Can Focus Cfo operate outlets within a franchisee's territory?
Focus_Cfo Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You will not receive an exclusive territory. You may face competition from other Franchisees, from outlets that we own, or from other channels of distribution or competitive brands that we control.
You will receive a specific non-exclusive geographic territory to conduct your business. We may allow multiple Franchisees to operate within the same geographic area. You will be expected to work in a collaborative manner with other Franchisees within your geographic area. Your territory will be a seventy-five (75) mile radius of the address of your franchised business, but this territory shall not extend into neighboring states where Focus CFO is not registered to sell franchises as of the effective date of your franchise agreement. 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 that we grant to you. 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. If you are approved to purchase an additional territory, you will be required to pay a fee equal to the then-current franchise fee and you may be required to sign the then-current Franchise Agreement or an Amendment to your current Franchise Agreement.
You may face competition from other Franchisees in your geographic area for Focus CFO clients and potential clients, however, Franchisees and Focus CFO work together to coordinate these efforts in each geographic area to minimize conflicts.
We do not reserve the right to use other channels of distribution (e.g., virtual services) to perform similar services within your geographic territory. Neither Focus CFO nor any affiliate of Focus CFO operates or plans to operate a business (including a franchise business), under different trademarks that will sell the same services as provided by Focus CFO.
We must approve any request to relocate your business. We will not unreasonably withhold our consent. The factors that we consider in approving the request to relocate include the proposed geography in which you desire to relocate and the potential market for clients.
Source: Item 12 — Territory (FDD pages 23–24)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Focus Cfo Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees do not receive an exclusive territory. Focus Cfo may allow multiple franchisees to operate within the same geographic area. Franchisees may face competition from other franchisees, from outlets that Focus Cfo owns, or from other channels of distribution or competitive brands that Focus Cfo controls.
Each franchisee receives a non-exclusive geographic territory to conduct business, defined as a 75-mile radius from the franchised business address. However, this territory cannot extend into neighboring states where Focus Cfo is not registered to sell franchises. Franchisees are expected to collaborate with other franchisees within their geographic area to minimize conflicts.
Focus Cfo does not reserve the right to use other channels of distribution, such as virtual services, within a franchisee's territory. Additionally, neither Focus Cfo nor its affiliates operate or plan to operate businesses under different trademarks that would sell the same services as Focus Cfo. Franchisees must obtain approval from Focus Cfo to relocate their business, which will not be unreasonably withheld, based on factors like the proposed geography and market potential.