USA Franchise Forms

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.

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 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.