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Is there a limit to the number of Aerus employees that can attend remote training options?

Aerus Franchise · 2025 FDD

Answer from 2025 FDD Document

Your operating principal and general manager are required to attend our four (4) day Management and Business Administration ("MBA") training program in Dallas, Texas, or such other location within the United States or Canada which we may designate. You may want to bring other employees to training. For in-person training that occurs at Dallas, Texas or an Aerus Business we designate, you may bring up to a total of 3 individuals to training. We may also offer certain aspects of MBA training online through our interactive training website www.aerusuniversity.com and/or allow you to attend certain aspects of MBA training remotely through telephone or web conference. If so, travel may not be required and there is currently no limit to the number of your employees that may attend our remote training options. Training topics include, among others, accounting practices, understanding profit & loss statements with projections, extensive training on our proprietary accounting software (FOAS and FAST), determining order levels of consigned product and parts, recruiting, training and retaining sales and service personnel, marketing and advertising guidelines, database management, strategies when operating a franchise in the healthy home industry. Franchisees who sign a Beyond Addendum must also attend an additional one (1)

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day Beyond Product training. MBA training is held on an as needed basis. However, our interactive training website www.aerusuniversity.com can be accessed online at any time.

All franchisees are also required to attend one (1) week of on-the-job training which shall be conducted in an Aerus Business. Franchisees who sign a Beyond Addendum must also attend an additional one (1) week on-the-job Beyond Product training that must also be conducted at an Aerus Business. (Franchise Agreement Section 8).

Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 36–43)

What This Means (2025 FDD)

According to Aerus's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, there is no limit to the number of employees that may attend remote training options. The operating principal and general manager are required to attend the four-day Management and Business Administration (MBA) training program. Aerus may offer aspects of the MBA training online through their interactive training website or allow attendance remotely through telephone or web conference.

For in-person training in Dallas, Texas, or at an Aerus Business, a franchisee may bring up to three individuals. The MBA training covers accounting practices, understanding profit and loss statements, training on proprietary accounting software, determining order levels, recruiting, training, retaining sales and service personnel, marketing and advertising guidelines, and database management. Franchisees who sign a Beyond Addendum must also attend an additional one-day Beyond Product training.

The interactive training website can be accessed online at any time. All franchisees are also required to attend one week of on-the-job training at an Aerus Business. Franchisees who sign a Beyond Addendum must also attend an additional one-week on-the-job Beyond Product training at an Aerus Business.

Disclaimer: This information is extracted from the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document and is provided for research purposes only. It does not constitute legal or financial advice. Consult with a franchise attorney before making any investment decisions.