Upon termination of an All Team franchise, is the franchisee required to transfer phone numbers?
All_Team Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Upon termination or expiration of this Agreement, for any reason whatsoever, all of FRANCHISEE's rights hereunder shall terminate.
FRANCHISEE shall immediately thereafter discontinue use of all Marks, signs, colors, structures, printed goods and forms of advertising indicative of ATFC's business and return any copyrighted materials which have been provided to FRANCHISEE by ATFC, and if ATFC requests, shall assign its telephone numbers to ATFC, clients, candidates, customers and the employee roster and execute any and all documents necessary to do so.
FRANCHISEE will immediately cease providing services to all customers and candidates and forfeit any rights it may have to the customers, candidates and any customer accounts.
Source: Item 17 — RENEWAL, TERMINATION, TRANSFER AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION (FDD pages 28–30)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to All Team's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, upon termination or expiration of the Franchise Agreement, the franchisee's rights terminate. The franchisee must immediately stop using All Team's marks, signs, colors, structures, printed goods, and advertising. The franchisee must return any copyrighted materials provided by All Team.
If All Team requests, the franchisee must assign its telephone numbers to All Team, along with clients, candidates, customers, and the employee roster. The franchisee must also execute any documents necessary to complete these assignments. The franchisee will immediately cease providing services to all customers and candidates and forfeit any rights to the customers, candidates and any customer accounts.
This means that if you leave the All Team franchise system, you may be required to transfer your business phone numbers to All Team if they request it. This could impact your ability to maintain contact with former clients and candidates if you were to start a similar business independently. It is important to consider this potential impact on your business and client relationships when evaluating the All Team franchise opportunity.