What is the initial franchise fee for a start-up Healthsource Chiropractic clinic?
Healthsource_Chiropractic Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
"Initial Franchise Fee") set forth below when you sign this Agreement. In recognition of the expenses we incur in furnishing assistance and services to you, you agree that
we will have fully earned the Initial Franchise Fee, and that is due and non-refundable when you sign this Agreement.
- a. If the Franchise you are purchasing is a Start-up Clinic, then your Initial Franchise Fee is $60,000.00. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, if Exhibit 1 states that you are signing this Agreement pursuant to your purchase of a development agreement, then your Development Fee paid pursuant thereto shall be in full satisfaction of this Agreement.
- b. If the Franchise you are purchasing is a Conversion Clinic, then your Initial Franchise Fee is $60,000.00.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 77–282)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Healthsource Chiropractic's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the initial franchise fee for a start-up clinic is $60,000. This fee is due and non-refundable once the Franchise Agreement is signed. However, if the agreement is signed pursuant to purchasing a development agreement, the development fee paid will satisfy the initial franchise fee requirement.
Healthsource Chiropractic defines a "Start-up Clinic" as a new clinic, as opposed to a "Conversion Clinic" which is an existing chiropractic practice being converted to a Healthsource Chiropractic franchise. Any deposits previously paid by the franchisee will be credited against the initial franchise fee.
It is important to note that this fee grants the franchisee the right to operate a Healthsource Chiropractic clinic under the System. The FDD also states that Healthsource Chiropractic has fully earned the initial franchise fee once the agreement is signed, acknowledging the expenses they incur in furnishing assistance and services to the franchisee.