Franchise Investment Overview

The following information offers a general understanding of the estimated financial commitment required for a Big Box Storage franchise; what it does not provide is insight into the time and energy commitment expected of each franchisee. Please note that the company expects each of its franchisees to devote themselves, on a full-time basis, to the business. If you do not believe that you are able to commit such financial and time resources, we urge you to reconsider your interest in Big Box Storage Franchising.

INITIAL FRANCHISE FEE

Each franchisee is required to pay an initial franchise fee at the time of the franchise agreement signing. Such fee ranges from $45,000 to $70,000 and is based upon the estimated population of the franchisee's proposed protected territory as noted below:

Population	Franchise Fee
Up to 1,000,000	$45,000
1,000,001 to 1,250,000	$50,000
1,250,001 to 1,500,000	$55,000
1,500,001 to 1,750,000	$60,000
1,750,001 to 2,000,000	$65,000
2,000,001 to 2,250,000	$70,000

The initial franchise fee, in accordance with the franchise agreement, includes:

• Twenty year franchise term, renewable in ten year increments
• License to use the Big Box Storage brand name and registered trademark
• Exclusive rights to your protected territory
• Assistance in locating a facility for your business
• Access to the company's proprietary portable storage software systems
• Access to the company's proprietary intranet communications center
• Ten day initial training program (company facility and on-site) and ongoing support

OTHER ONGOING FEES

Name of Fee	Amount	Due Date	Remarks
Royalty Fee	6% of monthly Adjusted Gross Sales, subject to a minimum monthly fee of $2,500. The monthly minimum is waived for the first eight months of operation.	Within five days of the end of the calendar month for which the Adjusted Gross Sales are being calculated.	The monthly royalty minimum ($2,500) is waived for the first eight months of operation.
Support Center Fee	3% of monthly Adjusted Gross Sales, subject to a minimum monthly fee of $1,000. The monthly minimum will be waived for the first eight months of operation.	Within five days of the end of the calendar month for which the Adjusted Gross Sales are being calculated.	Support Center handles incoming calls, emails and online chat sessions from prospective and existing customers. The monthly Support Center Fee minimum ($1,000) shall be waived for the first eight months of operation.

The above, Ongoing Fees, in accordance with the franchise agreement, include:

• Wide array of advertising and marketing materials
• Online corporate presence at www.bigbox.com and associated email addresses
• Management Information support including proprietary operations manual
• Creation of multiple portal websites for lead generation on the Internet
• Periodic software upgrades
• Knowledge transfer within the franchise network
• National support center to handle all customer inquiries, as well as providing billing and collection services
• National sales center staff to establish accounts with new customers via toll-free phone, email, and live chat
• Ability to offer inter-franchisee "big box" shipping between franchisees to accommodate customer long-distance moves
• Volume discounts on equipment purchases

Please refer to the company's UFOC for additional information and corresponding notes. Please also note that the UFOC contains additional fees for services provided, including, but not limited to, a billing service fee and a transfer fee and an advertising co-op fee (if such co-op is established).

INITIAL INVESTMENT - 90-day period prior to opening

Investment	Amount/Range Estimated	Method of Payment	When Payable	Whether Refundable	To Whom Payment is Made
Initial Franchise Fee	$45,000 to $70,000	Lump Sum	Upon signing of the Franchise Agreement	No	Us
Real Estate Leases and Deposits (1)	$12,000 to $22,000	As incurred	As agreed under the terms of the negotiated lease	No, except for security deposits (provided applicable terms are met)	Landlord
Leasehold Improvement (2)	$2,500	As incurred	As agreed	No	Suppliers
Warehouse Equipment / Signage (3)	$1,400 to $3,100	As incurred	As agreed	No	Suppliers
Office Equipment, Phones	$1,000 to $2,300	As incurred	As agreed	No	Suppliers
Trucks and Forklifts (4)	$11,400 to $18,200	Upon signing of equipment lease or purchase agreements	As agreed	No	Approved Outside Suppliers
Utilities, Licenses and Other Pre-paid Expenses	$1,000 to $4,500	As incurred	As agreed	No	Suppliers
Initial Inventory of Packing Supplies	$1,200 to $2,200	As incurred	As agreed	No	Us or Approved Outside Suppliers
Sixty Containers (5)	$20,100	Net 30 (from date of delivery), based on approval from Us or Approved Supplier	If via Approved Supplier, as agreed. If via Us, payment due upon delivery.	No	Us or Approved Suppliers
Thirty Container Covers	$11,850	50% upon order and 50% upon delivery	As agreed	No	Us or Approved Suppliers
Personnel and Staffing	$2,500 to $7,500	As incurred	As agreed	No	Employees and/or Contractors
Grand Opening Advertising (6)	$25,000	As incurred	As agreed	No	Advertising Agency or Media
Insurance (7)	$2,780 to $4,170	As incurred	As agreed	No	Insurance agents/company
Legal and Professional	$2,750 to $4,500	As incurred	As agreed	No	Outside Professional Parties
Additional Funds - three Months (8)	$14,000 to $27,600	As incurred	As agreed	No	Varies
Total (initial 90 day period) $154,480 to $225,520

INITIAL INVESTMENT - 21 Month Start-up Period
(period following the above 90 day period)

Investment	Amount - Range Estimated	Method of Payment	When Payable	Whether Refundable	To Whom Payment is Made
Real Estate/Rent	$126,500 to $252,000	As noted in Lease Agreements	As noted in Lease Agreements	No	Landlord
Containers (5)	$67,000 to $569,500	As incurred	If via Approved Supplier, as agreed. If via Us, payment due on delivery.	No	Us or Approved Suppliers
Processing Fees	$4,200 to $15,120	As in Fran. Agreement and by your financial institution	As in Fran. Agreement and by your financial institution	No	Us or financial institutions
Monthly Advertising & Marketing (9)	$73,500 to $525,000	As incurred	As incurred	No	Suppliers
Fuel (10)	$31,500 to $58,000	As incurred	As incurred	No	Suppliers
Phones and Internet	$4,200 to $12,600	As incurred	As incurred	No	Suppliers
Insurance (7)	$24,350 to $31,800	As arranged	As arranged	No	Suppliers
Trucks and Forklifts (4)	$69,300 to $81,700	As specified in financing agreement	As specified in financing agreement	No	Approved Suppliers
Personnel and staffing	$87,500 to $183,750	As incurred	As incurred	No	Employees
Legal and Professional	$4,200 to $8,400	As arranged	As arranged	No	Suppliers
Container Covers (5)	$3,950 to $11,850	As specified in Franchise Agreement	As specified in Franchise Agreement	No	Us or Approved Suppliers
Packing Supplies	$9,600 to $32,000	As arranged	As arranged	No	Us or Approved Suppliers
Additional Funds - 21 months (11)	$31,500 to $73,500	As incurred	As incurred	No	Suppliers
Total (21 month period) $536,800 to $1,855,220

Please note that the above totals do not provide for any incoming revenues, which will offset an undeterminable amount of the above expenses. Nor do they include the monthly royalty fee, support center fee and billing service fee as they are directly dependent upon incoming revenues. The complete estimated total for the above two periods, which collectively represent the initial twenty-four (24) month period of operation, ranges from $691,280 to $2,080,740. Please refer to the company's UFOC for further details on estimated expenses. You should review these figures carefully with a business advisor before making any decision to purchase the franchise. Please caution that these figures are estimates only. We cannot guarantee that you will not have additional expenses in starting and operating your franchise.