What must a Batteries Plus Bulbs franchisee do once the one-week commercial training is completed?
Batteries_Plus_Bulbs Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must attend the one week on-site commercial training in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, within three months of signing your Franchise Agreement. Once completed, you must open your store for commercial sales. Within one month of opening for commercial sales, you must also complete your online training modules covering battery product, bulb product, commercial selling and operations.
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 34–43)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Batteries Plus Bulbs's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, after completing the one-week on-site commercial training in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, a franchisee must open their store for commercial sales. Within one month of opening for commercial sales, the franchisee must also complete online training modules covering battery product, bulb product, commercial selling, and operations.
This requirement ensures that franchisees promptly apply their newly acquired commercial sales knowledge and integrate it with the broader operational aspects of the business. The online modules provide additional depth and reinforce the practical training received in person.
Batteries Plus Bulbs also requires new franchisees to participate in the Commercial as a Service Program for the first 12 months following the date they successfully complete commercial sales training, including upon the renewal or transfer of a franchise. This ongoing support and service program likely aims to help franchisees implement best practices and achieve early success in their commercial sales efforts.