Who is the current approved vendor for the Focus Cfo IT package?
Focus_Cfo Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
gh our approved vendor is $550 per month.
- (3) The IT package is currently provided by our approved vendor, C-Forward, who will provide an Office 365 license, which includes access to Focus CFO e-mail, Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint), Microsoft Teams video conferencing platform and Microsoft OneDrive file hosting and backup service. The IT package also includes a security monitoring service of the Franchisee's business computer and IT support services as described in Attachment G to the Franchise Agreement. Focus CFO will pay the IT Services Fee until the Franchisee begins to earn compensation. The Franchisee will be responsible for the cost once the Franchisee begins to earn compensation. The current cost is approximately $30 per pay.
- (4) You are not authorized to perform any form of direct outreach marketing, solicitation or networking activities for lead generation or building a referral network outside of the geographic territory granted to you under the Franchise Agreement. In order to perform these activities outside of your geographic territory, you will be required to purchase an additional territory. Focus CFO reserves the right to approve or deny your request to purchase an additional territory.
Source: Item 6 — Other Fees (FDD pages 11–13)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Focus Cfo's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the approved vendor for the IT package is C-Forward. The IT package provided by C-Forward includes an Office 365 license, granting access to Focus CFO e-mail, Microsoft Office software (Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint), the Microsoft Teams video conferencing platform, and Microsoft OneDrive file hosting and backup service. Additionally, the IT package encompasses a security monitoring service for the franchisee's business computer and IT support services, as detailed in Attachment G to the Franchise Agreement.
Focus CFO covers the IT Services Fee until the franchisee begins earning compensation. Once the franchisee starts earning, they become responsible for the cost, which is currently approximately $30 per pay. However, Focus CFO retains the right to change the IT services and vendor periodically.
This arrangement means that initially, Focus CFO bears the IT costs, reducing the startup burden on the franchisee. However, franchisees need to budget for this $30 per pay expense once they start generating revenue. The potential for Focus CFO to change the IT services and vendor introduces a degree of uncertainty, as future IT costs and service offerings could differ.