How is the initial franchise fee for Bigfoot Forestry paid?
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. Upon request, you must send us a resolution of the Developer Entity authorizing the execution of this Agreement, a copy of its organizational documents and a current Certificate of Good Standing. You may form a separate Entity to enter into each Franchise Agreement provided that: (a) the Person or Persons owning the Equity Interests (and the percentage of the Equity Interests owned) in each such Entity must be the same Person or Persons owning the Equity Interests (with the same percentage of the Equity Interests owned) in the Developer Entity; and (b) each such Entity guarantees the performance of all other Entities formed under the authority of this §6. Each Owner, and the spouse of each Owner who is a natural Person, must sign a Franchise Owner Agreement.
7. TRANSFERS
- 7.1. By Us.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 42–162)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bigfoot Forestry's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the initial franchise fee is paid as part of a development fee when signing an Area Development Agreement. The development fee is the total of all initial franchise fees for the Bigfoot Forestry Businesses that the franchisee is required to develop under the agreement. This fee is considered fully earned and nonrefundable once the agreement is executed.
The initial franchise fee varies depending on the number of franchises purchased. The fee for the first franchise is $49,900, but is reduced to $47,400 for veterans. The second franchise costs $44,900, and the third (and any additional) franchises cost $39,900 each.
Prospective franchisees should note that they cannot begin providing Bigfoot Forestry Services in a specific franchised territory until a Franchise Agreement is signed for that territory. The franchisee must also develop, open, and operate each Bigfoot Forestry Business in accordance with both the Franchise Agreement and the company's Manual. This ensures that all franchisees adhere to Bigfoot Forestry's standards and procedures.
Furthermore, the franchisee must sign the Initial Franchise Agreement for their first Bigfoot Forestry Business when they sign the Area Development Agreement. The terms of subsequent Franchise Agreements may differ significantly from the initial agreement. However, the initial franchise fee for each agreement will be determined according to the table provided in Attachment A.