Midtown Chimney Sweeps Franchising

The vendor opportunity at Midtown Chimney Sweeps

Midtown Chimney Sweeps Franchising operates 39 franchised units, all in the home services segment. The most recent FDD (2025) reports an average unit volume of $162,012.06 and a 7.0% royalty. Year-over-year unit growth sits at 8.3%, meaning the system added roughly three net new units in the last reporting period. For a software vendor, the total addressable market is 39 locations—small, but with a franchisor that mandates specific technology, creating a single point of sale for any replacement or add-on tool.

The initial franchise term is 7 years. Renewal conditions include written notice between 120 days and one year, compliance with the current agreement, satisfaction of all monetary obligations, execution of the then-current Franchise Agreement (which may differ materially from the original), meeting current qualification and training requirements, modifying operations to conform with the current Operations Manual, executing a general release, and paying a successor franchise fee. These conditions signal that the franchisor maintains tight control over unit operations and vendor relationships.

Who controls software purchasing

Software purchasing authority sits at the franchisor level. The FDD’s Item 1 lists Byron D. Schramm as Manager, President, and Director of Training, and Brandon Hewitt as Vice President. Christina Smith serves as Vice President of Franchise Development. In a system this size, Schramm and Hewitt are the most likely decision-makers for operational and back-office software. Smith may influence tools that support franchise sales and development. No parent company is on file; the brand appears independently owned. No operator-level buyers are mapped in our corpus, reinforcing that all technology decisions flow through HQ.

Mandated and current tech stack

Midtown Chimney Sweeps mandates two systems. First, Inner Circle is a required platform. Second, the Midtown Scheduling and Marketing System is also mandated and covers scheduling, a portal, and CRM functionality. These are the named technology components in the FDD. No separate point-of-sale system is disclosed. For vendors selling adjacent or replacement software, the mandate means you must convince HQ—not individual franchisees—that your tool either integrates with these systems or replaces them outright. The absence of a named POS vendor may represent an opening, but any pitch must account for the existing scheduling and CRM mandate.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

Item 8 of the FDD, which typically outlines procurement restrictions and designated suppliers, did not yield an extract in our corpus. This means the specific procurement model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier, or open—is not publicly known from the 2025 filing. Vendors should assume some degree of franchisor control over purchasing, consistent with the mandated tech stack and the detailed renewal conditions in Item 17.

Renewal timing is tied to the 7-year initial term. Franchisees must provide written notice no less than 120 days and no more than one year before expiration. They must also execute the current form of Franchise Agreement, which may contain materially different terms. This creates periodic windows where the franchisor can introduce new technology requirements or renegotiate vendor relationships. With 39 units and 8.3% growth, the renewal calendar is modest but predictable. Vendors should monitor unit opening dates to anticipate when blocks of agreements come up for renewal.

How to read the Midtown Chimney Sweeps FDD

The 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document is filed with state franchise regulators and is available in the embedded viewer below. Key items for software vendors: Item 1 (executives), Item 8 (procurement restrictions—though not extracted here), Item 11 (mandated technology), and Item 17 (renewal and termination). The FDD confirms a 7-year term, 7% royalty, and a $162,012.06 AUV. It also names the two mandated technology systems. Use these data points to size the opportunity and identify the right contacts at HQ. For a ranked target list of franchise systems matched to your software category, FranCloud can help.