperative in that area during the Franchise Agreement’s term, you must sign the…
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must maintain in sufficient supply, as Franchisor may prescribe in the Manual or otherwise in writing, and use at all times, only the products purchased from suppliers designated or approved by Franchisor.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee must maintain in sufficient supply, as Franchisor may prescribe in the Manual or otherwise in writing, and use at all times, only the products purchased from suppliers designated or approved by Franchisor.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Whenever Franchisor designates a new payment system or financial institution for the System, Franchisee agrees to adopt the designate promptly.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesFranchise agreement
The Royalty will be paid by way of electronic transfer (automatic debit) to Franchisor within the first 3 Business Days of each month.
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesFranchise agreement
participate in such programs as Franchisor as may be designated in the Operations Manuals, or in such manner as may be approved in advance in writing by Franchisor, including provision of service-levels as may be required for specified accounts and the use and honoring of gift certificates and coupons
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee will ensure that the Franchised Business employs one full-time General Manager.
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
cause all employees, while engaged in the operation of the Franchised Business, to wear uniforms of the color, design and other specifications only in accordance with the provisions of the Operations Manuals, or in such manner as may be approved in advance in writing by Franchisor
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
Prior to attending JDog UniversityTM training, you must obtain and use the computer hardware, scheduling system and/or software we periodically designate to operate JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care Businesses (the “Computer System”).
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We and our affiliates currently have/reserve the right to have independent, unlimited access to all information relating to your JDog Carpet Cleaning & Floor Care Business generated by your use of the scheduling software.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisor may charge its then-current training fee to Franchisee for providing initial or additional training.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
attend all franchise conferences and meetings as required by Franchisor from time to time;
The filing answers no to 4 questions
- Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?Item 8
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 11
- Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?Item 8
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?Franchise agreement
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 franchisor's owner/CEO decides; an ops or franchise-development lead may evaluate.
VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
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The vendor opportunity at JDog Carpet Cleaning
JDog Carpet Cleaning operates 22 franchised units, with no company-owned locations disclosed in the 2026 FDD. This creates a contained but clear addressable market for software vendors: 22 franchisee-operated businesses that must comply with HQ technology mandates. The system is headquartered in Pennsylvania and operates in the home services segment. Average unit volume (AUV) and royalty rates are not disclosed in the most recent FDD. The initial franchise term is 15 years, indicating long-term operational stability and a slow churn rate for technology contracts.
Who controls software purchasing
Software purchasing authority is concentrated at the headquarters level. CEO Gerald Flanagan is the only executive named in the FDD's Item 1. In a system of this size, the CEO typically acts as the sole technology buyer, making decisions on mandated platforms and approved vendor lists. Vendors pitching JDog should direct all outreach to Flanagan. There is no CIO, CTO, or procurement officer on file. The operator footprint is not mapped in our corpus, meaning no multi-unit operators with independent buying power have been identified.
Mandated and current tech stack
The FDD mandates two specific technology components: scheduling software and QuickBooks by Intuit Inc. The scheduling software mandate does not name a specific vendor, which may indicate an open field for compliant solutions or a generic requirement. QuickBooks is the mandated accounting platform, locking Intuit into the system. No POS, CRM, or field service management tools beyond scheduling are named as required. This leaves potential whitespace for vendors offering complementary solutions that integrate with QuickBooks and the franchise's scheduling workflow.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
The Item 8 procurement signal is absent from the available FDD extract, so it is unknown whether JDog uses a designated supplier model, an approved supplier list, or an open procurement process. Renewal conditions are clearly defined in Item 17: franchisees must provide 9 to 12 months' notice, meet current requirements, not be in default, sign the then-current franchise agreement, and pay a renewal fee. The renewal term is 15 years. These long cycles mean software contract opportunities are tied to new unit openings or a system-wide technology refresh initiated by HQ. Vendors should monitor for any updates to the mandated tech stack in future FDDs.
How to read the JDog Carpet Cleaning FDD
The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document provides the foundational data for vendor prospecting. Key items to review include Item 1 (the franchisor and executives), Item 8 (restrictions on sources of products and services), Item 11 (franchisor's assistance, including mandated technology), and Item 17 (renewal, termination, and transfer). The embedded PDF viewer below contains the full filing. Use it to verify the decision-maker, confirm the current tech mandates, and identify any new procurement signals that may have emerged since this analysis. For a ranked target list of franchise systems matched to your software category, FranCloud can help.
Questions vendors ask
JDog Carpet Cleaning, answered from the filing
CEO Gerald Flanagan is the key executive listed in the FDD. As the sole named HQ leader, he is the primary decision-maker for system-wide technology mandates and procurement.
The FDD mandates scheduling software and QuickBooks by Intuit Inc. No other specific operational or POS systems are named as required in the most recent disclosure.
There are 22 total units, all of which are franchised. No company-owned units are reported in the 2026 FDD.
The procurement model is not detailed in the available FDD extracts. The Item 8 procurement signal was not present, so designated or approved supplier status is unknown.
With a 15-year initial term and a renewal requiring 9-12 months' notice, contract windows are infrequent. Vendors should monitor renewal cycles and any new system-wide mandates from HQ.
The FDD was filed with state franchise regulators in 2026. You can read the full document using the embedded PDF viewer below.
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