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It's as much a union as your local Chamber of Commerce. What do you pay to be a member there? Our local C of C has the following fee schedule: 1 year rate 1 time admin. fee Economic Dev. fee (optional) gst total

Corp - 1 emp $ 350.00 $ 50.00 $ 20.00 $ 21.00 $ 441.00

Corp 2-5 emp $ 395.00 $ 50.00 $ 20.00 $ 23.25 $ 488.25

Corp 6-10 emp $ 430.00 $ 50.00 $ 20.00 $ 25.00 $ 525.00

Corp 11-15 emp $ 475.00 $ 50.00 $ 20.00 $ 27.25 $ 572.25

Corp 16-25 emp $ 505.00 $ 50.00 $ 20.00 $ 28.75 $ 603.75

Corp 26-35 emp $ 540.00 $ 50.00 $ 20.00 $ 30.50 $ 640.50

Corp 36-49 emp $ 580.00 $ 50.00 $ 20.00 $ 32.50 $ 682.50

Corp 50-75 emp $ 790.00 $ 50.00 $ 20.00 $ 43.00 $ 903.00

Corp 76-149 emp $ 970.00 $ 50.00 $ 20.00 $ 52.00 $ 1,092.00

Corp 150-199 emp $ 1,530.00 $ 50.00 $ 20.00 $ 80.00 $ 1,680.00

Corp 200-300 emp $ 2,270.00 $ 50.00 $ 20.00 $ 117.00 $ 2,457.00

Corp 300+ emp $ 3,010.00 $ 50.00 $ 20.00 $ 154.00 $ 3,234.00

The International Franchise Association's fees are as follows:

SUBSCRIBER MEMBERSHIP (INDIVIDUAL) □ Single-unit franchisee – 1 unit DUES RATE US $100.00 □

Multi-unit franchisee – 2-9 units DUES RATE US $250.00 □

Multi-unit franchisee; Area Developer - 10 or more units DUES RATE US $ 500.00 □

Area Representative; Development Agent (U.S.) • Must have agreement in good standing with franchisor DUES RATE US $ 500.00 □

Master Franchisee; Regional Developer; Development Agent (International) • Must have agreement in good standing with franchisor DUES RATE US $ 500.00

Looks like a pretty decent deal to me...