Can Focus Cfo modify the required IT services, approved vendors, or the IT Services Fee?
Focus_Cfo Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ternet access for your home office is strongly recommended.
We require all Franchisees to purchase a package of IT services selected by Focus CFO from our approved IT vendor. These services are currently provided by C-Forward and will include 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 your business computer and IT support services as described in Attachment G to the Franchise Agreement.
Focus CFO will pay for the IT Services Fee until you begin to earn compensation. The IT Services Fee is deducted by the Company from each Franchisee's compensation each pay period. The cost of such IT services is currently Thirty Dollars ($30) per pay. We reserve the right to modify the required IT services and/or approved vendors and/or the amount of such IT Services Fee.
Currently, we estimate the cost to obtain a business computer, any related hardware or software and the required package of IT services to be $2,500 to $5,000.
We may modify any hardware and software requirements as well as any required IT services package by providing you 30 days prior notice. If your business computer does meet minimum specifications, we will require you to purchase, lease and/or license new or modified computer hardware and/or software. We estimate the annual costs of maintaining, updating or upgrading support to your required b
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 17–23)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Focus Cfo's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Focus CFO retains the right to modify the required IT services, approved vendors, and the IT Services Fee. The IT services package currently includes an Office 365 license with access to Focus CFO email, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Teams, and Microsoft OneDrive. It also includes security monitoring and IT support services.
Focus CFO initially covers the IT Services Fee until the franchisee begins earning compensation. After that, the company deducts the IT Services Fee from the franchisee's compensation each pay period. Currently, this fee is Thirty Dollars ($30) per pay.
Focus CFO can modify hardware and software requirements, as well as the required IT services package, by providing franchisees with 30 days' prior notice. If a franchisee's business computer does not meet the minimum specifications, they will be required to purchase, lease, or license new or modified computer hardware and/or software.