What is the cost of the Bor Restoration Opening Package, which includes the tablet?
Bor_Restoration Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
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Computer Requirements
As part of the Opening Package, you will receive a Microsoft or equivalent hand-held tablet (Tablet) such as a Microsoft Surface. The Tablet will have preloaded the BOR Software Suite. The cost of the Tablet is included in the cost of the Opening Package and is not broken out as a separately purchased
item. It cannot be substituted for a tablet or other computer you may already own. The Opening Package costs $87.558.
You must pay the BOR Software Suite Initial License Fee and the BOR Software Suite Monthly License Fee. All updates are supplied as part of the BOR Software Suite Monthly License Fee without additional charge.
You must also activate the licenses for and then maintain throughout the term of the Franchise Agreement, Microsoft Office 365, and Constant Contact by paying their then-current license fees. Currently, (a) Microsoft Office 365 costs approximately $99 annually, and Constant Contact costs approximately $25 monthly. As each software package is cloud-based, any updates are included in the manufacturer's yearly or monthly fee.
Source: Item 11 — (FDD pages 22–28)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Bor Restoration's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Opening Package costs $87,558. This package includes a Microsoft or equivalent hand-held tablet, such as a Microsoft Surface, which will have the BOR Software Suite preloaded. The cost of the tablet is included in the cost of the opening package and is not broken out as a separately purchased item. The tablet cannot be substituted for a tablet or other computer that the franchisee may already own.
In addition to the Opening Package, the franchisee must pay the BOR Software Suite Initial License Fee and the BOR Software Suite Monthly License Fee. All updates are supplied as part of the BOR Software Suite Monthly License Fee without additional charge. The franchisee must also activate the licenses for and then maintain throughout the term of the Franchise Agreement, Microsoft Office 365, and Constant Contact by paying their then-current license fees.
Currently, Microsoft Office 365 costs approximately $99 annually, and Constant Contact costs approximately $25 monthly. As each software package is cloud-based, any updates are included in the manufacturer's yearly or monthly fee. Bor Restoration may require the franchisee to update the Tablet no more often than once every three years, which could cost between $500 and $1,000. Yearly maintenance could cost the franchisee $50 to $100 per year to maintain.