Does Amerispec Inspection Services provide a website for use in operating the Franchised Business?
Amerispec_Inspection_Services Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Before you open your Franchised Business, we will:
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- Provide you with an internet e-mail address and a website for use in operating your Franchised Business. (Franchise Agreement - Paragraph 6.8 and Exhibits D and E)
We have a private, secure site on the Internet, which is available to our franchisees. This intranet site, AmeriSpec Connection or a comparable site, allows a franchisee to send electronic mail to our corporate staff and other franchisees, post and respond to questions and view other responses in question and answer forums, view and print news items, view and print the Operations Manual, and download files and software updates.
The AMS (AmeriSpec Management System) is an online business management tool that allows you to have all your needed information and automated processes in place. The AMS allows us to market, schedule, and communicate with your customers. You must sign a license agreement with us for use of this software, which is included as Exhibit G to the Franchise Agreement. Currently, you will pay us an initial license fee of $300 per license (which is included in your Marketing and Technology Bundle) and an annual technology fee of $55 per month, not to exceed $150 per month, for this software. The fee will be pro-rated for your first year of operation. For each year thereafter, the fee will be payable on June 1.
You must acquire and use the computer systems we specify for the operation of your Franchised Business. The annual costs for computer and equipment services ranges from $1,100 to $1,300. This estimate includes the printer, computer, software, and Internet that are not included in the Marketing and Technology Bundle. We may develop computer systems and specifications for certain components of the computer systems in the future and may modify those specifications and the components of the computer systems. As part of the computer systems, we may require you to obtain, update, and use specified computer hardware and/or software including, without limitation, a license to use proprietary software developed by us or others. Your computer systems must be compatible with our computer systems, must be connected to our facilities by high-speed Internet with minimum requirements specified by us, and must be updated, maintained, and used in compliance with our specifications. We may require you to electronically upload or transmit information on a periodic basis (including daily). Also, we have the right to independently access sales information and other data produced by the computer systems and there are no contractual limitations on our right to access and use that information and data, even if the data is maintained by a third party.
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 24–31)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Amerispec Inspection Services's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, as part of the pre-opening assistance, Amerispec Inspection Services will provide a website for use in operating your franchised business. Additionally, franchisees have access to AmeriSpec Connection, a private, secure intranet site. This site enables franchisees to communicate with corporate staff and other franchisees via electronic mail, participate in question and answer forums, access news items, view and print the Operations Manual, and download files and software updates.
Amerispec Inspection Services also provides the AmeriSpec Management System (AMS), an online business management tool designed to streamline information and automate processes. The AMS facilitates marketing, scheduling, and customer communication. Franchisees must sign a license agreement for the AMS, with an initial license fee of $300 (included in the Marketing and Technology Bundle) and an annual technology fee of $55 per month, not to exceed $150 per month. This fee is pro-rated for the first year and payable on June 1st each subsequent year.
In addition to the website and AMS, Amerispec Inspection Services requires franchisees to acquire and use specific computer systems for their business operations. The annual costs for computer and equipment services range from $1,100 to $1,300, covering items like printers, computers, software, and internet access that are not included in the Marketing and Technology Bundle. Franchisees must ensure their computer systems are compatible with Amerispec Inspection Services's systems, connected via high-speed internet, and maintained according to their specifications. Amerispec Inspection Services also has the right to independently access sales information and other data produced by these computer systems.