How Cygnine's 18-Month Minimum Guarantee Protects Your Income

Every new retail store goes through a ramp-up period. Footfall builds slowly, referrals take time to compound, and the first few months rarely reflect a store's long-term potential. Cygnine's Minimum Guarantee exists to smooth exactly that period — for the first 18 months, franchise partner income is protected at a floor of ₹80,000 a month.

How the calculation works

Each month, Cygnine calculates a franchise partner's actual margin income from billed sales on the platform — never projections or estimates. If that margin falls short of ₹80,000, Cygnine pays the difference as a top-up. If margin income exceeds the target, the partner simply keeps the higher amount — there is no cap on upside earnings.

A shrinking safety net, by design

In the early months, the guarantee typically covers a large share of the monthly target — often more than half. As the store builds footfall, referrals and repeat customers, margin income climbs and the guarantee's contribution shrinks. By around Month 17, most stores are expected to clear the ₹80,000 target from margin alone.

Why this structure matters

• It's objective and auditable — based on real, platform-billed sales
• It's time-bound — an 18-month launch window, not an indefinite subsidy
• It rewards performance — there's no ceiling on what you can earn above the floor
• It's automatically reconciled through the franchise dashboard, with no manual claims process

For a new franchise partner, this is the difference between carrying all the early-stage risk alone and sharing it with a partner who has a direct stake in your store's success.