Welcome to
SURGE MARKETPLACE
Partners and Franchising Opportunities
Welcome to Surge Marketplace Franchising
Surge Marketplace is an FVA Business Consultancy Corporation company. It is the world’s one-stop freelancing marketplace where companies and independent contractors can meet and find training, services, and solutions. Surge is a tech social enterprise dedicated to improving the quality of life, commerce, and sustainability. It is a registered company under the Philippines’ Security and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The Surge Marketplace franchising started in 2018. This was initiated to bring the brand’s heart to helping people in different localities. As of 2021, Surge has franchisees in the Philippines and around the world. We desire to bring this very Surge mission through franchising where Franchisees can see Surge courses and earn in the process of being a Surge brand representative in a territory.
WHAT AM I FRANCHISING?
Surge offers franchising for its freelancing courses. Surge Marketplace is the authority when it comes to freelancing courses. We started offering freelancing online training and coaching in 2016 and have trained more than 35,000 over the last 5 years. Today, we have 40+ courses and our graduates are experiencing time and financial freedom because of our online courses.
WHY SURGE COURSES ARE EFFECTIVE?
- Surge Marketplace is the only portfolio-based freelancing training in the world as of date. We mirror real freelancing tasks in the lessons and the portfolios with feedback, positioning students to have an edge and become competitive in the marketplace.
- The Surge Marketplace curriculums are thorough and prepared with experts to ensure that there is quality and relevance.
- There is guided and personalized training.
- There is support from a community of freelancers and experts.
- The Surge Marketplace courses are constantly updated to stay effective in the emerging world of freelancing.
WHAT ARE THE COURSES I CAN FRANCHISE?
You can franchise all of the Surge Marketplace courses in different packages. Our course is the Freelancing Course that teaches people how to start working as a virtual assistant. This will be the main course given in each of the franchise packages. This course can come with all the courses, with the in-depth courses only, or with the mini-courses only. Please go here to see details and coverage of each course: SURGEMARKETPLACE_home – Surge Freelancing Marketplace (thesurgemarketplace.com).
Main Course:
- Freelancing (Virtual Assistant) Course
- 2 live coaching sessions
- 25 video lessons
- Online certification
- 24/7 email support
- 12 months access
CHECK SURGE MARKETPLACE COURSES’ INFO: SURGEMARKETPLACE_home – Surge Freelancing Marketplace (thesurgemarketplace.com)
- In-Depth Courses
- 2 live coaching sessions
- 7-25 video lessons
- Online certification
- 24/7 email support
- 12 months access
CHECK SURGE MARKETPLACE COURSES’ INFO: SURGEMARKETPLACE_home – Surge Freelancing Marketplace (thesurgemarketplace.com)
- MINI-COURSES
- No live coaching sessions
- 5-10 video lessons
- Online certification
- 24/7 email support
- 12 months access
CHECK SURGE M ARKETPLACE COURSES’ INFO: SURGEMARKETPLACE_home – Surge Freelancing Marketplace (thesurgemarketplace.com)
CAN I FRANCHISE AND NOT BE A TRAINER/COACH?
Yes, you can pay, be the franchise owner and hire a trainer who will cover the freelancing course coaching activities for you.
(Please keep the territories part on the site)
PARTNER WITH US
grace@surgedigital.agency
@SurgeMarketplace
Franchising Requirements
The following are needed to be an Surge Marketplace franchisee:
1. Training – You need to be a graduate of the course/s you want to franchise. If you are only the franchise owner and not the trainer/coach, you can have the trainer/coach do the training.
2. College Degree – The Surge Marketplace trainer/coach needs to be a graduate of any degree. It is one of the coach’s roles to check assignments, correct grammar rules, and establish the students’ freelancing branding. Thus, the coach needs to be a college graduate to effectively guide students towards online job success.
3. Territory – Territories are areas (cities/provinces, a total of 10M population of the target market) each franchisee can focus on marketing. This will allow the franchisee to establish authority in the chosen location. Territories also ensure Surge Marketplace franchisee’s profits as there will be no overlapping of marketing places.
4. Course – The franchisee needs to communicate what course/s will be franchised.
Available Territories
per Course
Philippines
- South Luzon – Taken for the Freelancing and Social Media courses, other courses are not yet franchised
- North Luzon – Available for all courses
- Metro Manila – Taken for the Freelancing Course, other courses are not yet franchised
- Central Luzon – Available for all courses
- Central Visayas – Available for all courses
- Eastern Visayas – Taken for the Freelancing Course, other courses are not yet franchised
- Western Visayas – Available
- Western Mindanao – Available for all courses
- Eastern Mindanao – Taken for the Facebook ads Marketing Course and Basic FB Marketing Mini-Course, other courses are not yet franchised
Asia
- China – Available
- Hongkong – Available
- Taiwan – Available
- Brunei – Available
- Cambodia – Available
- East Timor – Available
- Indonesia – Available
- Malaysia – Available
- Myanmar – Available
- Singapore – Available
- Thailand – Available
- Vietnam- Available
- Japan – Available
- India – Available
- South Korea – Available
- Pakistan – Available
- Other Asian Nations – Available
Middle East
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Available
- The United Arab Emirates – Available
- Qatar – Taken for the Freelancing Course, other courses are not yet franchised
- Other nations – Available
Canada
- Canada – Taken for the Freelancing Course, other courses are not yet franchised
United States
- California – Available
- Florida – Available
- Others States – Available
Australia
- All Nations Available
Europe
- Italy – Taken for the Freelancing Course, other courses are not yet franchised
- Germany – Available
- Other nations – Available
Payment and Terms
* You can be based in another location outside your current address. Please contact us for more information.
FRANCHISING ONLINE COURSE: P300,000
INCLUSIONS
- Freelancing Course
- In-Depth Courses
- Mini-Courses
CONTRACT: 5 years
SCOPE and LIMITATIONS: 1 franchise per city, or 10M of TM
EXCLUSIONS
- VASC (VA Agency Startup Course)
- Premium All Access Membership
- Masterclass Virtual Assistant (MVA) Online Program
- Masterclass Virtual Assistant (MVA) F2F Training
- Affiliate Program
FRANCHISING ROYALTY:
- Royalty in the gross income after 6 months
- Royalty percentage
- * 7 mos. – 24 months: 9%
- * 25 mos. – 60 months: 7%
SETUP
- Stage 1: P150k (Downpayment, 15 days before the contract signing)
- Stage 2: P100k (1-3 months)
- Stage 3: P50k (4-6 months)
* Less 10% if paid in full
* Can be paid in full
* Can be paid per stage
* Full payment package covers all set up for the Freelancing Course.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Capital, Downpayment
- Training (Owner/OIC and personnel)
REQUIRED PERSONNEL:
- Trainer/Marketing
- Assistant Trainer/Marketing (optional)
Franchising Perks And Benefits
- Help people while earning
- Same benefits for all students
- Merchandise freebies
- Affiliate marketing (if applied)
- Free access to all other courses
- Franchising support
- Marketing assistance
- Operations assistance
How To Get Started?
- Email manager@thesurgemarketplace.com or fill out the form below to share your interest or learn more.
- Discovery Call
- Training
- Payment
- Start of Franchising Setup
Be A Surge Marketplace Franchisee Today!
The gig economy is expected to grow and millions of remote workers will be needing the training they need to stay competitive in the market. Let’s position ourselves to be that “competitive advantage” for these freelancers. 
