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From the filings
Techy
Personal servicesSoftware purchasing at Techy is controlled at the corporate level, with Chief Executive Officer William J. Daragan and Chief Operating Officer Timothy R. Phelps listed as key officers in the 2026 FDD. The system mandates Just Repair Desk for operational tech, and with 155 total units—151 franchised, 4 company-owned—the addressable market is concentrated but clear for vendors who align with that stack.
For software vendors selling into US franchise brands.
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.
9%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
1 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.
ort of software or any other goods and/or services that we furnish to you in related to any of the systems. Your Start-Up Package will include the Point of Sale equipment which is Just Repair Desk and
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
26 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 3 explicit no's; 5 questions 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 must obtain and maintain at your sole expense accounting, sales, reporting and records retention systems conforming to any requirements prescribed by us from time to time, including electronic systems with online access for us.
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We will have independent access to the information generated and stored in the systems, and there are no contractual limitation on our right to access any of the above information.
Must the franchisee submit periodic financial statements (monthly, quarterly or annual) to the franchisor?
YesItem 8
You must submit to us before 10th of each quarter, P&L and Balance Sheet reports for the preceding quarter.
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 or our commonly owned businesses reserve the right to derive revenue from your required purchases from us or our approved suppliers.
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 11
We have no plans to do so, but may in the future require you to purchase different or other software or hardware.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
0Item 8
We had no revenue derived from franchisee purchases, no dollars from vendor rebates and $76,363 received from rental payments.
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
We may receive rebates from approved suppliers from time to time as part of our purchasing negotiations and auditing services.
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?
70Item 8
approximately 70% - 80% of all purchases and leases necessary to operate the franchised business after opening.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 8
We currently approve suppliers upon request submitted upon our “Supplier Approval Form” and payment of a supplier approval fee of $1,000.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesFranchise agreement
If you want to propose a new supplier of any product, item or service, you agree to submit to us, on our “Supplier Approval Form” and pay us a Supplier Approval Fee of $1,000 at the time you submit the “Supplier Approval Form”, sufficient written information about the proposed new supplier to enable us to approve or…
Communications
Does the franchisor own or control the business telephone numbers, or take them over when the agreement ends?
YesFranchise agreement
You understand and agree that we own all telephone numbers, domain names, Internet addresses/sites and/or other communications services links (collectively, the “Numbers”), and any related directory listings/advertising, used in connection with the operation of Techy Store.
Franchise management
Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?
YesFranchise agreement
You agree to request your customers to participate in any surveys performed by or on behalf of us, using forms prescribed by us from time to time.
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesItem 11
We may evaluate your franchise (including inspections, field service visits, customer comments/surveys and secret shopper reports) for compliance with our System Standards using the same methodology and scoring system as we use to evaluate any franchised store owned and/or operated by us and/or our Affiliates and/or…
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesItem 8
We have the right, under each franchise concept in the Franchise Agreement, to change the standards and specifications applicable to operation of the franchise, including standards and specifications for signs, furnishings, products, 21 supplies, fixtures and equipment.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesItem 11
You must select a site for your Inline Franchise business and submit the location for our approval within 90 days of signing your agreement and be conducting business at the approved location within 180 days or your franchise will be terminated without any refund of fees or expenses.
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 may utilize only the website and Internet presence provided by us.
Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?
YesItem 7
During the sixty (60) day period after opening, you must spend between $4,000 to $6,000 on Franchisor approved marketing of your store.
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
Each month you must spend the greater of $500 or 1.5% of the previous month’s Gross Revenues for local advertising and promotion of your franchised store.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
We have the right to require you to purchase certain products, signs, furnishings, supplies, fixtures, computer hardware and software and equipment from approved suppliers identified in the Operations Manual or otherwise in writing.
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesFranchise agreement
Your Techy Store will purchase, use and offer such Designated Equipment, Products and Services, as are specified by us from time to time.
Payments
Are royalties and other fees collected by automatic bank debit (ACH or electronic funds transfer) from the franchisee's account?
YesItem 6
You must participate in an electronic funds transfer and reporting program, which will authorize us to use a pre-authorized bank debit system.
People
Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?
YesItem 15
Your franchised store must be personally managed on a full-time basis by a person who has successfully completed mandatory training and met then-current standards as specified by us.
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 8
Currently, we require you to use “LightSpeed” as your point of sale software and “EmailMeForms” which we pay for, as a utility program.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We will have independent access to the information generated and stored in the systems, and there are no contractual limitation on our right to access any of the above information.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 11
You and your manager must attend additional and/or refresher training programs as we may reasonably require to correct, improve and/or enhance your operations, the System and its members.
Is attendance at an annual convention or conference mandatory for the franchisee?
YesFranchise agreement
You are required to attend all meetings designated by us as mandatory (including without limitation the Techy annual convention), unless otherwise excused by us.
The filing answers no to 3 questions
- Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?Franchise agreement
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
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 our data by segment and unit count, not a guess.
HQ leadership: CEO/President + VP Ops/Franchise + a first dedicated IT/systems owner.
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The vendor opportunity at Techy
Techy operates 155 locations, 151 of which are franchised and 4 company-owned. The system is concentrated in five states: Florida leads with 458 mapped units, followed by North Carolina (138), California (99), Pennsylvania (99), and Georgia (97). Across the network, 97 operators are on file, 47 of them multi-unit, with a unit-band split that shows 50 single-unit operators, 14 in the 2–9 range, none in the 10–24 band, and 33 operators running 25 or more units. For a software vendor, that means a relatively small total unit count but a meaningful multi-unit bloc—33 operators control large portfolios, and a single conversation can unlock dozens of locations.
Average unit volume is not disclosed in the most recent FDD. The royalty rate is 7.0%, and the initial franchise term is 10 years. No parent company is listed; Techy appears independently owned.
Who controls software purchasing
The 2026 FDD names three executives in Item 1: William J. Daragan (Chief Executive Officer and Director), Timothy R. Phelps (Chief Operating Officer), and Daniel Daragan (Director of Development). In a system of this size with a mandated tech stack, purchasing authority almost certainly sits with these corporate officers. The CEO and COO are the natural entry points for any enterprise software pitch, while the Director of Development may weigh in on tools that affect franchisee onboarding or location build-out.
Because the franchisor mandates at least one operational system, the buying center is HQ-driven. Franchisees are unlikely to have independent authority to replace or supplement mandated tools without corporate approval.
Mandated and current tech stack
The only mandated technology named in the 2026 FDD is Just Repair Desk. No other POS, scheduling, CRM, or back-office system is disclosed as required. That creates a clear integration surface: any software that sits alongside or on top of Just Repair Desk—whether for marketing, analytics, payments, or HR—must interoperate with that platform. Vendors who already have a Just Repair Desk integration, or can build one quickly, have a structural advantage.
Beyond that single mandate, the FDD is silent on recommended or optional tech. That silence is itself a signal: the franchisor has not locked down the rest of the stack, which may leave room for franchisees to adopt supplementary tools, especially in the larger multi-unit groups.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 of the 2026 FDD contains no procurement extract, so the formal purchasing model—whether designated supplier, approved supplier, or open—is not publicly known. In practice, the existence of a mandated system suggests at least a partially closed procurement environment for operational tech.
Renewal timing offers a predictable window for vendor outreach. The initial franchise term is 10 years. To renew, a franchisee must give written notice within the first 90 days of the ninth year, be in good standing, execute the then-current agreement, sign a release of all claims, attend any required refresher training at their own expense, and pay a renewal fee equal to 20% of the then-current franchise fee for new franchisees. That ninth-year trigger—when franchisees are evaluating whether to recommit for another decade—is a natural moment when both the franchisor and franchisees may reassess their tech stack.
How to read the Techy FDD
The 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document is the authoritative source for the facts above. It is filed with state franchise regulators and available for review below. For software vendors, the most actionable sections are Item 1 (executives and ownership), Item 11 (mandated systems and tech obligations), Item 8 (procurement restrictions, if any), and Item 17 (renewal terms that create contract windows). If you are building a target account list, focus on the 33 multi-unit operators with 25-plus locations—they represent the bulk of the addressable units and the highest likelihood of a consolidated purchasing decision. For a ranked list of the franchise systems that match your software category, FranCloud can help.
Questions vendors ask
Techy, answered from the filing
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
24 operators run 58 mapped locations. 5 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
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Ownership
The portfolio behind Techy
unknown of drphonefix franchises.
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Primary franchise filings · updated June 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.