Where does the training for a Beehive Homes franchise take place?
Beehive_Homes Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
No less than one week prior to opening of YOUR Bee Hive Home YOU and YOUR resident manager are required to attend and complete a mandatory training program which will be held at a location designated by US. Training programs may be held at Bee Hive Homes headquarters or at other locations where a Bee Hive Home is in operation. There is no charge to you for the training program, but YOU must bear the cost of lodging and meals for YOURSELF,
and travel, lodging and meals for YOUR resident manager and any other persons you desire to be trained at the training program.
The training course consists of up to three (3) non-consecutive days. During the training course YOU and YOUR resident manager will be instructed in Home operations and management and will be given "hands on" experience in all phases of Home operations. At the training program YOU will be given a copy of the Bee Hive Homes Policy and Procedure Manual described earlier and an outline of the Bee Hive Homes Owner/Operator Training, unless one has been previously provided to YOU. The training sessions will cover the basic elements that are necessary for the operation of a Bee Hive Home.
The training program is based on the Bee Hive Homes Policy and Procedure Manual and the Bee Hive Homes Owner/Operator Training Outline.
Training programs are scheduled on an "as needed" basis.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 17–21)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beehive Homes's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the mandatory training program for franchisees and their resident manager takes place at a location designated by Beehive Homes. This location may be at Beehive Homes headquarters or at another Beehive Homes location where a home is in operation.
Prior to opening their Beehive Home, franchisees and their resident manager are required to complete a training program that lasts up to three days. The training covers home operations and management, and includes hands-on experience in all phases of operations. Franchisees are responsible for covering their own lodging and meals, as well as the travel, lodging, and meal costs for their resident manager and any other individuals they wish to have trained.
The training program is based on the Beehive Homes Policy and Procedure Manual and the Beehive Homes Owner/Operator Training Outline. The goal is to ensure franchisees have a mutually acceptable base of knowledge regarding Beehive Homes operations, and they must demonstrate reasonable knowledge of these operations upon completion of the program. Training programs are scheduled on an as-needed basis.
Beehive Homes representatives, familiar with the franchise's practices and policies, conduct the training. Key personnel involved in training include Twayne K. Walker, who has been involved with Beehive Homes since 1987, and Mark Hegele, a former franchisee who supervises training, particularly in the eastern United States. Beehive Homes may also use unspecified instructors for certain aspects of its training, such as Certified Public Accountants for accounting matters and the IT supervisor for computer and systems implementation.