HQ-led decisions

Kramerica Enterprises

Home services

Software purchasing at Kramerica Enterprises is controlled at the headquarters level, where Brand President Gary Bauer and Vice President of Operations Paul Scales oversee a small network of 5 franchised units. The system mandates JanHub and JanHubSM as its core operational technology, creating a narrow but defined addressable market for vendors offering complementary or replacement solutions. With no company-owned locations on file, all 5 franchised units represent the total available footprint for a software sale.

Mandated & recommended tech

The systems vendors compete with

Recommended systems named in Item 11 of the filing — no system-wide mandate locks the door.

JanHub
Proprietary systemItem 11

The Master Franchisor owns a proprietary web-based system called JanHubSM that you may use to manage your customer information, invoicing, and other business management.

JanHubSM
Proprietary systemItem 11

The Master Franchisor owns a proprietary web-based system called JanHubSM that you may use to manage your customer information, invoicing, and other business management.

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 the corpus by segment and unit count, not a guess.

Sales LeaderSingle 1 19

The franchisee/operator personally, or a small franchisor still owner-run. Wears every hat.

OwnerCEOPresidentPrincipal
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Live signals

Total units
5
5 franchised
Unit growth YoY
vs prior filing
AUV
Item 19, 2025
Royalty
12%
of gross sales
Ad fund
national + local
Initial fee
$1K
per unit
Investment range
$3K–$67K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing

The vendor opportunity at Kramerica Enterprises

Kramerica Enterprises operates a compact franchise system of 5 units, all franchised, with no company-owned locations disclosed in the 2025 FDD. The brand sits in the home services segment and is headquartered in Wisconsin. For a software vendor, the immediate addressable market is small—just 5 locations—but the centralized purchasing structure means a single successful pitch to HQ can convert the entire system. Average unit volume (AUV) is not disclosed, and year-over-year unit growth is not available in the filing. The royalty rate is 12.0%, and the initial franchise term runs 10 years.

Who controls software purchasing

Purchasing authority at Kramerica Enterprises sits at headquarters. The FDD Item 1 lists James C. Smith as Chairman of the Board, Jason Lopez as Chief Executive Officer, Corey Thompson as General Manager, Gary Bauer as Brand President, and Paul Scales as Vice President of Operations. For a software vendor, the most relevant contacts are likely Brand President Gary Bauer and Vice President of Operations Paul Scales, who oversee day-to-day brand and operational decisions. There is no dedicated CIO or CTO named in the filing, which is consistent with a system of this size. Vendors should prepare to engage these operational leaders directly, as no multi-unit operators are mapped in our corpus to suggest a distributed buying center.

Mandated and current tech stack

The 2025 FDD mandates JanHub and JanHubSM as the system's operational technology. No other mandated or recommended vendors are named in the filing. This means the core operational stack is locked in, but opportunities may exist for adjacent software—such as scheduling, HR, or marketing tools—that integrate with or sit alongside JanHub. Because the system is small and HQ-controlled, any technology decision will likely be made by the same operational executives who oversee the JanHub relationship.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

The FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement extract, so the specific supplier model—whether designated, approved, or open—is not disclosed. Renewal terms, drawn from Item 17, require franchisees to notify the franchisor 6 to 12 months before expiration, sign the then-current Franchise Agreement (which may contain materially different terms), pay a renewal fee, and execute a general release. With a 10-year initial term, renewal-driven technology evaluation windows are infrequent. Vendors should monitor any system growth or leadership changes that might trigger a tech stack review outside the renewal cycle.

How to read the Kramerica Enterprises FDD

The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document is the primary source for understanding the legal and operational constraints that shape software purchasing at Kramerica Enterprises. It contains the franchise agreement terms, fee structure, mandated suppliers, and territory rights that determine how and when a franchisee—or the franchisor—can adopt new technology. The embedded PDF viewer below provides the full filing. For vendors building a ranked target list of franchise systems, FranCloud can help prioritize opportunities based on tech stack gaps, procurement models, and decision-maker access.

Questions vendors ask

Kramerica Enterprises, answered from the filing

Brand President Gary Bauer and Vice President of Operations Paul Scales are the key executives on file. As a small, HQ-controlled system, purchasing decisions likely route through these operational leaders.
The 2025 FDD mandates JanHub and JanHubSM. No other mandated or recommended technology vendors are disclosed in the filing.
The system consists of 5 total units, all of which are franchised. No company-owned units are reported in the most recent FDD.
The FDD does not provide an Item 8 procurement extract. The specific designated-supplier or approved-supplier model is not disclosed in the available filing.
With a 10-year initial term and renewal notice required 6–12 months before expiration, contract windows are infrequent. The renewal requires signing the then-current Franchise Agreement, which may contain materially different terms.
The 2025 FDD was filed with state franchise regulators. You can review the full document using the embedded PDF viewer below.
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