What topics are covered in the Management and Business Administration (MBA) training program for Aerus franchisees?
Aerus Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| Subject | Hours of Classroom Training Dallas, Texas | Hours of Training On-The-Job Aerus Business* | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administration | 4 | 2 | Dallas, Texas and Aerus Business we designate | |
| Accounting | 4 | 1 | Dallas, Texas and Aerus Business we designate | |
| Inventory Control and FOAS | 4 | 1 | Dallas, Texas and Aerus Business we designate | |
| Sales and Service Personnel Development | 4 | 16 | Dallas, Texas and Aerus Business we designate | |
| Real Estate | 1 | 0 | Dallas, Texas | |
| Marketing, Advertising and Database | 4 | 4 | Dallas, Texas and Aerus | |
| Management | Business we designate | |||
| Store Opening Assistance | 3 | 0 | Dallas, Texas | |
| Standard Product Training | 8 | 16 | Dallas, Texas and Aerus Business we designate | |
| Beyond Products and Service | 8 | 40 | Dallas, Texas and Aerus Business we designate | |
| Total Hours for Standard and Associates 32 40 | ||||
| who do not sign a Beyond Addendum | ||||
| Total Hours for Standard and Associates 40 80 | ||||
| who sign a Beyond Addendum | 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.
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, the Management and Business Administration (MBA) training program covers a variety of topics to prepare franchisees for operating their business. The training includes accounting practices, understanding profit and loss statements with projections, and extensive training on Aerus's proprietary accounting software, FOAS and FAST. Franchisees will also learn how to determine order levels of consigned product and parts.
Further training topics include recruiting, training, and retaining sales and service personnel, which are crucial for building a successful team. The MBA program also covers marketing and advertising guidelines to help franchisees effectively promote their business, as well as database management for organizing customer information. Additionally, the training addresses strategies for operating a franchise specifically in the healthy home industry.
For franchisees who sign a Beyond Addendum, an additional one-day Beyond Product training is required. The MBA training is held on an as-needed basis, but Aerus also provides an interactive training website that can be accessed online at any time, offering flexibility for ongoing learning and development. The FDD also includes a table outlining the hours of classroom and on-the-job training dedicated to various subjects, such as administration, accounting, inventory control, sales and service personnel development, real estate, marketing, store opening assistance, and product training.