MN franchisor bonds.
From $100. Enter your amount.
When the Minnesota Department of Commerce conditions a franchise registration on financial assurance, a franchisor can post a surety bond in lieu of impounding franchise fees under the Franchise Act (Minn. Stat. ch. 80C). Premiums start from $100 and most applicants qualify at or near the minimum; enter the amount Commerce set and your exact price appears at the application.
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No underwriting queue for the standard franchisor bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with Commerce. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your franchisor details, the bond amount Commerce required, and the effective date — that is the entire application.
Issued on the spot
No credit fields in the application, and no waiting — the executed bond is generated as soon as you pay. Larger amounts may get a quick underwriting review.
File with Commerce
Submit the executed bond with your franchise registration as the financial-assurance condition. Wet-ink originals mailed on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the franchisor bond covers
Minnesota regulates franchise offerings through the Department of Commerce under the Minnesota Franchise Act (Minn. Stat. Chapter 80C) and Minnesota Rules chapter 2860. As a condition of registration, Commerce can require financial assurance — typically an impoundment of franchise fees — to protect prospective franchisees.
A franchisor may post a surety bond in lieu of that impoundment. The bond is issued by a corporate surety authorized in Minnesota, names the State of Minnesota as obligee, and is conditioned on the franchisor completing its obligations under the franchise contract — to provide the real estate, improvements, equipment, inventory, training, or other items it promised in the offering.
Commerce sets the amount based on the franchise fees charged and the number of franchises offered. If the franchisor fails to perform, an injured franchisee can recover against the bond — and if the surety pays, the franchisor repays the surety. We issue the amount Commerce set, with pricing from $100 and no credit fields in the application.
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Submit the application with the bond amount Commerce set — the executed franchisor bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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Five-minute application, pricing from $100. Enter the amount Commerce set and file the same day.