Is the training course for a new manager at B Bops the same as the initial franchise training?
B_Bops Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
If, during the term of Franchise, you request a refresher training course, the Company will provide such training upon the payment of a fee not to exceed $2,000. The material to be covered in a refresher training course will depend on your needs as expressed to the Company. In addition, if you hire a new manager during the term of the Franchise, the Company will provide an initial training course for such manager, upon payment of a fee not to exceed $2,000. Such training course will be structured in the same manner and cover the same material as the training course provided prior to the opening of the Franchise as described above. You will, in either event, be responsible for paying all compensation, travel, lodging and other expenses incurred while participating in either a refresher-training course or an initial training course for a new manager.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 25–33)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to B Bops's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the training course for a new manager is structured the same way and covers the same material as the initial training course provided before the franchise opens. If a franchisee hires a new manager during the franchise term, B Bops will provide this initial training course for the new manager, but the franchisee must pay a fee that will not exceed $2,000.
The franchisee is also responsible for covering all compensation, travel, lodging, and other expenses the manager incurs while participating in the training. This means that while the content and structure of the training are standardized, the franchisee bears the financial responsibility for sending their new manager to the training program.
This policy ensures that new managers are brought up to speed with B Bops's operational standards, but it also places a financial burden on the franchisee. Franchisees should factor in these potential training costs when budgeting for employee turnover or expansion.