Does C12 Group charge an additional cost for the start-up supply of printed and electronic materials?
C12_Group Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
No Restriction on Purchases from Suppliers**
You are supplied, at no additional cost to you, a start-up supply of C12 printed and electronic materials upon completion of initial training, as well as access to C12 web resources. Also, you may purchase additional supplies as needed via an exclusive C12 web store pre-loaded with appropriately branded collateral. All C12 monthly meeting materials are to be used in compliance with the Brand Standards established by C12 and are to be printed and supplied by C12 at no additional cost to you, or, at your option, printed locally by you (or your contractor) at your own expense on C12 specified paper (either blank paper or template sheets).
Monthly Business Forum Meetings are to utilize C12's prescribed monthly agenda, curriculum, mixedmedia format, and facilitation notes and forms which are supplied at no additional cost either in hard copy
or downloadable format from a web platform supplied by C12. You may supplement these materials with others of your own choosing and utilize helpful resources to enrich your members' overall C12 experience (e.g., lunchtime videos or handouts) in a manner which does not modify the intended standard C12 meeting flow and process. If the C12 Business Forum meeting agenda should change, C12 home office will let you know in written communication prior to the delivery of the following month's material.
All meetings are to be facilitated in compliance with the Field Operations Manual and the Brand Standards Guide provided during initial and subsequent training.
We estimate that required purchases and leases will be approximately 80% to 90% of your total expenses incurred in the establishment of your C12 franchise.
Source: Item 8 — RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (FDD pages 18–20)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to C12 Group's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the initial supply of printed and electronic materials is provided at no additional cost to new franchisees. Upon completion of the initial training, franchisees receive these materials and access to C12 Group's web resources as part of their start-up package. This suggests that C12 Group absorbs these initial costs as part of the franchise fee or initial investment.
Furthermore, C12 Group supplies monthly meeting materials at no additional cost, either in hard copy or downloadable format. Franchisees also have the option to print these materials locally at their own expense, using C12 Group's specified paper or templates. This flexibility allows franchisees to manage some costs while adhering to C12 Group's brand standards.
C12 Group estimates that they routinely supply at least 90% of all materials and supplies required for monthly Business Forum meetings and one-on-one consultation sessions at no additional cost. Any optional items available for order are sold at a cost intended to merely offset C12 Group's expenses. This approach indicates C12 Group's commitment to providing essential resources to franchisees while maintaining brand consistency and quality control.