Is there a cost for Beem Light Sauna's Initial Training for Required Trainees?
Beem_Light_Sauna Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- 5.1 Initial Training. Prior to opening the Studio, you (or your Operating Principal, if you are an Entity) and your Designated Manager (collectively, "Required Trainees") must personally attend and satisfactorily complete our initial training program ("Initial Training"). We will provide Initial Training as soon as practicable after the execution and delivery of this Agreement at our offices, at any other location that we designate, and/or remotely via recorded media, teleconference, videoconference, the Internet, webinar, or any other means, as we determine. We will determine the length, timing, location, and substance of Initial Training in our sole discretion. We may waive a portion of Initial Training or alter the training schedule if we determine that your Required Trainees have sufficient prior experience or training or have previously been trained at one of our Studios. Each subsequent Operating Principal and Designated Manager must attend our Initial Training unless we otherwise agree in writing.
- (a) Cost. We will provide instructors, facilities, and materials your Required Trainees as part of the Franchise Fee, provided that all of your trainees are trained during the same training session. We reserve the right to charge the Training Fee for each person who attends a subsequent Initial Training program, including (i) each person who is repeating the course or replacing a person who did not pass and (ii) each subsequent Operating Principal, Designated Manager, or employee who attends the course.
- (b) Completion of Initial Training. If your Required Trainees are unable to successfully complete, in our sole discretion, Initial Training for any reason, your Required Trainees must repeat Initial Training or you must send replacement Required Trainees to complete Initial Training. Your Required Trainees must successfully complete Initial Training at least 30 days before the earlier of the date you open the Studio or the Opening Deadline (or by such earlier deadline that we specify). We will not refund any initial franchise fees paid by you.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 71–230)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Beem Light Sauna's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the initial franchise fee covers the cost of instructors, facilities, and materials for the initial training program for required trainees, provided all trainees attend the same session. However, Beem Light Sauna reserves the right to charge a training fee for subsequent initial training programs. This includes instances where a person is repeating the course, replacing someone who didn't pass, or for each subsequent Operating Principal, Designated Manager, or employee attending the course.
If the required trainees are unable to successfully complete the initial training, they must repeat it, or the franchisee must send replacement trainees. This training must be completed at least 30 days before the studio opens or by the specified opening deadline. The initial franchise fees are non-refundable, regardless of whether the training is successfully completed.
Beem Light Sauna may also conduct periodic mandatory or optional training programs for required trainees and/or employees. There is no charge for mandatory training programs, except as specified in Section 3.11 regarding the initial training program and Appendix A, which may contain additional training fees. However, Beem Light Sauna may charge a reasonable fee, not exceeding $3,000 per attendee per program, for optional training programs. Additionally, Beem Light Sauna may require required trainees to participate in up to five days of refresher or advanced training each year.
If a franchisee fails to maintain quality and service standards, Beem Light Sauna may assign trainers to the studio for retraining or require employees to repeat initial training or attend additional programs. In such cases, Beem Light Sauna may charge a fee of up to $1,000 per trainer per day for remedial training.