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EmPulse Live NOW — Chi Franchise / Purchase program

Bring EmPulse Live NOW
to your city.

Same product, your local scene. Each franchise keeps the EmPulse Live NOW name with your city appended — EmPulse Live NOW · Austin, EmPulse Live NOW · Detroit — and your city's flag and colors on the front door.

Investment
Private
Review time
72 hours
Launch support
Hands-on

Franchise and purchase terms — including the setup investment and revenue share — are shared privately after your inquiry is reviewed, and are subject to change. Nothing is published here.

Markets available now

These 21 markets are already live inside the app — the listings, calendar, venue directory, and news feed all switch to that city the moment a user picks it. Claim one and you're operating from day one, not building from scratch. Chicago is HQ and not available.

NashvilleDetroitSan DiegoMiamiNew York CityAustinDenverOrlandoLas VegasPhoenixLos AngelesSan FranciscoNew OrleansPortlandBostonDallasHoustonAlbuquerqueWashington, DCPhiladelphiaPittsburgh
  • • The app stays free for listeners in your city — growth first, no subscriber paywall.
  • • Sponsors, ads, and partnerships are revenue-shared with HQ on a set percentage, defined in your agreement.
  • • Real-time click analytics for your city — every tap on tickets, maps, rides, eats, and flyers — so you can prove value to local sponsors.
  • • Work from home, on your own schedule, in the scene you already love.

Already live in your city?

If your city is already up and running inside the app, you don't have to build it from scratch. Submit the inquiry below, and once approved you'll receive the franchise agreement plus the full marketing package — the same playbook, social launch kit, local SEO starter, onboarding call, and private franchisee community.

How the process works

  1. 1. Submit a private inquiry. Fill out the form below with your contact details and your city. Nothing you send is public.
  2. 2. Optional virtual walkthrough. Tick the box to request a call and we'll schedule a live screen-share tour of the platform.
  3. 3. Reviewed within 72 hours. We review every inquiry and respond within three business days.
  4. 4. Documents sent for e-signature. If approved, you receive the full franchise package — current investment, revenue share, territory terms, and the agreement to complete and sign electronically.

Pricing and terms are quoted privately at the time of review and may change. No payment is collected on this page.

What's included

You're not thrown to the wolves. Every franchisee gets the full launch package so you know exactly how to land venues, book events, and grow a local following.

Venue & Event Outreach Playbook

Email + DM templates, cold-call scripts, pitch deck for organizers, and a First-20-Venues checklist for your metro.

Social Launch Kit

City-specific IG / TikTok / Facebook page setup guide, 30-day content calendar, post + reel + story templates in Canva, hashtag strategy.

Local SEO Starter

Google Business Profile setup, local directory list, and a template press release for your city launch.

Onboarding Call (60–90 min)

Walk-through of the platform, Q&A, and shared 30 / 60 / 90-day launch goals for your city.

Private Franchisee Community

Slack/Discord with every other city operator — share what's working, get real-time answers, no going it alone.

Territory Rights

Metro exclusivity so nobody else can launch a EmPulse Live NOW in your city while you're building it.

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Mutual NDA — read before signing

Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement (summary). By signing below, you ("Applicant") and EmPulse Live NOW HQ ("HQ") agree that any non-public information either party shares during the franchise evaluation — including the franchise playbook, fee structure, revenue-share terms, operations documents, technical architecture, partner lists, financial projections, unreleased features, applicant business plans, and identifying details about either party's contacts — is Confidential Information.

Each party will (a) use Confidential Information only to evaluate a possible franchise relationship, (b) protect it with the same care it uses for its own confidential information (and no less than reasonable care), and (c) not disclose it to any third party without the other party's written consent, except to employees, advisors, or counsel who are bound by equivalent confidentiality duties.

Confidential Information does not include information that is publicly known through no fault of the receiving party, was already known prior to disclosure, is independently developed without use of the other party's Confidential Information, or is rightfully received from a third party without a duty of confidentiality.

This NDA remains in effect for three (3) years from the date of signature below. Trade secrets are protected for as long as they remain trade secrets under applicable law. This NDA does not grant either party any license to the other's intellectual property, does not create any franchise or business relationship, and does not obligate either party to enter into any further agreement. Governing law: State of Illinois, USA.