VIII. OBLIGATIONS OF FRANCHISEE

A. Agency Openings. FRANCHISEE agrees to begin operation of the Agency and open its office within four (4) months after this Agreement is accepted by ATFC. Both the Temporary Services Business and the Permanent Placement Business will be operated out of the same office. Notwithstanding the foregoing, FRANCHISEE may elect to provide Temporary Service Business at the beginning of its operations. However, it must add the Permanent Placement Business no later than four (4) months after FRANCHISEE signs this Agreement. Opening may be delayed only if such delay is caused by contingencies not within the control of FRANCHISEE, such as, acts of God, governmental restrictions, strikes or labor disputes, about which ATFC is notified within a reasonable period time of such delay. FRANCHISEE shall use its best efforts to cure any such delay and any such delay in completion shall be for a period of days equal to the number of days during which such event actually prevents completion.

Before you open your Agency, we will:

• a. Designate your Area (Franchise Agreement paragraph II.A and Exhibit I);
• b. We must approve the location of your Agency. You may select the location of your office anywhere in the Area. Typically, you will lease the space for your Agency. You are solely responsible for locating, securing and evaluating the suitability of your office and for the review and negotiations of your lease. The factors we consider in approving sites are factors such as general location, lease term, size, access to public transportation, and parking. We will either approve or disapprove your location within 30 days of receipt of all information regarding the location. (Franchise Agreement – paragraph VIII.A);
• c. Provide suggestions for layout and design of the Agency (Franchise Agreement paragraph VII.E.);
• d. Provide you access to our Confidential Operations Manual ("Manual") (Franchise Agreement – paragraph XIV);
• e. Provide you a list of necessary equipment, signs, fixtures and supplies. We do not provide any of these items directly, however, we do license the software you are required to use as described in Item 10 (Franchise Agreement - paragraph VIII.C);
• f. Provide Initial Training in the operation of your Agency to you and your manager(s). This training is described in detail later in this Item (Franchise Agreement – paragraph VII.A).

Source: Item 9 — FRANCHISEE'S OBLIGATIONS (FDD pages 16–17)