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Source: Franopolis

Safeguard

Sources2025 FDD Research
FDD Edition2025Sources

What It Costs

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Where Your Startup Money Goes
CostDisclosed AmountSource
SLC user license low$302025 FDD · PDF Page 15

Safeguard Learning Center User License Fee 5 $ 30 per user license fee

Automobile low$0 to $25,0002025 FDD · PDF Page 15

Automobile 3 $0 to $25,000

Desktop computer low$2,500 to $6,0002025 FDD · PDF Page 15

Desktop Computer 1 $2,500 to $6,000

SLC user license high$302025 FDD · PDF Page 15

Safeguard Learning Center User License Fee 5 $ 30 per user license fee

Line items are shown as disclosed. Some costs overlap or apply to different formats; do not add them together without reviewing the source.

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Fees And Payment Terms
FeeDisclosed TermsSource
Promotional product fee highest tier$ 5,000 and up 4 .5 %2025 FDD · PDF Page 14
SLC monthly fee 10 or more users$75 per month for 10 or more users2025 FDD · PDF Page 12
Promotional item cost share high1 0% to 50% of the cost of promotional or print items2025 FDD · PDF Page 12
Transfer fee minimumThe greater of $10,000 or 25% of the then-current initial franchise fee2025 FDD · PDF Page 12
CMS support fee monthlyMonthly fee of $652025 FDD · PDF Page 11
SLC user license fee per active employeea one-time $ 30 fee for each active employee of your Safeguard Business2025 FDD · PDF Page 11
SLC monthly fee 4 or fewer users$30 per month for 4 or fewer users2025 FDD · PDF Page 12
SLC one time access feeOne time $30 access fee per person.2025 FDD · PDF Page 12
BODP fee 15k+$15,000.00 and up 4.50%2025 FDD · PDF Page 13
Transfer fee percentage25% of the then-current initial franchise fee2025 FDD · PDF Page 12
Sourced product fee highest tier$5,000 and up 4.50%2025 FDD · PDF Page 13
Transaction handling fee monthlypayable in monthly installments of $41.672025 FDD · PDF Page 11
SLC monthly fee 5 to 9 users$45 per month for 5 to 9 users2025 FDD · PDF Page 12
Base Connection annual fee$10,000.00 per year2025 FDD · PDF Page 12
Additional training fee highcurrently $0 to $4,000 per person2025 FDD · PDF Page 12
CMS technical support per minute$4.00 per minute for Safeguard related technical support2025 FDD · PDF Page 11
Additional business base fee minimumThe greater of $10,000 or 25% of the then-current initial franchise fee2025 FDD · PDF Page 12
Base Connection revenue shareplus 4.5% of revenue generated by the program2025 FDD · PDF Page 12
Promotional item cost share low1 0% to 50% of the cost of promotional or print items2025 FDD · PDF Page 12
Loan modification fee3% of the then-outstanding principal amount2025 FDD · PDF Page 12
Base Connection monthly installment$833.00 per month2025 FDD · PDF Page 12
Transaction handling fee annualcurrently $500 per year2025 FDD · PDF Page 11
Additional training fee lowcurrently $0 to $4,000 per person2025 FDD · PDF Page 12

Some fees apply only to a specific event or service. These are not all monthly expenses.

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Inside The FDD

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Research Data: Franopolis

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19Reported Business Results

The franchisor does not provide claims about future franchisee financial results or past results of its company-owned or franchised locations.

2025 FDD · PDF Page 36 · Item 19 · View Source

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We do not make any representations about a franchisee’s future financial performance or the past financial performance of Company-Owned or franchised outlets.

2025 FDD · PDF Page 36 · Item 19
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