Start Up Cost And Franchise Fees

franchise fees
Springs Utilities pays a franchise fee to other cities in order to provide electric and natural gas service within their municipal boundaries.
the fee is usually an initial purchase requirement plus an ongoing percentage of gross sales of the business.
Fees charged by a City for the use of the public right of way.

start up
The action or process of setting something in motion
start: get going or set in motion; "We simply could not start the engine"; "start up the computer"
start: get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans launched a surprise attack"
A newly established business
Start-Up (also known as Start-Up 2000) is a PC video game in which players must try to build a successful business start-up from venture capitalists to IPO's. Start-Up is published by Monte Cristo and distributed by Electronic Arts.

cost
(of an object or an action) Require the payment of (a specified sum of money) before it can be acquired or done
Involve (someone) in (an effort or unpleasant action)
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
monetary value: the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection"
Cause the loss of
be priced at; "These shoes cost $100"