Who is responsible for the wages and travel expenses associated with training provided by Basecamp Fitness?
Basecamp_Fitness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You will be solely responsible for all wages, travel, and living expenses, and all other costs incurred by you and your employees in connection with any training or instruction that we provide.
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You will be responsible for travel costs, room and board, salaries, fringe benefits, and other expenses incurred by you and your employees in attending the training program.
We will charge our then-current fee for this course, plus costs of travel lodging and meals if held at a location other than our corporate offices or online.
You are also responsible for all travel and living expenses your personnel may incur in attending the training.
Other than our "Launch Training" and the Coaches Training discussed above, we do not charge a fee for these pre-opening training courses.
However, you are responsible for all travel and lodging expenses you and your personnel incur to attend these trainings.
You must pay us our then-current fee for such additional training programs plus the cost of travel, lodging and meals.
You must also pay for all travel and living expenses incurred by you and your representatives in attending the conference.
If we are scheduled to conduct an on-site visit at your Basecamp Studio, or if you register for a training program and you cancel, fail to attend, fail to have the appropriate parties attend, fail to adequately prepare resulting in a delay or early termination for an on-site visit or training program, or fail to stay for the entire program, and you did not provide us with at least two (2) weeks prior written notice that you or the appropriate parties would not be attending, then you must pay us the greater of our then-current no show fee or the actual costs and expenses of rescheduling our travel arrangements.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 61–62)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Basecamp Fitness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is responsible for all wages, travel, and living expenses incurred by the franchisee and their employees in connection with any training or instruction that Basecamp Fitness provides. This includes initial training programs, Coaches Training Courses, additional pre-opening training, and any additional training programs deemed necessary by Basecamp Fitness throughout the term of the agreement.
Specifically, the franchisee is responsible for travel costs, room and board, salaries, fringe benefits, and other expenses incurred by them and their employees when attending the initial training program. For the Coaches Training Course, the franchisee must cover the costs of travel, lodging, and meals if the training is held at a location other than Basecamp Fitness's corporate offices or online. Even for pre-opening training courses for which Basecamp Fitness does not charge a fee (excluding Launch Training and Coaches Training), the franchisee is still responsible for all travel and lodging expenses for themselves and their personnel.
Furthermore, if Basecamp Fitness schedules an on-site visit or the franchisee registers for a training program and cancels without providing at least two weeks' prior written notice, the franchisee must pay Basecamp Fitness the greater of their then-current no-show fee or the actual costs and expenses of rescheduling their travel arrangements. Similarly, for conferences that a Principal Owner must attend, the franchisee is responsible for all travel and living expenses incurred by them and their representatives. This comprehensive allocation of costs to the franchisee for all types of training is a significant financial consideration for prospective Basecamp Fitness franchisees.