What sections of the My Salon Suite Franchise Agreement address pre-opening purchases/leases?
My_Salon_Suite Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
f this Franchise Disclosure Document. The Franchise Operations Manual has approximately 125 pages. The exact number of pages is difficult to quantify, as one "page" of interactive material may include multiple "pages" of information.
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- Provide you with assistance with obtaining equipment, signs, fixtures, opening inventory and supplies needed to open your Franchised Business by providing you with our list of all items needed to open your Franchised Business, our specifications, and our proprietary list of Approved Vendors for certain of those items (as applicable). We do not deliver or install items. (Section 8.B of the Franchise Agreement).
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- Provide an e-mail address that you are required to use exclusively in connection with the Franchised Business (Section 12.F.(6) of the Franchise Agreement).
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- Approve any advertising and promotional materials or plans that you propose for use in connection with the grand opening of your Franchised Business and assist you, as we deem appropriate in our sole discretion, with your grand opening advertising campaign (Sections 8.E, 9.D and 9.E of the Franchise Agreement).
Source: Item 9 — **FRANCHISEE'S OBLIGATIONS (FDD pages 39–40)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 My Salon Suite Franchise Disclosure Document, Section 8.B of the Franchise Agreement relates to pre-opening purchases. Item 11 outlines that My Salon Suite will assist franchisees in obtaining the necessary equipment, signs, fixtures, opening inventory, and supplies. This assistance includes providing a list of required items, specifications, and a list of approved vendors. However, the franchisee is responsible for the actual delivery and installation of these items.
Additionally, the FDD mentions that franchisees must assume all costs, liabilities, expenses, and responsibility for locating, obtaining, and developing an approved location. This includes constructing, equipping, remodeling, and/or building out the location to meet My Salon Suite's standards and specifications. The franchisor may provide site selection guidelines and counseling, but the franchisee bears the financial burden of evaluating the demographics of the proposed location's market area.
Furthermore, Section 9.E of the Franchise Agreement, as referenced in Item 5, stipulates that franchisees must spend a minimum of $15,000 on grand opening advertising. This indicates a required pre-opening expenditure to promote the new My Salon Suite location. These sections collectively outline the franchisee's responsibilities for pre-opening purchases, leases, and related expenses, highlighting the franchisee's significant investment in establishing the business.