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International Master Franchisee Revenue Model

• Membership dues from TAB Board(s) facilitated and coached by Master Franchisee or Independent Contractors working for Master Franchisee.
• The Franchise Fees for all new Unit Franchisees signed in MasterFranchisee’s Protected Territory.
• Initial Training Fee(s) paid by new Unit Franchisees signed in Master Franchisee’s Protected Territory.
• TAB Membership Development (TMD) revenue from helping new Unit Franchisees enroll members for their boards.
• Business Coaching Fees from Unit Franchisees who are coached by the Master Franchisee.
• Member Administration and Support Fees for every member facilitated/ coached by a Unit Franchisee in the Master Franchisee’s exclusive territory.

Desired Profile of a Master Franchisee

• Full-time commitment to the TAB Master Franchise Business.
• Experience as a business owner, business executive or business consultant.
• Ability to sell the TAB opportunity to prospective members and new Unit Franchisees. A sales background is not necessary, but an aptitude for sales is essential.
• A minimum net worth of U.S. $750,000, with at least U.S. $200,000 in liquid funds available.
• Self-directed, entrepreneurial, self-starter.
• Strong presentation skills.
• Highly developed people skills.
• Fluency in English.

Responsibilities of International Master Franchisee

• Form, facilitate and coach a minimum of one TAB peer advisory board of business owners.


• We believe that our Master Franchisees must be successful in signing up members for their own board, facilitating the board and coaching the members in order to give outstanding support to the Unit Franchisees within their exclusive Master Territory.
• A geographic part of the Master Franchisees exclusive area will be set aside for the Master Franchisee to exclusively market for boards owned and operated by the Master Franchisee.
• The Master Franchisee can operate as many boards as desired by either personally facilitating/coaching the board or engaging independent contractors to facilitate/coach those boards beyond the one board that must be personally facilitated and coached by the Master Franchisee.


• Deliver group and one-on-one informational presentations to prospective new TAB members and prospective new Unit Franchisees.


• Recruit experienced business professionals to become TAB Unit Franchisees within the exclusive territory of the International Master Franchisee.
• These Unit Franchisees will operate TAB Franchise businesses in the Master Franchisee’s exclusive territories pursuant to executed franchise agreements.
• Each of these Unit Franchisees will have their own exclusive territories in which to market for members.
• They will facilitate monthly TAB peer advisory board meetings and also provide business coaching to their members using TAB’s proprietary tools and processes.


• Provide certain ongoing training and coaching support to the Unit Franchisees within the exclusive territory of the Master Franchisee. This support includes:


• Assisting TAB Unit Franchisees with forming their first boards.
• Providing regularly scheduled coaching sessions.
• Providing certain required materials to the Unit Franchisees so that they operate the business in a TAB approved uniform manner.
• Observing the operations of Unit Franchisees.


• Customize marketing materials so they are effective in the culture and language of the Master Franchisee’s territory.


• Provide administrative support in relation to receiving the membership dues and paying the Unit Franchisee the portion of membership dues they earn.

Size of Master Franchise Territories

• Master Franchise territories are determined by a combination of population, economic and geographic factors.

Investment

• The Master Franchise fee for each specific Master Franchise territory is determined by the population in the specific Master Franchise territory.
• Proformas have been developed to help you understand the Investment fees and your return on investment.

Master Franchisee Offices and Support Staff

• At the time a Master Franchisee starts operations, they must have offices, either owned or leased, where they can meet with Unit Franchisees, prospective Unit Franchisees and members, as well as access to a conference room where they can hold Group Informational Meetings and TAB Board meetings.
• A full time administrative assistant is required.

Training Provided by TAB

• TAB‘s training uses well-documented systems and procedures with the foundation being the Franchise Operations Manual and Master Franchise Operations Manual. Training covers all functional areas needed to successfully run your TAB Master Franchise business.

Master Franchise training consists of the following components

• Initial Training required of all Unit and Master Franchisees at our World Headquarters.
• In-market training exclusively for Master Franchisees at our World Headquarters.
• Training in the Master Franchisee’s Territory.
• Franchise Sales Training at our World Headquarters (scheduled within four months of Master Franchisee forming their own boards).
• Ongoing support and coaching regularly scheduled via Skype and as needed.
• TAB International Conferences produced one to two times per year in which all franchisees worldwide are requested to attend and all Master Franchisees are required to attend.

TAB Membership and New Franchisee Marketing

• The TAB marketing system involves numerous materials, tools and processes to help our Master Franchisees identify and meet with prospective new Unit Franchisees as well as to recruit new members.

Unit Franchise Agreement Forms

• TAB provides Master Franchisees with a unit franchise agreement form to serve as a template to develop your unit Franchise Agreements. Once you have modified this document to comply with your country’s regulations, we will review for consistency with the TAB system. TAB’s General Counsel will also be able to offer advice on negotiating franchise agreements, communicating with Unit Franchisees, compliance and working with outside counsel.

Confidential Evaluation Profile - Becoming a Master Franchisee

• TAB will ask that you complete certain evaluation forms including a personal profile, financial statement, resume, references and a description of all relevant business experience.
• TAB uses this information in its confidential evaluation process for all prospective Master Franchisees.
• TAB must be confident that prospective Master Franchisees are capable of and properly positioned to achieve success for their Master Franchise business and for their franchisees.

Discovery Day at TAB World Headquarters

• If both of us feel that the TAB Master Franchise opportunity may be a good fit for you, we will invite you to our World Headquarters in Denver, Colorado, USA, to meet with our corporate executive team.
• We will discuss with you our analysis of the demographics and other pertinent information for your potential exclusive Master Franchise territory.

The Next Step

Once we both believe you would be a successful Master Franchisee, we encourage you to speak with the franchisees in our system. Once a mutual decision is reached for you to become a TAB Master Franchisee, we will schedule the dates of your Initial Training and the dates for launching your first TAB Board.