Does Management Recruiters establish and maintain a website for the franchise?
Management_Recruiters Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
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- Establish and maintain a website at MRINetwork.com or such other domain as we in our sole and absolute discretion choose. (Franchise Agreement Section 7)
You must maintain a website with information regarding your business.
We may suspend your access to services, such as job boards, MRI Vendor Pricing, MRINetwork.com, Contract Staffing, online materials, and other resources/vendors without notice if you are in default of the Franchise Agreement.
The MPRF is used to meet costs of maintaining, administering, directing, conducting, and preparing marketing, public relations, meeting support, and/or promotional programs and materials, supporting technology, and any other activities which we believe will enhance the image of the MRINetwork and provide the tools, resources and support enabling a franchised business to drive and execute their own unique marketing plans. This may include, but it is not limited to, costs of preparing and conducting media advertising campaigns, ongoing management and maintenance of the MRINetwork.com public facing website, tools to produce the marketing tools and resources, marketing surveys, employ advertising and/or public relations agencies and Internet designers to assist us, and marketing consultation services.
The current contribution by you is 0.5%. All new members contribute to the MPRF.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 34–40)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Management Recruiters' 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, Management Recruiters does establish and maintain a website. Specifically, Management Recruiters establishes and maintains a website at MRINetwork.com, or another domain of their choosing, according to Section 7 of the Franchise Agreement.
In addition to maintaining a central website, Management Recruiters also requires franchisees to maintain a website with information regarding their specific business. This indicates that franchisees are expected to have an online presence to promote their services.
Furthermore, Management Recruiters may suspend a franchisee's access to MRINetwork.com if the franchisee is in default of the Franchise Agreement. The franchisor also uses the Marketing and Public Relations Fund (MPRF) for the ongoing management and maintenance of the MRINetwork.com public-facing website. This fund is supported by franchisee contributions, with new members contributing 0.5% of their monthly Gross Funds.