Based on which tier your franchise will be associated with, there is a franchise fee and a required minimum number of ePoster units to purchase.
Franchise Fee
Units Required
Tier Cities
Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas,
Los Angeles (North), Miami, New York City (A&B), Philadelphia (A), San Francisco, Washington DC (A)
TIER 1
$100k
50
Denver, Houston, Los Angeles (South), New Orleans (A), New Brunswick, Orlando, San Diego, Seattle, Syracuse/Rochester
TIER 2
$80k
40
Cleveland, Durham/Raleigh, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Hampshire, New Orleans (B), Philadelphia (B), Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Sacramento, San Jose, St. Louis, Vermont, Washington DC (B)
TIER 3
$60k
30
Financial Qualifications
Initial Investment
Credit Score
750+
$250-425k
Liquidity of Assets
Net Worth
$200k+
$500k+
Revenue Generation Opportunities
A
B
C
Create clients in your own market
Collaborative franchising for national events
Collaborative franchising in other franchise markets
Create clients in your own market and be the sole provider for onsite staffing and equipment
You will keep 90% of net profit after the 10% royalty fee
Take on the opportunity to provide your staff and/or equipment for ePosterBoards national society clients that have events in or close to your market
First right of refusal for events, but must commit inventory once you have contractually agreed to it
Minimum 10 units must be provided
Equipment transportation costs will be covered by the client
Split the applicable hardware and onsite staff profit from the event
Use your additional inventory during slower periods for other franchises who need additional equipment
The San Francisco office reached out to SF Institution A and booked their first event with them. The School of Dentistry’s Annual Student Poster Session will need 35 units. The San Francisco office staff works with the event organizer to do all of the preplanning logistics. They will also provide all of the hardware for 35 units, the transportation of equipment and onsite setup, breakdown, and tech support staff. The San Francisco office will receive 90% of the net profit from the event and ePosterBoards corporate will receive 10% of the net profit [does not include pass through expenses such as staffing, equipment transportation expenses].
Royalty Fee
10% OF NET PROFIT PER EVENT
Paid to ePosterBoards Corporate for continuous use of the ePosterBoards brand and Intellectual Property.
Advertising Fee
1-4% OF ANNUAL GROSS REVENUE
Paid to ePosterBoards Corporate for creation of current and new sales and marketing campaigns, as well as promotional materials and landing pages.
CASE STUDY B
COLLABORATIVE FRANCHISING FOR NATIONAL EVENTS
Locations: Orlando franchise and Boston corporate office
The Boston HQ office books a National Convention in Orlando, FL with a Social Work Society Annual Meeting. The event requires 26 ePosterBoards units.
Option 1: Boston HQ will work with the event organizers to do all of the preplanning logistics. The Orlando office will provide all of the hardware for the 26 units along with the setup/breakdown crew. The Boston office staff will provide onsite staff support and management for the event. The pass through costs relating to equipment transportation and setup/breakdown crew will be paid to the local Orlando office and the pass through costs relating to staff travel expenses will be paid to ePosterBoards corporate. The Orlando office will receive 60% of the net profit for the number of units provided [equipment fees]. ePosterBoards corporate will receive 40% of the total net profit.
Option 2: Boston HQ will work with the event organizers to do all of the preplanning logistics. The Orlando office will provide all of the hardware for the 26 units, transportation to and from the event, and onsite setup, breakdown, and tech support staff for onsite management. The pass through costs relating to equipment transportation, staff daily salaries, equipment transportation and staff parking expenses will be paid to the Orlando office. The Orlando office will receive 60% of the net profit for the number of units provided [equipment fees]. ePosterBoards corporate will receive 40% of the total net profit.
CASE STUDY C
COLLABORATIVE FRANCHISING IN OTHER FRANCHISE MARKETS
Locations: New York City and New Brunswick, NJ franchises
The New York City office books a Research Day event at NY Institution for 75 units. Since the New York City office only has 50 units in their inventory, the New Brunswick office will provide the additional 25. The New York office will work on all the preplanning logistics and provide the onsite staff. The pass through costs will be shared based on the units and services provided. In this case, the New York office will receive 90% net profit for the number of units provided along with the value-added service related fees. The New Brunswick office will receive 90% of the net profit for the number of units provided [equipment fees]. ePosterBoards corporate will receive 10% of the net profit [does not include pass through expenses such as staffing and equipment transportation expenses].
Website Design/Maintenance Fee
1-2% OF ANNUAL GROSS REVENUE
Paid to ePosterBoards corporate for creation of initial and annual updates of Franchisee subdomains of the ePosterBoards website + internal staff intranet portals.
Website Design/Maintenance Fee
1-2% OF ANNUAL GROSS REVENUE
Paid to ePosterBoards Corporate for creation of initial and annual updates of franchisee subdomains of the ePosterBoards website and internal staff intranet portals.
Administrative Fee
10% OF ANNUAL GROSS REVENUE
Paid to ePosterBoards Corporate for quote, contract and billing/invoicing services for all events.
