What is the minimum monthly contribution to the My Salon Suite Brand Building Fund?
My_Salon_Suite Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ch and creative agencies, 35% on advertising and advertising tools, and 22% on marketing personnel and other administrative expenses. Unused funds collected but not spent during our last fiscal year were applied to the current year's funds. You must currently pay $200 per month for the Brand Building Fund, though we may increase this up to 2% of your monthly Gross Revenues ("Brand Building Fund Contribution"). The Brand Building Fund will be administered by us, or our affil
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 42–53)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to My Salon Suite's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must currently pay a minimum of $200 per month to the Brand Building Fund. This contribution is subject to change, as My Salon Suite retains the right to increase the required contribution up to 2% of the franchisee's monthly Gross Revenues.
The Brand Building Fund is used for various advertising and marketing activities, such as public relations, media placement, content creation, market research, advertising tools, and marketing personnel. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, My Salon Suite allocated the Brand Building Fund contributions as follows: 3% on public relations, 14% on media placement, 8% on national content creation expenses, 18% on market research and creative agencies, 35% on advertising and advertising tools, and 22% on marketing personnel and other administrative expenses.
Franchisees should note that these Brand Building Fund contributions are in addition to any other advertising requirements outlined in Item 11 of the FDD. My Salon Suite manages the fund and may use a professional advertising agency or media buyer to assist them. While the FDD provides an annual accounting of how the Brand Building Fund proceeds are spent, it's important to note that the fund is not audited, so audited financial statements are not available to franchisees. Any unused funds from a calendar year are applied to the following year's funds.