How is the Bigfoot Forestry development fee calculated?
Bigfoot_Forestry Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
must hire a Project Manager to manage at least one (1) but not more than three (3) of your Bigfoot Forestry Businesses. The Managing Owner, and each Project Manager, can manage a maximum of three (3) Bigfoot Forestry Businesses. You must hire an additional Project Manager for every three (3) additional Bigfoot Forestry Businesses you open. Each Project Manager you hire must meet all criteria and conditions set forth in the most recent Franchise Agreement executed by you.
- 5. DEVELOPMENT FEE. At the time you sign this Agreement you must pay us a development fee in the amount set forth in Part B of ATTACHMENT "A", which is calculated as the aggregate sum of the initial franchise fees imposed for all Bigfoot Forestry Businesses you are required to develop pursuant to this Agreement. The development fee is fully earned and nonrefundable upon execution of this Agreement.
- 6. DEVELOPER ENTITY. You represent that Part A of ATTACHMENT "A" includes a complete and accurate list of your Owners.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 42–162)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bigfoot Forestry's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the development fee is calculated as the total of the initial franchise fees for all Bigfoot Forestry Businesses that the developer is required to open under the Area Development Agreement. This fee is paid when the agreement is signed. Part B of Attachment A to the Area Development Agreement contains a table that specifies how the initial franchise fee is determined for each Bigfoot Forestry Business.
The development fee covers the initial franchise fee for each individual Franchise Agreement signed under the Area Development Agreement. Unless Bigfoot Forestry agrees otherwise, a franchisee cannot begin providing services in a specific territory until a Franchise Agreement is signed for that territory. The franchisee must develop, open, and operate each Bigfoot Forestry Business according to the Franchise Agreement and the Manual.
Prospective Bigfoot Forestry area developers should carefully review Part B of Attachment A to fully understand how the development fee is calculated, as this fee is nonrefundable once paid. They should also note that the initial franchise fee for subsequent franchise agreements under the area development agreement will be determined according to the table in Part B of Attachment A.