Maryland Blo franchise bonds.
$250 flat.
Registering the Blo Blow Dry Bar franchise offering in Maryland means posting a $25,000 surety bond with the Securities Division in lieu of an escrow condition — ours is $250 flat, and the price you see is the checkout price. The application includes a credit consent, but it authorizes a soft pull only — no hard inquiry ever runs on this bond.
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How much does a Maryland Blo franchise bond cost?
$250 at the $25,000 amount, the same for every applicant.
Three steps. One sitting.
A franchise-registration bond like this is one of the simpler filings in surety. Here's the entire process:
Apply online
Business details and an effective date. That's the application — no financials, no follow-up scavenger hunt.
Pay & e-sign
Franchise-registration bonds like this are among the thousands of bond types that issue right after purchase. Issued when you pay. One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
File with the Securities Division
Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Office of the Attorney General's Division of Securities as part of the franchise registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the bond actually guarantees
Maryland is one of the states that requires registration of a franchise offering before it can be sold in-state, under the Maryland Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law and its implementing regulations at COMAR 02.02.08, administered by the Office of the Attorney General's Division of Securities. Where a franchisor's financial statements don't support the Commissioner's escrow condition, COMAR 02.02.08.08(F) lets the franchisor post a surety bond instead, sized to the initial franchise fees the franchisor expects to collect in the state.
It's a three-party arrangement: the franchisor (the principal), the surety carrier, and the State of Maryland acting through the Securities Division (the obligee), with Maryland franchisees as the protected interest. The bond is conditioned on the franchisor completing its obligations under the franchise agreement — providing the real estate, improvements, equipment, inventory, or training the agreement promises.
It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety. This bond was filed for the Blo Blow Dry Bar franchise registration specifically; the required amount is set by the Commissioner for each registrant and franchisor, so confirm your own required amount and named obligee with the Securities Division before you apply.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the $25,000 bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose; a longer term is the same price per year, chosen at checkout.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Securities Division. Your executed bond and power of attorney arrive by email, ready to file with the Office of the Attorney General's Division of Securities as part of the franchise registration. Wet-ink original mailed on request.
What sets the price
The premium is fixed at $250 at the $25,000 amount for every applicant: the carrier’s rate book prices this bond by the form, not by your credit or your business profile.
One soft credit pull, never a hard inquiry, and it never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued instantly.
These are the actual issuing fields. The credit section authorizes a soft pull only.
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$250 flat, soft pull only, bond often issued in the same sitting. Free until issued.