What is the maximum fee per person for the Aplus National or Regional Conference?
Aplus Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
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| Type of Fee | Amount | Due Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| data to and from your APLUS Store. | |||
| Technology Fee | $330 to $600 | Monthly | This covers our providing to you required software licenses, access to our back-office system, helpdesk support, a website, e-mail set up, and email hosting for one email address. We reserve the right to reduce this fee, and upon written notice to you we may increase this fee. |
| Failure to Open Fee | Prorated Non Leased Minimum Monthly Royalty Fee per day for each calendar day you fail to open the APLUS Store for business | When billed | You must take possession and open the APLUS Store on the agreed upon commencement date. If you do not, we reserve the right to charge you the Failure to Open Fee. |
| Liquidated | See Note 4 | Upon | Payable if the APLUS Franchise |
| Damages4 | demand | Agreement is terminated early. | |
| Collateral Security Deposit | $10,000 minimum and up to $20,000 | Before opening your APLUS Store | The Collateral Security Deposit varies based on your credit rating. If you operate an APLUS Franchise in a Captive Market, we may charge a higher Collateral Security Deposit. |
| National or Regional Conference | Up to $800 per person | Upon demand | We encourage but do not require your attendance at any regional or national conference. If you send an employee to our conference, you are responsible for his or her travel, wages, food, conference fee, and other costs related to attending. |
| Indemnification | Amount of loss or damages plus costs | As incurred | You must defend, indemnify, and hold us and our related parties harmless from all fines, suits, proceedings, claims, demands, obligations or actions of any kind (including costs and reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your ownership, operation or occupation of your APLUS Store, performance or bre |
Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 16–28)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Aplus's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, attendance at national or regional conferences is encouraged but not required. If a franchisee chooses to attend or sends an employee, they are responsible for all associated costs. The conference fee itself can be up to $800 per person, payable upon demand. This fee does not include travel, wages, food, and other related expenses, which the franchisee must also cover.
This means that franchisees need to budget not only for the conference fee but also for all travel-related costs, employee wages, and other incidentals if they choose to attend or send an employee. The 'upon demand' payment term indicates that Aplus will likely invoice franchisees for the conference fee shortly before the event, requiring franchisees to have funds readily available.
While attendance is optional, Aplus encourages participation, suggesting that these conferences may offer valuable training, networking, or updates on the Aplus system. Franchisees should weigh the potential benefits of attending against the total cost, including the conference fee and all associated expenses, to determine if participation is a worthwhile investment for their business.