Does Bee Organized require approval of the Managing Owner?
Bee_Organized Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
CHISE BUSINESS**
The Franchise Agreement requires that you or, if you are a Corporate Entity, that your managing shareholder or partner be personally responsible for the daily management and supervision of the Franchised Business (the "Managing Owner"). We must approve your Managing Owner and your Managing Owner must dedicate his or her full time efforts to the management and operation of the Franchise. Your Managing Owner must have satisfactorily completed our initial training and must have obtained all required licenses and permits necessary to operate a Bee Organized Business within your Operating Territory.
You may hire a manager to assume responsibility for the daily management and supervision of the Franchised Business, only if: (a) the manager meets all of our minimum standards and criteria for managers; (b) the manager completes our initial training program; (c) the manager signs our confidentiality and non-competition agreements; and (d) the manager agrees, in writing, to assume responsibility for the on-site management and supervision of the Franchised Business (an "Operating Manager"). All of your employees and other agents and representatives who
may have access to our confidential information must sign a confidentiality agreement. We do not require that the Operating Manager own any equity interest in the franchise.
You, and if you are a partnership or Corporate Entity, each of your members, shareholders and/or partners (collectively, "Owners"), must personally guarantee all of your obligations to us under the Franchise Agreement.
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS (FDD pages 34–35)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bee Organized's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if the franchisee is a Corporate Entity, Bee Organized requires that the managing shareholder or partner be personally responsible for the daily management and supervision of the Franchised Business, referred to as the "Managing Owner." Bee Organized must approve the Managing Owner, and the Managing Owner must dedicate their full-time efforts to the management and operation of the franchise.
The Managing Owner must satisfactorily complete Bee Organized's initial training and obtain all required licenses and permits necessary to operate a Bee Organized Business within the designated Operating Territory. This requirement ensures that the person in charge of the daily operations is qualified and capable of upholding Bee Organized's standards.
In the event of the death or permanent disability of the Managing Owner, the remaining owners of the Corporate Entity must appoint a new Managing Owner within 30 days. This appointed Managing Owner must also be approved by Bee Organized and must attend and successfully complete the Training Program within 60 days of the appointment. If the Bee Organized Business is not managed by a Bee Organized-approved Managing Owner within 30 days after the death or disability, Bee Organized is authorized to appoint a manager to maintain the operations of the Bee Organized Business at the franchisee's sole cost until an approved Managing Owner can assume management.