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Business Description

we are The Tutoring Center Franchise Corp We are a California corporation formed on January 19, 2005 To simplify this Disclosure Document, we refer to ourselves as “we” or "us ” We refer to the person or company that buys a franchise as "you" If you are a corporation, limited liability company or other business entity, this disclosure also applies to your owners Capitalized terms not defined in this Disclosure Document have the same meaning as in the Franchise Agreement attached as Exhibit B Our business address is 4300 Long Beach Boulevard, Suite 510, Long Beach, California 90807 Our telephone number is (562) 984-0830 Our agent for service of process in California is Dr Edward Thalheimer, 4300 Long Beach Boulevard, Suite 510, Long Beach, California 90807 Exhibit F identifies our agents in some other states

Prior Experience

We do not own or operate any The Tutonng Center® businesses as of the issuance date of this Disclosure Document Our affiliate, iQuest Distribution, is a sole proprietorship which began operating in or about July of 2017 and is located at 4223 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, California 90807 This affiliate produces the Student Workbooks that are sold to franchisees by our 3rd party designated supplier Our former affiliate. The Tutoring Center, Inc, a California corporation (“TTCI"), was formed on May 18, 1999 On June 3, 2013, TTCI assigned the rights to all trademarks associated with The Tutoring Center to us, and TTCI was dissolved on January 27, 2014 We have no other affiliates We do not have any predecessors or parents Neither we nor our affiliate has offered franchises in other lines of business We have no business activities other than the franchise services discussed in this Disclosure Document, though we reserve the right to conduct other business activities in the future

Business Offered

We grant franchises for the ownership and operation of an educational tutoring business (“The Tutoring Center” or "Center”) specializing in after-school tutonng services in reading, math, writing, pre-algebra, algebra 1 and 2, geometry, test preparation and study skills for school age children We do not require certification of the instructors who provide the tutonng Under our Franchise Agreement (attached as Exhibit B to this Disclosure Document), and once qualified, you will be granted the right to operate one Center at an Approved Location using The Tutonng Center trademarks and service marks (the “Marks”) and our System, which includes our Marks, as well as our facility design and d^cor, operational procedures, marketing and advertising, contents of a confidential Operations Manual (or “Manuals”), recordkeeping procedures and related elements and the Copyrighted Works You must comply with laws on operating a business, including obtaining a business license Your Center must also comply with federal, state and local laws and regulations affecting the business, including state and local licensing laws, zoning, land use and construction regulations, federal and state environmental laws and regulations and various health, safety, sanitation and fire standards You must also comply with employment laws, like the Fair Labor Standards Act and state laws covering matters like minimum wages, overtime and working conditions In addition, your Center must comply with other laws or regulations that are not specific to the industry but applicable to businesses generally You will compete with other learning centers and educational institutions offering similar services, some of which are part of national or regional franchised and non-franchised chains The market for your services is developing in some markets and developed in others We pay existing The Tutonng Center® franchisees a referral fee for referred candidates who acquire a franchise within 12 months of the referral, but we can change this policy at any time Franchisees who receive financial incentives for such referrals may be required to register as franchise brokers under applicable state laws (See State-Specific Addenda attached as Exhibit G)

Initial Fees

You pay us a franchise fee of $25,000 by cashier's check to operate a single Center at a single approved site (the “Approved Location") upon which you and we agree The initial franchise fee is paid in a lump sum when you sign your Franchise Agreement and is nonrefundable (Refer to Item 12 regarding the selection of an Approved Location) You do not have a right to acquire any additional franchise agreements for the operation of any additional Center Our current policy is to offer VetFran® discounts (VetFran® is a registered trademark of the International Franchise Association) If you are a veteran of the United States Armed Forces and have sen/ed at least 4 years and can provide your DD 214 showing that you were Honorably Discharged, we will grant you a credit of $2,000 against the first $2,000 in Royalty Fees coming due under your Franchise Agreement We can change this policy from time to time, however, the policy contained in the FDD delivered to you will apply to the applicable franchise agreement you sign in connection with that FDD You must also pay to us a Pre-opening Support and Training Fee of $15,000 when you sign the Franchise Agreement This fee is not refundable

Financing

We do not currently offer any direct or indirect financing However, we may do so in the future We do not guarantee your note, lease or obligation Certain of our approved vendors may provide financing to qualified franchisees for purchases The decision to provide such financing is solely in the discretion of the 3'^-party vendor, and we have no control over their financing policies

Franchisee Revenue and Profit

The FTC's Franchise Rule permits a franchisor to provide information about the actual or potential financial performance of its franchised and/or franchisor-owned outlets, if there is a reasonable basis for the information, and if the information is included in the disclosure document Financial performance information that differs from that included in Item 19 may be given only if (1) a franchisor provides the actual records of an existing outlet you are considering buying, or (2) a franchisor supplements the information provided in this Item 19, for example, by providing information about possible performance at a particular location or under particular circumstances We do not make any representations about a franchisee's future financial performance or the past financial performance of company-owned or franchised outlets We also do not authorize our employees or representatives to make any such representations either orally or in writing If you are purchasing an existing outlet, however, we may provide you with the actual records of that outlet If you receive any other financial performance information or projections of your future income, you should report it to the franchisor's management by contacting Dr Edward Thalheimer at 4300 Long Beach Boulevard, Suite 510, Long Beach, California 90807 and (562) 984-0830, the Federal Trade Commission, and the appropriate state regulatory agencies