Satellite Teams

The vendor opportunity at Satellite Teams

Satellite Teams operates a single company-owned unit, according to its 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document. The number of franchised locations is not disclosed, which signals a corporate-controlled, early-stage system. For software vendors, this means the addressable market is extremely concentrated — one location, one buying center at headquarters. There is no parent company on file; the brand appears independently owned. While the total unit count is small, the mandated technology stack creates a defined replacement or integration opportunity for vendors who can engage the right executive.

Average unit volume (AUV) is not reported in the FDD. The royalty rate is 10.0% of gross revenue, and the initial franchise term runs five years. Year-over-year unit growth is not disclosed. These metrics suggest a professional-services concept still formalizing its franchise offering, which often means technology decisions are fluid and centralized.

Who controls software purchasing

The FDD’s Item 1 lists three HQ executives: Geryll Pastor, Chief Operating Officer; Janine Caparos, Head of Marketing; and Tambralinia Romage, Chief Growth Officer. No dedicated CIO or CTO is named, so technology purchasing authority likely sits with the COO or Chief Growth Officer. In a system this small, the buying process is personal and relationship-driven. Vendors should prepare to demonstrate clear ROI to an operator who wears multiple hats, rather than navigating a formal IT procurement department.

No multi-unit operators are mapped in our corpus, reinforcing that all purchasing influence resides at the corporate level. This is a pure HQ sale.

Mandated and current tech stack

Satellite Teams mandates three technology categories in its FDD. First, a CRM & Technology Systems Training platform — the specific vendor is not named, but the mandate covers both the software itself and training on technology systems. Second, an Employee Management Platform, again without a named vendor. Third, QuickBooks by Intuit Inc. is explicitly mandated for accounting. These mandates appear in the FDD’s Item 11, which governs franchisor obligations around assistance, advertising, computer systems, and training.

For vendors selling CRM, HRIS, workforce management, or financial software, the incumbents are clear targets for displacement or integration. The absence of a named POS or operations platform leaves that category open, though the Employee Management Platform may cover scheduling or time-tracking functions.

Procurement, renewals, and timing

The FDD does not include an Item 8 procurement extract, so the brand’s supplier designation model — whether designated, approved, or open — is not publicly known. Vendors should clarify this directly with HQ during discovery.

Renewal terms are detailed in Item 17. Franchisees in good standing may sign a successor agreement for two additional five-year terms. Conditions include full compliance, no more than three events of default during the current term, written notice at least six months before expiration, execution of a new franchise agreement, payment of a $10,000 Successor Agreement Fee, and completion of additional training. The franchisor may require materially different terms in the successor agreement. These renewal junctures — every five years, with six months’ notice — create natural windows for technology re-evaluation, though with only one unit, the cadence is less about scale and more about the single relationship.

How to read the Satellite Teams FDD

The full 2026 FDD is embedded below. Focus on Item 11 for the complete list of mandated technology systems and training requirements, Item 1 for executive contacts, and Item 17 for renewal conditions that may trigger software reviews. The document is filed with state franchise regulators and represents the most current public disclosure available. For vendors building a ranked target list of franchise systems, FranCloud can map these signals across hundreds of brands to prioritize accounts by tech mandate, decision-maker accessibility, and unit growth.