What does the Bor Restoration Opening Package include?
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.
We may require you to update the Tablet no more often than once every three years. This could cost between $500 and $1,000.
Source: Item 11 — (FDD pages 22–28)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Bor Restoration's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Opening Package includes a Microsoft or equivalent hand-held tablet, such as a Microsoft Surface, which has the BOR Software Suite preloaded. The cost of the tablet is included in the $87,558 cost of the Opening Package and cannot be substituted for a tablet or other computer the franchisee may already own.
In addition to the tablet and software, Bor Restoration will deliver the Opening Package and the BOR Software Suite before the franchisee opens their business. The franchisee must also pay the BOR Software Suite Initial License Fee and the BOR Software Suite Monthly License Fee. All updates to the BOR Software Suite are included in the monthly license fee without additional charges.
The franchisee is also responsible for activating and maintaining licenses for Microsoft Office 365 and Constant Contact throughout the term of the Franchise Agreement. The FDD states that Microsoft Office 365 costs approximately $99 annually, and Constant Contact costs approximately $25 monthly. These software packages are cloud-based, and any updates are included in the manufacturer's yearly or monthly fee.