Franchise Agreement for Sports Team | USA

Sign a contract to manage the career of an athlete with this downloadable Sport Agency and Representation Agreement.

• The Agreement is subject to any applicable rules or regulations set down by the body that governs the athlete's sport.
• The agent will represent and manage all aspects of the athlete's career, including negotiating contracts, establishing partnerships and sponsorships, scheduling events, promoting and marketing, collecting and paying amounts due to and from the athlete, and acting in a fiduciary capacity on his/her behalf.
• The agent will be paid a commission based on a percentage of gross revenue earned by the athlete.
• The agent is responsible for paying all of his/her own expenses except for certain expenses (such as travel expenses) up to an agreed maximum.
• This is an exclusive contract. The athlete agrees not to hire any other person or firm to represent him/her during the duration of the Agreement.
• The athlete indemnifies the agent against any third party claims for damages.
• This is a standard form contract that can be used for professional or amateur athletes.

Set some restrictions on your franchisees with respect to the operation of the franchise with this Restrictive Covenant Agreement.

• The franchisee agrees not to compete with the franchisor within the territory for a specified period of time.
• The franchisee has a fiduciary duty to the franchisor.
• Confidentiality provisions to protect the franchisor's trade secrets and proprietary information.
• This is a generic legal form (not country specific).
• Easy to customize to fit your business model.

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.

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.

Grant your franchisees a license to use your trade name with this Franchise License to Use Trade Name.

• The license is granted subject to certain restrictions.
• When completed, the License should be attached as an addendum to the original Franchise Agreement.
• This is a generic legal form that is not specific to any country.

This free form is available in MS Word format, and is fully editable to meet your needs.