Source: Franopolis

Sugaring NYC

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What It Costs

Where Your Startup Money Goes

Cost	Disclosed Amount	Source
Inventory and Supplies — $5000	$5,000 to $7,000	2025 FDD · PDF Page 20 Inventory and Supplies 7 $5,000 $7,000 As arranged As incurred Suppliers and us
Insurance (3 Months) — $500	$500 to $700	2025 FDD · PDF Page 20 Insurance (3 Months) $500 $700 As arranged As incurred To third party
Traveling and Living — $700	$700 to $1,500	2025 FDD · PDF Page 19 Traveling and Living Expenses while Training 2 $700 $1,500 As arranged As incurred Third parties
Optional Laser Equipment — $6000	$6,000 to $8,000	2025 FDD · PDF Page 20 Optional Laser Equipment 11 $6,000 $8,000 As arranged As incurred Architectural/engineering firms
Attorneys and Accountants — $750	$750 to $1,500	2025 FDD · PDF Page 20 Attorneys and Accountants $750 $1,500 As arranged As incurred Attorneys/accountants
Initial Franchise Fee 1 — $45000	$45,000	2025 FDD · PDF Page 19 Initial Franchise Fee 1 $ 45,000 $45,000 Lump sum Upon signing your Franchise Agreement To us
Deposits, Pre - paid — $0	$0 to $500	2025 FDD · PDF Page 20 Deposits, Pre - paid Expenses $0 $500 As arranged As incurred To third party
Licenses, Permits, — $1000	$1,000 to $2,000	2025 FDD · PDF Page 20 Licenses, Permits, and Certifications 9 $1,000 $2,000 As arranged As incurred, before lease signing To third party

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

Fee	Disclosed Terms	Source
Testing of Products — $250	Testing of Products or Approval of new Suppliers 8 Not to exceed $ 250 When billed This covers the costs of testing new products or inspecting new suppliers you propose to us. FA 13.1.5. Customer Service Fee Actual amount of our cost or reimbursement When billed If you do not resolve a customer complaint or have operated outside of applicable rules and regulations, we may intervene and satisfy the customer. You agree to reimburse our costs in doing so. FA 13.8.	2025 FDD · PDF Page 16
Renewal Fee — $5000	Renewal Fee 5 $5,000 At time of renewal FA 4.2.9.	2025 FDD · PDF Page 14
Insufficient Funds — $75	Insufficient Funds 4 $75 As incurred Due if you have insufficient funds in your EDTA to cover a payment, or if you pay by check, a check is returned for insufficient funds. FA 3.8.	2025 FDD · PDF Page 13
Retraining Fee — $375	Retraining Fee Our then current standard rates or $ 375 per trainee per day, whichever is greater At the time of retraining Payable to us if your manager does not pass initial training and we permit you to send a substitute manager to us for training. FA 8.3	2025 FDD · PDF Page 14
Zenoti POS — $250	Zenoti POS System $250 per location Monthly Paid directly to Provider. FA 3.10	2025 FDD · PDF Page 14
Audit Fee — 1.5%	Audit Fee 7 Cost of inspection plus the amount of the underpayment plus interest from the date such amount was due until received by Franchisor, paid at the rate of the lesser of 1.5% per month or the highest commercial contract interest rate allowed by law Cost of inspection – at time of inspection; Underpayment and interest – immediately. Due if the audit or any other inspection should reveal that any payments to Franchisor have been underpaid . FA 12.6.	2025 FDD · PDF Page 16
Bookkeeping Between — $100	Bookkeeping Between $50 and $100 per mo n th. Monthly Paid directly to Provider for bookkeeping software system . FA 3.11	2025 FDD · PDF Page 14
Management Fee — $375	Management Fee 1 0 $ 375 per person per day (plus other costs and expenses) As incurred Due when we (or a third party) manage your store after your managing owner’s death or disability, or after your default or abandonment. FA 18.6. Indemnification 1 1 Will vary As incurred You must reimburse us if we are held liable for claims from your Store’s operation. To date, we have never charged an indemnification fee. Cost of Enforcement 1 2 All costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees Upon demand You must reimburse us for all costs in enforcing obligations if we prevail, under both the Franchise Agreement and the Area Development Agreement. FA 22.4 , 23.11; Sch 3; ADA Sec. 6; Appx E.	2025 FDD · PDF Page 17
National Advertising — 1%	National Advertising and Development Fund 8 1% of Gross Revenue Due monthly by the 10th of the month for the previous month To support national advertising and brand development. FA 11.1	2025 FDD · PDF Page 13
Email Fee — $15	Email Fee $15 per email address requested, beyond one email address , which is included Monthly Payable to us.	2025 FDD · PDF Page 14
P re - Opening — $8050	P re - Opening Purchases You must pay us prior to opening the business for certain pre - opening expenses for your business, such as inventory, equipment, and marketing materials. This amount ranges from $8,050 to $11,650.	2025 FDD · PDF Page 12
Territory Addendum — $599	Territory Addendum Fee $599 As incurred If you are unable to location an acceptable business address within your non - exclusive territory within the time allotted by your franchise agreement, you may relocate your non - exclusive territory, subject to our then - available territories and after paymen t of the Territory Addendum Fee.	2025 FDD · PDF Page 14
Website Hosting — $250	Website Hosting Fee $ 250/year Annually You agree to pay this fee to us to maintain the website, including the page location for your franchise.	2025 FDD · PDF Page 16
Interest 2 — 1.5%	Interest 2 Lesser of 1.5% per month or the highest commercial contract interest rate allowed by law 5 days after due date Due on all overdue amounts. FA 3.5. Maintenance and Refurbishing of Business 3 You must reimburse our expenses As incurred If, after we notify you, you do not undertake efforts to correct deficiencies in Store appearance, then we can undertake the repairs and you must reimburse us. FA 3.7.	2025 FDD · PDF Page 13
Local Advertising — 2%	Local Advertising Requirement 2 % of Gross Revenue As incurred. Local advertising requirements are discussed in Item 11. Any advertising materials you wish to use must first be approved by us. If you fail to spend the local advertising requirement in any given period, you will be required to pay the difference to the N ational Advertising and Development Fund.	2025 FDD · PDF Page 13
Grand Opening Advertising — $3000	Grand Opening Advertising $3,000 to $5,000 As incurred. This is the minimum you must spend in “Grand Opening” advertising and promotions before and during the 30 - day period following the commencement of operations. FA 11.3.	2025 FDD · PDF Page 15
Social Media Content — $200	Social Media Content Creation Contribution Fee $200/month Monthly You agree to pay us this fee to create customer social media content for you. This fee is per location operated. Although Franchisee is continually obligated to make payment of this fee, if Franchisee is in default of any payment obligations, and fails to cure within ten (10) days, Franchisor may cease all advertising for Franchise e’s location. FA 3.12	2025 FDD · PDF Page 14
Product and Service — $2000	Product and Service Purchases $2,000 to $4,000 per month depending on location size and customer count As incurred You must buy products and services from us, our affiliates, and designated and approved vendors whose items meet our standards and specifications. We may permit you to buy from other suppliers to the industry. FA 13.1	2025 FDD · PDF Page 16
Continuing Service — 5%	Continuing Service and Royalty Fee 1 5 % of Gross Revenue Due monthly by the 10 th of the month for the previous month "Gross Revenue" means all of your revenue from operating Store, but excluding taxes collected from customers and paid to taxing authority, and reduced by the amount of any documented refunds, gratuities, credits, allowances, and chargebacks the Business in good faith gives to customers. FA 3.2.	2025 FDD · PDF Page 13

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

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Research Data: Franopolis

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19Reported Business Results

The franchisor does not provide claims about future franchisee results or past results of its locations, and does not authorize its staff to make them. If you buy an existing location, it may provide that location’s actual records.

2025 FDD · PDF Page 53 · 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. We also do not authorize our employees or representatives to make any such representations either orally or in writing. If you are purchasing an existing outlet, however, we may provide you with the actual records of that outlet.
2025 FDD · PDF Page 53 · Item 19

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