UNITED STATES

Set up a regional subfranchisor for your franchise system with this customizable Franchise Agreement template for US franchises.

• The Agreement grants a regional subfranchisor the right to recruit, screen and train new franchisees and assist them in opening their locations within the subfranchisor's assigned territory.
• This Agreement can also be used for new franchisees, to open and operate a new franchise location.
• Franchisees are required to pay:
  • the initial franchise fee,
  • weekly royalty based on gross sales, and
  • a monthly advertising fund fee.
• The template includes the following items:
  • Franchise Agreement,
  • Glossary of Terms,
  • Summary of Information concerning Franchisee and the Franchise,
  • Personal Guarantee and Agreement to be Bound by Terms,
  • Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement,
  • Conditional Assignment of Telephone Number,
  • Acknowledgment of Franchisee.
• Available in MS Word format.
• The Agreement is governed by U.S. laws and is intended for use only within the United States.

Regional franchisors within the U.S. can sign up a new area developer in a designated territory with this customizable Franchise Area Development Agreement.

• The area developer is an independent contractor, whose main responsibility is to establish franchises on behalf of the master franchisor within the assigned territory.
• The regional franchisor grants the area developer a license to use the master franchisor's systems and marks within the development area for the purpose of developing new franchises.
• Payment of a non-refundable area development fee is required, based on the number of franchise locations.
• The area developer must enter into a franchise agreement for each franchised business established within the development area. The developer is responsible for locating and securing acceptable sites for each business.
• The area developer agrees not to compete with the business of the master franchisor during the term of the Agreement and for two years afterward.
• The regional franchisor is granted a right of first refusal if the area developer wishes to sell all or part of its assets and business.
• Available as a downloadable MS Word template. Fully editable.
• Intended to be used only within the United States.

Assign your rights and obligations under a franchise agreement to a new franchisee with this Franchise Assignment Agreement for U.S. franchises.

• The franchisor gives its written consent to the assignment, but this consent does not constitute a waiver of the requirement for written consent in any subsequent assignment.
• The assignor and assignee jointly and severally agree to pay any outstanding amounts owing by the assignor to the franchisor.
• If the assignor owns a majority of the shares of the assignee company, no transfer fee will be payable.
• The file includes a Transfer of Shares, Confidentiality and Non-Competition Undertaking to be executed by the assignee.
• This template is available in MS Word format and is fully editable to fit your specific circumstances.
• Intended to be used only in the United States.

U.S. franchisors are required by FTC regulations to provide all franchisee applicants with this Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), which discloses all relevant information about the franchisor and the franchise business, including:

• the franchisor's corporate structure and history,
• the business experience of the principals of the franchisor,
• any current or potential litigation involving the franchisor,
• initial franchise fees and other fees to be paid by a franchisee,
• restrictions on sources of products and services, and restrictions on what the franchisee may sell,
• assistance and training programs offered by the franchisor,
• trademarks, patents, copyrights and proprietary information of the franchisor,
• provisions for renewal, transfer and termination of the franchise agreement,
• dispute resolution,
• financial statements and information,
• other information that a franchisee needs in order to evaluate the business opportunity.
• The FDD also includes a list of addenda to satisfy State-specific requirements.

To get your copy of the USA Franchise Disclosure Document, add it to your cart, check out and download the form.

Make sure your franchisees meet their obligations to you by obtaining a Guaranty of Franchise Obligations from the franchisee, with this template form for USA based franchises.

• The guarantor unconditionally guarantees the complete performance of the franchisee under the terms of the Franchise Agreement.
• The obligations of the guarantor are independent of the obligations of the franchisee.
• The Guaranty is enforceable against the guarantor and his/her personal representatives, successors and assigns, and the death of the guarantor will not terminate the liability of the guarantor.
• If the spouse of a franchisee signs as a guarantor, and the franchisee subsequently remarries, the new spouse must also sign.
• This legal template is available as a downloadable and fully editable MS Word document.
• Intended to be used only by franchises based in the United States.

Appoint regional franchisors and set up regional franchises within the United States with this comprehensive Regional Franchise Agreement template.

• The regional franchisors will recruit, screen, train and assist franchisees who will open and operate new franchise locations.
• Each regional franchisor will operate on an exclusive basis within the development area specified in the Agreement.
• Regional franchisors must meet a minimum investment obligation and pay a franchise advertising fee into a regional co-op advertising fund.
• The Agreement is governed by U.S. laws.
• Available in MS Word format, fully editable to meet your needs.
• Intended to be used only within the United States.

Enter into a profit sharing arrangement with a franchisor who will distribute your products to its franchisees under the terms of this Revenue Sharing Agreement.

• The franchisor will act as your distributor and will distribute the revenue sharing products to any of its franchisees who agree to participate in the program.
• The shared revenue paid to the supplier on each product is a set price per unit. A portion of the upfront price of the products will be deducted from the supplier's share of revenues before remittance.
• The franchisor will not sell off any products until the expiration of each revenue sharing period, and will not sell products to wholesalers or jobbers, other than distressed products.
• Instead of receiving specific marketing support, the franchisor will accrue marketing support funds calculated as a percentage of the qualified sale price on revenue sharing products.
• The supplier has the right to audit the franchisor's records and those of its participating franchisees each year.
• The parties mutually indemnify and hold each other harmless.
• Available in MS Word format and fully customizable.
• Intended to be used only in the United States.

Do you market and sell franchises in the United States? Write up your customer contracts quickly and easily with this Business Agency Sales Agreement template.

• The franchisor (customer) appoints the agent as its exclusive sales agent to develop, market and sell its franchises worldwide.
• The agent will not represent any business which directly competes with that of the customer, however, the agent may develop, market and sell franchised units for companies that are not in competition with the customer.
• All contracts with franchisees are not binding until accepted by the customer.
• The customer is responsible for its advertising, management, and education and training of franchisees.

Get this model Franchise Agreement to sign up new franchisees for your pasta restaurant franchises.

• The franchisee will find a location for the restaurant, but the location must be approved by the franchisor.
• The franchisee will pay a weekly franchise fee to the franchisor.
• The franchisor will offer a training program to the franchisee's employees prior to opening, and provide additional training at an additional cost to the franchisee.
• The franchisee will not sell any food products not approved by the franchisor, and will use the franchisor's brand names for menu items and any other products sold from the restaurant.
• The franchisee has the option to renew the Franchise Agreement for several additional terms.

The USA Pasta Restaurant Franchise Agreement is a downloadable template which can be easily customized to fit your business model.

Use this customizable Franchise Agreement to sign up a franchisee for a sports team in the United States.

• The franchisee agrees to use all marketing and promotional items required by the franchisor.
• The franchisor shall provide initial training and additional assistance in setting up the sports team franchise.
• The franchisee shall pay a continuing annual royalty fee to the franchisor, calculated as a percentage of gross revenues from the team.
• The initial term of the agreement is ten years, with an option to renew for another term of ten years.

Sports franchises can be tremendously successful. Get off to a good start by downloading this Franchise Agreement template.

Oversee the construction and renovation of your franchisee's business premises with this USA Construction Administration Agreement for Franchise.

• The franchisor will arrange for the design, layout and construction of the premises, including obtaining all necessary permits.
• The franchisee will pay a development fee to the franchisor in return for its services.
• The franchisee will reimburse the franchisor for all costs of the construction.
• The franchisor makes no guarantee that the premises construction will be completed on schedule.

FTC regulations require franchisors in the United States to provide all regional franchisor applicants with this Franchise Disclosure Document, so that the applicant can evaluate the business opportunity based on the following information:

• the franchisor's corporate structure and history,
• the business experience of the principals of the franchisor,
• any current or potential litigation involving the franchisor,
• regional franchise fees and other fees to be paid by the regional franchisor,
• restrictions on sources of products and services, and restrictions on what the regional franchisor may sell,
• the regional franchisor's obligations,
• assistance and training programs offered by the franchisor,
• trademarks, patents, copyrights and proprietary information of the franchisor,
• provisions for renewal, transfer and termination,
• dispute resolution,
• financial statements and information.

The USA Franchise Disclosure Document for Regional Franchisors template includes a list of addenda for State-specific requirements. Purchase and download your copy now.

Appoint a regional team manager to provide support services to your franchisees with this USA Franchise Regional Team Manager Agreement.

• The regional team manager is not hired as an employee. He/she must run a franchise in the designated territory for at least one month prior to being appointed as regional manager, and must continue to operate the franchise during the term of the agreement.
• The regional manager is not on salary, but instead is paid a percentage royalty for each franchisee in the territory.
• The Agreement will terminate if a specified number of franchisees transfer or fail within the territory in any 12 month period.
• The regional manager is responsible for providing a sufficient number of agents to service all of the franchisees. If franchisees are not receiving adequate support, the franchisor will assist them and invoice the regional team manager for services provided.

USA franchisors, prepare a Confidential Evaluation and Application form for new franchisees with this easy-to-use template.

• evaluating the skills and expertise of the applicant franchisee, based on employment background and management history;
• verifying the potential franchisee's financial resources by performing credit checks and other searches, based on financial information provided;
• assessing the overall business capabilities of the potential franchisee.

Prepare an Indemnity Agreement for a Franchise Sublease with this template form for USA franchises.

• The Agreement is between the franchisor and a principal of the franchisee, as indemnifying party.
• The indemnifying party is providing the indemnity as an inducement to get the franchisor to enter into a sublease with the franchisee.
• The indemnifying party will make any payments, perform any obligations, and indemnify the franchisor against loss or damages arising out of the franchisee's failure to pay or perform its obligations under the sublease.
• The indemnity is absolute and unconditional and unaffected by any extension of time, waiver, consent, assignment or amendment of the sublease.
• In the event of any default, the indemnifying party waives any right to require the franchisor to proceed against the franchisee or to pursue any other remedy it has.

You don't want to incur any liability for your franchisee's sublease. Buy and download the Indemnity Agreement and get it signed right away.

Appoint regional sub-franchisors for a restaurant chain in the United States with this USA Regional Sub-Franchise Agreement for Restaurant Franchise.

• The regional sub-franchisor will develop and manage franchisees in a designated area and provide them with support services, such as business consultation and advice, assistance in acquiring a location, lease negotiations, construction coordination, marketing advice, implementation, and training.
• The sub-franchisor will pay a non-refundable sub-franchise fee.
• The sub-franchisor will have the exclusive right to act as sub-franchisor within the designated territory.
• The franchisor grants the sub-franchisor the right to use its trademarks and logos, and will provide training and materials.
• The franchisor will pay all bills and invoices owing to the sub-franchisor.

Appoint a regional sub-franchisor to develop new restaurant franchises with this Sub-Franchise Agreement template.

• The regional sub-franchisor will develop and manage franchisees in a specific territory and provide them with support services, such as business advice and assistance.
• The sub-franchisor will pay a non-refundable sub-franchise fee for the exclusive right to act as sub-franchisor within the designated territory.
• The franchisor grants the sub-franchisor the right to use its trademarks and logos, and will provide training and franchise documents and materials.
• The sub-franchisor agrees to ensure that a minimum number of franchises are opened each year in order to ensure that the territory is developed appropriately.
• The agreement is governed by the franchise laws of the United States.

Sublease space to a new franchisee for their new franchise business with this USA Sublease Agreement for Unit Franchise.

• The franchisor is the lessee under a head lease with the owner of the premises. The sublease is between the franchisor as lessor, the franchisee as sublessee and the principal(s) of the franchisee as indemnifier(s).
• The sublessee will assume all obligations of the franchisor under the original head lease.
• The sublease is intended to be a completely carefree net sublease for the lessor ⁄ franchisor.
• Any conflict between the provisions of the Sublease and those of the Franchise Agreement shall be governed by the Franchise Agreement.
• If at any time the Sublessee is in default under the Sublease or the Franchise Agreement, the then-current month's charges and the next 3 months' charges will all become immediately payable as accelerated rent.
• The file includes an Indemnity Agreement to be signed by each of the principals of the assignee.

USA unit franchisors, prepare a Unit Franchise Agreement for a franchise associate with this comprehensive downloadable template.

• The associate is granted a license to use the franchisor's business marks, in order to establish and operate a franchise center within a specified territory.
• The unit franchisor will provide the initial training program and find a suitable location, and will provide ongoing consultation and guidance to the franchise associate.
• Provisions governing the design and construction of the franchise centers.
• Confidentiality provisions.
• The associate must provide accurate and complete accounting and financial records for the franchise business.
• The associate must maintain a life insurance policy naming the franchisor as beneficiary, with the proceeds to pay any outstanding amounts and indebtedness of the franchise business.
• The file includes a Guarantee, Indemnification and Acknowledgement from the principals of the associate, guaranteeing payment of amounts due under the agreement and indemnifying the franchisor.