When was EFKI, a predecessor to Engineering For Kids, formed?
Engineering_For_Kids Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
EKFC is a Virginia corporation that was formed on July 27, 2010. EFKI is a Virginia corporation that was formed on February 2, 2009. EKFC and EFKI have their principal place of business at 1320 Central Park Boulevard, Suite 201, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22401. EFKI operated the first Engineering For Kids Business in Stafford, Virginia from 2009 until the Acquisition Date. From September 2011 to the Acquisition Date, EKFC offered franchises for Engineering For Kids Businesses Except as stated, EKFI and EKFC never offered franchises in any line of business or conducted any other business.
Source: Item 1 — THE FRANCHISOR, AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS, AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 4–8)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Engineering For Kids' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Engineering For Kids, Inc. (EFKI) was formed on February 2, 2009. EFKI is identified as a Virginia corporation and a predecessor to the current Engineering For Kids franchise system. EFKI operated the first Engineering For Kids business in Stafford, Virginia, from 2009 until October 31, 2020.
On October 31, 2020, Engineering for Kids International, LLC acquired the franchise system from EK Franchising Company (EKFC) and EFKI. This acquisition included all existing franchise agreements, international master franchise agreements, and the "Engineering for Kids" trademarks. Before this acquisition, EFKI operated the initial Engineering For Kids business.
EKFC, another Virginia corporation, was formed on July 27, 2010. From September 2011 until the acquisition on October 31, 2020, EKFC offered franchises for Engineering For Kids businesses. The FDD specifies that neither EFKI nor EKFC offered franchises in any other line of business or conducted any other business besides what is stated in the document.