Is there a maximum amount that a Bumble Roofing franchisee must spend on Individual Advertising Investment?
Bumble_Roofing Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- (3) Your Individual Advertising Investment obligations are throughout the term of your Franchise Agreement, and must be spent in accordance with our standards and specifications.
We do not impose a maximum amount that you must spend.
You must submit monthly or annual reports to us, as we prescribe, reflecting your advertising expenditures.
Source: Item 6 — OTHER FEES (FDD pages 19–24)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bumble Roofing's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, there is no maximum amount that a franchisee must spend on Individual Advertising Investment. Bumble Roofing requires franchisees to make individual advertising investments throughout the term of the Franchise Agreement, adhering to the franchisor's standards and specifications. Franchisees must submit monthly or annual reports detailing their advertising expenditures.
Bumble Roofing also specifies minimum amounts that must be spent on advertising. After the first year of operations, a franchisee must spend the greater of (a) $65,000 plus an additional $15,000 for each additional contiguous Territory, or (b) 5% of the prior year's Gross Revenues. These funds are payable to third-party suppliers or to Bumble Roofing for payment directly to National Account vendors where required, and all advertising must be approved by Bumble Roofing prior to publication or use.
In addition to individual advertising, Bumble Roofing franchisees also contribute to a Brand Fund, which is currently 1% of Gross Revenues and may increase to a maximum of 2% in the future. These funds are used by the franchisor for programs and expenses that benefit the Bumble Roofing system. Franchisees are also responsible for Opening Advertising, with a minimum of $20,000 to be spent over the six-month period commencing one month prior to opening and continuing for the five months after opening.