Who is sponsoring the referral incentive program for Benjamin Franklin Plumbing franchisees?
Benjamin_Franklin_Plumbing Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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Referral Programs. As of the date of this disclosure document, we offer two referral incentive programs:
A. Standard Referral
Our affiliate, AB Inc., is sponsoring a referral incentive program that began on February 24, 2025. The referral incentive program pays $15,000 to an existing franchisee of ours or any of our affiliated brands who first directly refers a candidate who: (a) has not previously been referred to us by another source or otherwise been in contact with and/or engaged with us, our affiliates or third party consultants or agents; (b) has not previously signed a Franchise Agreement with us or any of our affiliated brands; (c) who meets our qualifications for becoming a franchisee; (d) signs a Franchise Agreement in a new location on or before February 26, 2027 or up to the business day before our bi-annual convention which we anticipate being February 28, 2027 (the "2025 to 2027 Referral Period"); and (e) pays the Franchise Fee and any applicable Additional Population Fee in full at the time of signing the Franchise Agreement. The incentive payment is only paid with respect to the first Territory licensed from us by the candidate, regardless of the total number of Territories licensed in a single transaction. In addition, all existing franchisees who receive a referral incentive payment as described above may be eligible to win a sweepstakes prize in the amount of the grand total of the $5,000 per referral we and any of our affiliated brands received during the 2025 to 2027 Referral Period. We anticipate that the referral sweepstakes will be scheduled to end at 11:59 PM ET on February 26, 2027, but this may change at our sole discretion. An "Existing Franchisee" is the person or entity defined as "Franchisee" in the Franchise Agreement governing the referring Franchised Busi
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 46–57)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Benjamin Franklin Plumbing FDD, AB Inc., an affiliate of the franchisor, sponsors a referral incentive program that began on February 24, 2025. This program offers $15,000 to existing franchisees of Benjamin Franklin Plumbing or its affiliated brands who successfully refer a candidate meeting specific criteria.
To qualify for the $15,000 incentive, the referred candidate must not have been previously referred or engaged with the company, its affiliates, or third-party consultants. They also cannot have previously signed a franchise agreement with Benjamin Franklin Plumbing or its affiliates. The candidate must meet the franchisor's qualifications for becoming a franchisee, sign a franchise agreement for a new location on or before February 26, 2027, or the business day before the bi-annual convention anticipated on February 28, 2027, and pay the franchise fee and any applicable additional population fee in full at the time of signing the franchise agreement.
The incentive is paid only for the first territory licensed by the candidate. Existing franchisees who receive this referral incentive may also be eligible to win a sweepstakes prize, potentially totaling $5,000 per referral received by the franchisor and its affiliates during the 2025 to 2027 referral period. The referral sweepstakes is anticipated to end on February 26, 2027, but this date may change at the franchisor's discretion. The franchisor retains the right to apply incentive payments to any outstanding balances owed by the existing franchisee. The franchisor may also change or eliminate the referral incentive programs at any time without notice.