be applied toward the following years’ expenditures. Digital Marketing We may, in our sole discretion, establish and operate websites, social media accounts (such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pint
From the filings
MK Vision Center Franchising
Health servicesMK Vision Center Franchising is a small, independently owned health services concept based in Florida with just 2 company-owned units and no disclosed franchised locations. Software vendors evaluating this account should understand that purchasing authority likely rests with the owner-operator level given the absence of a layered corporate hierarchy. The addressable market is extremely limited at 2 total units, making this a niche target for vendors selling into early-stage or micro-franchise systems.
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Live signals
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.
6%of gross sales (FY2024)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.
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Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
30 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 1 question 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?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to establish, maintain, and utilize at your own expense a bookkeeping, accounting, or recordkeeping system designated by us in the Operations Manual or otherwise in writing from time to time.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesFranchise agreement
Franchisee acknowledges that we will have access to information stored in your computer system and that, through us, such information may be shared with other MK Vision Center franchisees in order to facilitate marketing efforts and improve communication and cooperation within the System.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
Within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter, unaudited profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash flow statements for the Franchised Business, and unaudited profit and loss statements for each Center in the Territory for the immediately preceding fiscal quarter and a year-to- date unaudited balance…
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We or our affiliates are the Approved Supplier for certain lenses, frames, and inventory necessary to operate your Center.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We may, at any time, in our discretion, change, delete, or add to any of our specifications or quality standards.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
Neither we or our affiliates have received any revenue, rebates or other material consideration from franchisee required purchases as of the issuance of this disclosure document.
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?
80Item 8
We estimate that the cost to purchase and lease all equipment, inventory and other items and services that we require you to obtain from us or our affiliates, from designated suppliers, or in accordance with our specifications ranges from 80% to 90% of the total cost to purchase and lease equipment, inventory, and…
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
You agree to pay us an amount not to exceed the reasonable cost of the inspection and our actual cost of testing the proposed product or evaluating the proposed service or service provider, including personnel and travel costs, whether or not the item, service, supplier, or service provider is approved.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you would like to offer products or use any supplies, Operating Assets, or services that we have not approved or to purchase or lease from a supplier or service provider that we have not approved, you must submit a written request for approval and provide us with any information that we request.
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
You shall execute all such documents and perform all such acts as may be required to promptly assign to us the telephone numbers used in the operation of the Center.
Data and IT
Must the franchisee comply with PCI, data-security or cybersecurity standards set by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
You must at all times be in compliance with (a) the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (as they may be modified from time to time or as successor standards are adopted); (b) the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act; (c) regional, national, and local laws and regulations relating to data and personal…
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
We may conduct, as we deem advisable in our sole discretion, inspections of any Centers and your operation of the Franchised Business at any time during your regular business hours and with or without notice to you.
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
We may from time to time revise the contents of the Operations Manual, and you expressly agree to comply with each new or changed standard.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
All Center sites must be approved by us.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesItem 11
You are not authorized to have a website for your Franchised Business or to have a webpage related to your Franchised Business in any third-party website, including, without limitation, social networking sites.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesFranchise agreement
You must spend between $10,000 to $20,000 to implement a grand opening marketing plan beginning 3 months before the scheduled opening of the Franchised Business and the 1 month after opening the Franchised Business in accordance with a plan that is approved by us.
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 at least 1% of Gross Sales per month on local marketing activities (the “Marketing Spending Requirement”), although we recommend you spend in the range of 3% of Gross Sales on local marketing activities.
Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?
YesFranchise agreement
If a Cooperative has been established in your area prior to opening the Franchised Business, you shall become a member of the Cooperative no later than thirty (30) days after opening the applicable Center.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all exam equipment and certain lenses, frames, and inventory from the provider we require, which may be us.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
You must purchase all exam equipment and certain lenses, frames, and inventory from the provider we require, which may be us.
Payments
Must the franchisee use a payment processor or merchant-services provider designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesFranchise agreement
We may require you to purchase merchant processing services from us, our affiliates, or a vendor that we have approved or designated, each of who may charge a reasonable monthly fee and reasonable per transaction fee.
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
As of the date of this Disclosure Document, we require payment by Automated Clearing House (ACH), or electronic funds transfer and you must designate an account at a commercial bank of your choice and furnish the bank with authorizations at the time of signing your franchise agreement to permit us to make withdrawals…
Must the franchisee participate in a gift card program?
YesItem 11
You will follow our guidelines concerning the acceptance and reimbursement of gift certificates, gift cards, coupons, corporate discounts, and other promotional programs as we set forth from time to time in the Manuals or otherwise in writing.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
At all times that your Franchised Business is open for business, it must be under the personal supervision of either you, your Operating Principal, your Key Manager, or a trained attendant.
Must employees wear uniforms specified by the franchisor?
YesItem 7
You are required to purchase uniforms from our approved supplier.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase and subscribe to a point-of-sale (POS) system software and hardware from the Approved Supplier we designate.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
You, at all times, must give us unrestricted and independent electronic access (including users IDs and passwords, if necessary) to the Computer System for the purposes of obtaining the information relating to the Franchised Business.
Sales and CRM
Must the franchisee use a CRM system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
The Computer System currently includes a minimum of two (2) Windows-based computers (one for testing and one for back-office work), a printer, a phone, the internet, one credit card processor, and the required CRM and POS and related hardware and software from our designated vendors.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
We may charge a reasonable fee for each trainer assigned to your Franchised Business and any remedial training, including our reasonable travel, and living expenses related to providing remedial training.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
We reserve the right to require you (or your managing shareholder, partner, or member) and certain of your management-level employees to attend an annual national or regional meeting, seminar, or convention for franchisees for training or business purposes.
The filing answers no to 3 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Item 20
- 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
The vendor opportunity at MK Vision Center
MK Vision Center Franchising operates 2 total units, all company-owned, according to its 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document. No franchised units are reported, and year-over-year unit growth is not disclosed. For software vendors, this represents a micro-account with an addressable market of exactly 2 locations. The concept falls within health services and is headquartered in Florida. There is no parent company on file, suggesting independent ownership. Vendors should weigh the limited scale against the potential to serve as an early-stage technology partner if the system expands.
Who controls software purchasing
The 2024 FDD names only one individual in Item 1: Ken Ma, listed as agent for service of process. No chief information officer, chief technology officer, VP of IT, or other technology decision-maker is disclosed. In a system this small, purchasing authority almost certainly resides with the owner or a general manager rather than a formalized buying center. Software sales outreach should be directed to the corporate office in Florida, but expect a flat organizational structure where the person evaluating your product is also the one signing the check.
Mandated and current tech stack
No mandated or recommended technology systems are captured in the 2024 FDD. There is no mention of a required POS, practice management software, scheduling platform, or any other operational or IT system. This absence suggests that MK Vision Center has not standardized its tech stack across units, or that any existing tools are chosen at the local level without franchisor mandate. Vendors should approach this as a blank-slate opportunity where the burden of proof rests entirely on demonstrating ROI to a small, hands-on operator.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 of the FDD provides no extract regarding procurement restrictions, designated suppliers, or approved vendor lists. The procurement model is therefore not publicly known. On renewals, Item 17 states that a franchisee in good standing may renew for additional 10-year terms, subject to providing advance notice, obtaining franchisor approval, paying all amounts due, remodeling, signing a new agreement, attending refresher training, and executing a general release. With no disclosed renewal activity or unit growth trajectory, software contract windows are difficult to predict. Vendors should monitor any signs of system expansion or leadership changes that could trigger technology evaluation.
How to read the MK Vision Center FDD
The 2024 FDD is embedded below for full review. It is filed with state franchise regulators and contains the complete Item-by-Item disclosures referenced throughout this page. Key sections for software vendors include Item 1 (business background and executives), Item 8 (purchasing requirements), Item 11 (franchisor assistance and mandated systems), and Item 17 (renewal and termination). Because this is a small system with limited disclosure, direct examination of the FDD is essential before committing sales resources. For a ranked target list of franchise systems matched to your software category, connect with FranCloud.
Questions vendors ask
MK Vision Center Franchising, answered from the filing
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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
Top states by locations
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