Does Belocal charge for additional or remedial training?
Belocal Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- (1) Franchisee must successfully complete, as Franchisor determines, Franchisor's initial training program prior to commencing operations of the Franchised Business, which must be no later than 60 days after the Effective Date of this Agreement. Franchisee, Principals, and any other Independent Staff whom Franchisor may designate (for purposes of brand standards compliance and communications), must attend and complete any remedial or additional training that Franchisor may from time to time require. Franchisor may provide additional training in response to Franchisee's request in Franchisor's sole discretion. Initial training is provided at no additional charge to Franchisee, but Franchisee is responsible for all other costs associated with the training, which may include transportation, lodging, meals, wages, and other travel-related expenses. Franchisor reserves the right to provide the training in any form, whether in-person, virtual, or by other electronic means.
- (2) If Franchisor requires, or if Franchisee requests, additional or remedial training, attendees of additional or remedial training may be required to pay Franchisor's then-current rate for such additional or remedial training or tuition/attendance fees charged by other third-party providers of such training. Franchisee is also responsible for all of its costs associated with training, including without limitation transportation, lodging, other travel-related costs, and wages. Training will be conducted at locations and using the methods designated by Franchisor.
- (3) If Franchisor requires, Franchisee must complete Franchisor's required training and certification program in order to qualify to solicit leads for and facilitate client relationships with Hyport Digital.
- E. Management and Promotion of the Franchised Business. The Principal or operations manager named in Attachment E hereto must personally supervise and devote full-time attention to the dayto-day operations and management of the Franchised Business. Franchisee must obtain Franchisor's approval to use an operations manager and must obtain Franchisor's acceptance of the specific person serving as the operations manager. As applicable, the Principal must complete any training that Franchisor requires and execute the form of confidentiality, non-competition, and non-solicitation agreements that Franchisor requires. The operations manager must complete any training that Franchisor requires, pass a background check, and execute the form of confidentiality and non-solicitation agreements that Franchisor requires. Franchisee shall give Franchisor advance written notice of any change to its designated operations manager.
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 71)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Belocal's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, initial training is provided at no additional charge. However, franchisees are responsible for costs associated with training, such as transportation, lodging, meals, wages, and other travel-related expenses. Belocal reserves the right to provide training in any form, including in-person, virtual, or other electronic means.
If Belocal requires or if a franchisee requests additional or remedial training, attendees may be required to pay Belocal's then-current rate or tuition/attendance fees charged by third-party providers. The franchisee is also responsible for all associated costs, including transportation, lodging, other travel-related costs, and wages. The additional training fee will not exceed $1,000 per day, plus travel-related expenses the franchisee incurs.
This means that while the initial training is covered, franchisees should be prepared to budget for expenses related to that training. Furthermore, franchisees need to be aware that any required or requested additional training will likely incur both a per-day fee (up to $1,000) and cover travel-related expenses. This is a fairly standard practice in franchising, where the initial training is often included, but ongoing training is the responsibility of the franchisee.