What is the standard initial franchise fee for an Engineering For Kids franchise?
Engineering_For_Kids Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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Initial Franchise Fee
When you sign your Franchise Agreement, you will pay us an initial franchise fee ("Initial Franchise Fee"). The Initial Franchise Fee is currently $30,000 unless you qualify for one of the 10% discounts described below. The Territory granted will be for approximately 100 schools with grades including some or all of kindergarten through eighth grade. If you desire to add additional schools to the Territory, you must pay us $225 for each school. The Initial Franchise Fee must be paid in one lump-sum amount, will be fully earned when paid, and is non-refundable.
Veteran's discount – As a way to assist honorably discharged veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces in becoming a franchised business owner, we will reduce the Initial Franchise Fee for a standard Territory by 10% for qualifying veterans who enter into a Franchise Agreement with us.
Existing Franchisee discount – We also want to encourage our existing franchisees in good standing to develop additional Franchised Business. To do so, our current policy is that we will reduce the Initial Franchise Fee by 10% for our franchisees who are in good standing, have been in operation for at least one year, and who enter into an additional Franchise Agreement with us. We may discontinu
Source: Item 5 — INITIAL FEES (FDD pages 9–10)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Engineering For Kids FDD, the standard initial franchise fee is $30,000. This fee grants the franchisee a territory of approximately 100 schools, including some or all grades from kindergarten through eighth grade. If a franchisee wants to include additional schools in their territory, they must pay Engineering For Kids $225 for each additional school.
The initial franchise fee is payable in a single lump sum when the Franchise Agreement is signed. Once paid, the fee is considered fully earned by Engineering For Kids and is non-refundable. This means that regardless of whether the franchisee successfully launches their Engineering For Kids business, the initial fee will not be returned.
Engineering For Kids offers a 10% discount on the initial franchise fee to honorably discharged veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces and existing franchisees in good standing who want to develop additional franchised businesses. To qualify for the existing franchisee discount, the franchisee must have been in operation for at least one year. Engineering For Kids may discontinue or alter this discount policy in the future.