1. Documents: 1) Requirements to join the headquarters of the investment headquarters to show relevant documents, such as industrial and commercial business license, trademark registration certificate, service mark registration certificate, brand trademark rights. 2. Franchise contract: 1) business area: to understand whether the business area is defined, whether the business circle is guaranteed: in the designated area is the exclusive operation or more than one operation; 2) business period: the contract period is generally how long, is one year or two years, whether there is a period of time need to be restricted. 3) Franchise fees: A. Common franchise fees include: franchise fee, deposit, royalties three kinds of fees, to understand the payment of royalties, is a one-time payment, or paid in annual installments? Which costs can be refunded, which can not be refunded? B. Headquarters of the franchise business guidance and fees charged by the franchise on a regular basis to pay such as: store design and construction costs, training fees, advertising and promotional costs, equipment leasing fees, financial and operational costs, accidental insurance premiums, headquarters recruiting, evaluation, training, looking for an address generated by other costs. C. If the contract is ineffective refund costs: such as brand deposits, contract liquidated damages, etc., 4) supply prices: A. Discounts: the headquarters supply issues: the general retail price multiplied by the corresponding discount rate to calculate the discount B. Refund and exchange prices: refund and exchange rate, is the return of the goods for a refund, or only exchange goods? Is it the same goods, or can be freely exchanged? There should be a clear agreement. 5) Sales tasks A. Number of tasks: whether there is a minimum number of contractual tasks for the whole year, whether there is a number of tasks for each quarter, or according to their own ability to estimate whether they can reach the predetermined target; B. Penalties and rewards: which may become a hidden danger, and which tasks can be objectively accomplished? Does the reward part have practical significance? 6) Termination of the contract: A. Prohibition clauses: Be sure to carefully understand the conditions of termination of the contract, to avoid overbearing provisions such as: the terms of non-competition, the management of the rules and regulations B. Termination clauses: whether there is a complete franchise contract, the contract whether the return and termination of the contract has a reasonable explanation of the terms and conditions of the termination of the contract. C. Penalties for breach of contract, on the handling of disputes. 7)