What kind of assistance does Beggars Pizza provide before opening a franchise location?

[Item 11: FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING]

Except as listed below, we are not required to provide you with any assistance.

Pre-Opening Obligations

Before the Restaurant opens, we must provide the following to you:

• 1. If you do not have an approved location before signing your Franchise Agreement, you will sign the site selection addendum (the "Site Selection Addendum") attached to the Franchise Agreement as Exhibit B, and we will provide you with such site selection guidelines and consultation as we deem advisable (Franchise Agreement, Exhibit B, Paragraph 5);
• 1. If you do not have an approved location before signing your Franchise Agreement, you will sign a Site Selection Addendum, we will provide such on-site evaluations as we deem advisable as part of our evaluation of your request for site approval. We will not provide on-site evaluations for any proposed site before our receipt of the information or materials required by your Franchise Agreement. If an on-site evaluation is deemed necessary and appropriate by us, we will conduct up to two on-site evaluations at our expense. For each additional on-site evaluation, you must reimburse us for our related expenses, including the costs of travel, lodging, and meals (Franchise Agreement, Exhibit B, Paragraph 5);
• 1. We will make available to you (a) a preliminary layout for the site for the Restaurant based on our standard plans for your adaptation including exterior and interior design and layout, and (b) specifications for furniture, fixtures, and signage. (Franchise Agreement, Section 3.1);
• 1. We will provide initial training for you and your managers as further described below (Franchise Agreement, Sections 3.2 and 6);
• 1. We will provide one representative to provide such on-site, pre-opening, and opening assistance as we deem appropriate in our sole discretion (Franchise Agreement, Section 3.3);
• 1. We will make available to you advertising and promotional materials at your expense (Franchise Agreement, Sections 3.5 and 12);
• 1. We will loan you one copy of the Manuals or make the Manuals available to you through a password-protected webpage (Franchise Agreement, Sections 3.6 and 9); and
• 1. We or our affiliate will make available to you for sale, or designate or approve other suppliers who will make available to you for sale, products, ingredients, menu items, and supplies we designate in the Manuals or in writing (Franchise Agreement, Section 3.7).

Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 19–26)