How long is the initial training provided by Anago for a subfranchisee?
Anago Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Anago Training Program (Mandatory). We will make an initial training program available to you. The training program will be conducted at one of our offices or other mutually agreeable location. Initial training is mandatory for all owners of a new Master Franchise and must be completed within 90 days after signing the Subfranchise Rights Agreement. The initial training program is for a period of 2 weeks, but may be decreased if you own an existing janitorial business, or if you have worked in the janitorial franchise business for a period of more than one year. If you fail to complete Initial Training to our satisfaction, we may elect to retrain you or terminate the Subfranchise Rights Agreement and retain the Initial Fee. Current Anago Master Franchisees are not
required to undergo the training program again if they license the right to operate additional Anago Subfranchise Rights Businesses. The content of, operation of, and manner of conducting Initial Training is in our sole control. Training currently covers the following aspects of your business: unit sales and solicitation; unit orientation; management; contract sales including marketing, prospecting, telemarketing, bidding, and contracting for customer contracts, invoicing and statement processing, administration, and Anago business operations. (Subsection 2.1(a) of the Subfranchise Rights Agreement)
The Anago Training Program should begin 4 to 8 weeks after the Anago Subfranchise Rights Agreement is signed and 1 to 2 weeks before the opening of your Anago Subfranchise. As of the date of this Disclosure Document, we provide the following initial training:
TRAINING PROGRAM
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 27–36)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Anago's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, initial training is provided to new Master Franchise owners for a period of 2 weeks. This training is mandatory and must be completed within 90 days of signing the Subfranchise Rights Agreement. However, the length of the training may be decreased if the franchisee owns an existing janitorial business or has worked in the janitorial franchise business for over a year.
The Anago Training Program should begin 4 to 8 weeks after signing the Subfranchise Rights Agreement and 1 to 2 weeks before the opening of the Anago Subfranchise. The training covers various aspects of the business, including unit sales and solicitation, unit orientation, management, contract sales (marketing, prospecting, telemarketing, bidding), customer contracts, invoicing and statement processing, administration, and Anago business operations.
If a new Anago Master Franchisee fails to complete the initial training to Anago's satisfaction, Anago has the option to either require retraining or terminate the Subfranchise Rights Agreement, retaining the initial fee. Current Anago Master Franchisees are not required to undergo the training program again if they license the right to operate additional Anago Subfranchise Rights Businesses. The content, operation, and manner of conducting the initial training are under Anago's sole control.