What is the total number of classroom training hours offered by Annex Brands?
Annex_Brands Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| Subject | Hours Of Training | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classroom | On-the-Job(1) | ||
| Orientation, Franchise Relations and Support | 2 | - | San Diego, CA |
| Customer Service Excellence | 1.5 | - | San Diego, CA |
| Master Forms and Manuals | .5 | - | San Diego, CA |
| Insurance | 1 | - | San Diego, CA |
| Accounting: Royalty Reporting, Bookkeeping, | 4 | - | San Diego, CA |
| Payroll & Managing Working Capital | |||
| Pricing for Profit | 2 | - | San Diego, CA |
| Marketing and Advertising | 5 | - | San Diego, CA |
| USPS | 2 | - | San Diego, CA |
| UPS | 2 | - | San Diego, CA |
| FedEx | 2 | - | San Diego, CA |
| DHL | 1.5 | - | San Diego, CA |
| Shipping Best Practices: Transit Insurance, | 4 | - | San Diego, CA |
| Claims, Customer Engagement | |||
| PostalMate System: POS Shipping | 4 | 1.5 | San Diego, CA |
| Services/Transactions | |||
| PostalMate System: CashMate POS, Accounts | 4 | 1.5 | San Diego, CA |
| Receivable, House Accounts, Inventory | |||
| Management, & Cash Handling | |||
| PostalMate System: POS Mailbox Rental and | 3 | 1 | San Diego, CA |
| Mailbox Manager | |||
| Copy, Printing & Finishing | 5 | 2 | San Diego, CA |
| Packaging | 1 | 4 | San Diego, CA |
| Notary | 1 | - | San Diego, CA |
| Other Services: Passports, Keys, Document | 4 | - | San Diego, CA |
| Shredding, Fingerprinting, etc. | |||
| Employee Items | 3 | San Diego, CA | |
| Training Display Center Overview & Role | 0 | 8 | San Diego, CA |
| Playing | |||
| Training Evaluation and Final Exam | 1.5 | - | San Diego, CA |
| TOTAL | 54 | 18 | San Diego, CA |
| Additional Training for Flex Retail Centers | San Diego, CA | ||
| Crating & Advanced Custom Packaging | 2 | 4 | San Diego, CA |
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 45–62)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 FDD, Annex Brands provides a detailed breakdown of the hours of training for new franchisees. The initial training program includes both classroom and on-the-job training components. The total number of classroom training hours for the standard, flex, and express retail centers is 54 hours.
Specifically, the classroom training covers a variety of subjects, including orientation, customer service, master forms and manuals, insurance, accounting, pricing for profit, marketing and advertising, USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, shipping best practices, PostalMate system training, copy and printing, packaging, notary, other services, employee items, training display center overview, and training evaluation. Each subject has a designated number of hours, contributing to the overall total.
For franchisees of flex retail centers, Annex Brands provides additional training in crating and advanced custom packaging, which includes 2 hours of classroom training. In addition to classroom hours, Annex Brands also provides on-the-job training, totaling 18 hours for standard, flex, and express retail centers and an additional 4 hours for flex retail centers. The FDD specifies that the hours devoted to each subject are estimates and may vary by up to 5 hours.