What is the maximum monthly Marketing Fee that Boulder Designs anticipates charging?
Boulder_Designs Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| Name of Fee | Amount1 | Due Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technology Fee5 | Currently $65 per month, but up to $175 per month. We reserve the right to increase each calendar year by an amount not to exceed 10% of the prior year's fee. | Monthly | For the development and use of online and System technology, including but not limited to internet, website, email, intranet/extranet, and communications technologies, some of which may be implemented in the future. |
| Recommended Local Advertising Spend | 10% of Annual Gross Revenues | As invoiced | We highly recommend you spend a minimum of 10% of annual gross revenues on local advertising. After you have begun operations, by the 31st of January of each year, you must furnish us an accurate accounting of your expenditures on local advertising for the preceding one-year period regardless of the amount spent. |
| Marketing Fee | Currently $0 per month | Monthly | We anticipate charging an amount no greater than $200 per month once implemented. We will provide you with prior notice before any increases in the monthly Marketing Fee are imposed. Once this fee is implemented the fee cap will increase each calendar year by an amount not to exceed 10% of the prior y |
Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 11–16)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Boulder Designs' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the company currently does not charge a monthly marketing fee. However, Boulder Designs anticipates implementing a marketing fee in the future, with a maximum amount of $200 per month.
Once implemented, Boulder Designs will provide franchisees with prior notice before any increases to the monthly marketing fee are imposed. The FDD states that the fee cap will increase each calendar year by an amount not to exceed 10% of the prior year's cap.
This means that in the first year the marketing fee is implemented, the maximum fee will be $200 per month. In the second year, the maximum fee could increase by up to 10%, resulting in a maximum fee of $220 per month. This increase will compound each year, but is capped at 10% of the prior year's maximum fee.