Profit Potential

Expenditures	Standard Fee	Method of Payment	When Payable	To Whom Payment is Made
Initial Franchise Fee	$50,000	Lump Sum or Installment	When you sign the Franchise Agreement	FCI
Additional Territory Fee (minimum of 2)	$40,000 each	Lump Sum or Installment	When you sign the Franchise Agreement	FCI
Inspirenet / Inspirenet Mobile Software	$7,500	Lump Sum	30 days prior to training	FCI
Software Access Fee (2 months)	$400 - $600	Lump Sum	Monthly upon signing Franchise Agreement	FCI
Training Related Expenses	$3,000 - $5,000	Varies	As incurred	Various third parties
Opening Package	$35,000 - $45,000	Lump Sum	30 days prior to training	FCI and third parties
Personnel / Staffing	$0 - $5,000	As Agreed	As Agreed	Employees
Initial Advertising Expenses	$40,000 - $60,000	Varies	Within 4 Months after training	Various third parties
Insurance Liability / Vehicle	$1,500 - $6,000/yr	Installment or Lump Sum	As incurred	Your Insurance Carrier
Miscellaneous Opening Costs	$2,000 - $5,000	Varies	As incurred	Business licenses, utilities, phone
FCI Vehicle	$1,000	Lump sum, finance or lease	According to purchase option	Our designated suppliers or third parties
Office Equipment	$1,000 - $5,000	Lump Sum	As incurred	Third party
Real Estate and Improvements	$0 - $5,000	Varies	As incurred	Various third parties
Additional Startup Funds	$45,000 - 65,000	As Incurred	As incurred	Supplies, utilities, etc
TOTAL	$154,400 – $341,000

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