Does All Team require the franchisee to participate directly in the operation and management of their agency?
All_Team Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
O PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF YOUR BUSINESS**
We require you to participate directly in the operation and management of your Agency. You and a trained and competent employee acting as a full-time manager must supervise your Agency at all times. You and your manager must complete our Initial Training Program and must agree to maintain the confidentiality of our confidential information to the same extent as you have.
If you are a partnership, limited liability corporation or a corporation, you must designate an operating partner, member or shareholder who, throughout the term of the Franchise Agreement will successfully complete the Initial Training Program and devote full working time and best efforts in the dayto-day operations of your Agency and keep free from conflicting enterprises or any other activities which would be detrimental to or interfere with your Agency.
You must require the designated manager and your key employees (i.e. staffing manager, sales manager, office manager) to execute a Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement in a form acceptable to us relating to trade secrets and non-competition.
If you are a corporate entity or limited liability company, all shareholders or members and their spouses will sign our standard form Guaranty and Assumption of Obligations, which is attached to the Franchise Agreement. This Guaranty and Assumption of Obligations provides that each individual who signs is assuming and agreeing to discharge all obligations of the "Franchisee" under the Franchise Agreement.
ITEM 16. RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT THE FRANCHISEE MAY SELL
The Franchise Agreement states that you are to provide all the services required by us. However, as explained in Item 1 above, you may begin operating your Agency by providing Temporary Service Business.
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATION OF THE FRANCHISEE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF YOUR BUSINESS (FDD pages 27–28)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All Team's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to participate directly in the operation and management of their agency. The franchisee, along with a trained and competent employee acting as a full-time manager, must supervise the agency at all times. Both the franchisee and the manager are required to complete All Team's Initial Training Program and maintain the confidentiality of the franchisor's confidential information.
If the franchisee is a partnership, limited liability corporation, or a corporation, they must designate an operating partner, member, or shareholder. This designated individual must successfully complete the Initial Training Program and devote their full working time and best efforts to the day-to-day operations of the agency. They must also remain free from conflicting enterprises or any other activities that could be detrimental to or interfere with the agency's business.
Furthermore, the franchisee must ensure that the designated manager and key employees, such as the staffing manager, sales manager, and office manager, execute a Confidentiality and Non-Competition Agreement in a form acceptable to All Team. This agreement relates to trade secrets and non-competition. If the franchisee is a corporate entity or limited liability company, all shareholders or members and their spouses must sign All Team's standard form Guaranty and Assumption of Obligations, which is attached to the Franchise Agreement, ensuring they assume and agree to discharge all obligations of the franchisee under the Franchise Agreement.
In addition, the Franchisee or its principal owner agrees to participate personally in the direct operation of the Agency and devote substantially all of the Agency business time and efforts to the direct operation of the Agency.