Mobile Live
Mandatoryinstall and maintain a tablet device with Mobile Live connectivity in each of your service vehicles
HQ-led decisions
Spring-Green
Home servicesSoftware purchasing control at Spring-Green sits at the headquarters level, with a mandated tech stack that includes Mobile Live, Operating Software, and QuickBooks Online. The franchise system comprises 156 total units, 126 of which are franchised, creating a concentrated addressable market for vendors. Understanding the HQ-driven procurement model is essential for any software company evaluating this home services brand.
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
3 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.
Operating Software
MandatoryYou must obtain a license to use the customer relationship management (CRM) software that we require (the “Operating Software”)
QuickBooks OnlineIntuit Inc.
Mandatoryyou must also acquire and maintain QuickBooks Online
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.
HQ leadership: CEO/President + VP Ops/Franchise + a first dedicated IT/systems owner.
VP SalesHead of SalesCROSales Director
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Live signals
Total units
156
126 franchised
Unit growth YoY
0%
vs prior filing
AUV
—
Item 19, 2026
Royalty
10%
of gross sales
Ad fund
2%
national + local
Initial fee
$45K
per unit
Investment range
$119K–$135K
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
The vendor opportunity at Spring-Green
Spring-Green operates a network of 156 total units, with 126 franchised and 30 company-owned locations. The system is entirely composed of single-unit operators; the provided data shows 70 mapped operators across 70 located units, with no multi-unit owners. This structure means a sale to the franchisor effectively covers the entire system, as franchisees do not appear to have independent purchasing authority for core software. The top states by unit count are Illinois (7), North Carolina (7), South Carolina (6), Virginia (5), and Minnesota (5). The brand is independently owned with no parent company on file.
Who controls software purchasing
Control is firmly at headquarters. The 2026 FDD lists Theodore T. Hofer as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President, Brad Johnson as President, and David Martinez as Chief Financial Officer. The presence of mandated technology across the system indicates that the C-suite, likely led by the CEO and President, makes the final call on software vendors. Gillian Hrycyk, Director of Integrated Marketing, may also influence decisions related to marketing technology. For a vendor, the buying center is small and concentrated at the HQ level in Illinois.
Mandated and current tech stack
The FDD mandates three specific systems for all franchisees: Mobile Live, Operating Software, and QuickBooks Online by Intuit Inc. This is a locked stack. Any vendor pitching a replacement for these core operational or financial systems must be prepared for a displacement sale against deeply embedded incumbents. There is no mention of a mandated POS, CRM, or marketing automation platform in the provided data, which may represent adjacent opportunities if those functions are not currently standardized at the HQ level.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
The procurement model details from Item 8 were not available in the provided extract, so it remains unclear whether Spring-Green uses a designated supplier, approved supplier list, or open procurement process. The franchise agreement has an initial term of 10 years. Renewal conditions require the franchisee to be in substantial compliance, provide written notice between 12 and 18 months before expiration, and sign the then-current form of the Franchise Agreement. This renewal trigger, which includes a requirement to make necessary modifications within 90 days of notice, could create a window for software evaluation if the updated agreement mandates new technology standards.
How to read the Spring-Green FDD
The 2026 Spring-Green Franchise Disclosure Document provides the legal and operational baseline for the system. Key items for software vendors include Item 11 (the mandated tech stack listed above) and Item 1 (the executives who sign the agreement). Item 8, if available in the full document, would clarify whether you must be a designated supplier or can sell through to individual operators. The full FDD is embedded below for your review. For a ranked target list of franchise systems that match your software's ideal customer profile, FranCloud can help you prioritize your outbound efforts.
Questions vendors ask
Spring-Green, answered from the filing
The FDD lists Theodore T. Hofer (CEO), Brad Johnson (President), and David Martinez (CFO) as key executives. The centralized mandate for operating software signals that purchasing decisions are made at the C-suite level, not by individual franchisees.
The 2026 FDD mandates three systems: Mobile Live, Operating Software, and QuickBooks Online by Intuit Inc. These are required for all franchisees, indicating a locked-in, HQ-controlled technology environment.
There are 156 total units: 126 franchised and 30 company-owned. The operator footprint is entirely single-unit, with 70 mapped operators across 70 located units, concentrated in IL, NC, SC, VA, and MN.
The specific procurement model is not disclosed in the most recent FDD. Item 8, which would detail designated or approved supplier requirements, was not available in the provided extract.
Renewal conditions require notice 12-18 months before expiration under a 10-year term. Without knowing the initial signing dates, contract windows are unpredictable, but the renewal process mandates signing the current agreement form, creating a potential re-evaluation point.
The Spring-Green FDD is filed with state franchise regulators in 2026. You can read the full document using the embedded PDF viewer below for detailed legal and operational disclosures.
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
70 operators run 70 mapped locations — 0 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit70
Top states by locations
| IL | 7 |
|---|---|
| NC | 7 |
| SC | 6 |
| VA | 5 |
| MN | 5 |
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.