Can Belocal require a franchisee to complete certain training and certifications in order to facilitate a client's relationship with Hyport Digital?
Belocal Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
If you choose to, you may solicit leads for Hyport Digital as part of your Franchised Business and receive a commission on referrals. You will also have the opportunity to facilitate the client relationships between such leads and Hyport Digital and receive a commission associated with such relationship management services. There are no restrictions on where you may solicit leads for Hyport Digital or restrictions on the location of the clients for which you facilitate the relationship. Your opportunity to solicit leads for and facilitate client relationships with Hyport Digital is conditioned on the continuance of the sales program. We may modify and discontinue this program in our sole discretion. We may require you to complete certain training and certifications in order to qualify to facilitate a client's relationship with Hyport Digital,.
Source: Item 16 — RESTRICTIONS ON WHAT THE FRANCHISEE MAY SELL (FDD pages 48–49)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Belocal's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Belocal franchisees have the opportunity to solicit leads for Hyport Digital as part of their franchised business and receive commissions on referrals. Franchisees can also facilitate client relationships between leads and Hyport Digital, receiving commissions for these relationship management services. There are no geographical restrictions on soliciting leads for Hyport Digital or on the location of clients for whom the franchisee facilitates relationships.
However, this opportunity is contingent on the continuation of the sales program, which Belocal may modify or discontinue at its sole discretion. This means that a franchisee's ability to earn commissions from Hyport Digital referrals and relationship management could be affected if Belocal changes or ends the program.
Importantly, Belocal retains the right to require franchisees to complete specific training and certifications to qualify for facilitating client relationships with Hyport Digital. This implies that franchisees may need to invest time and resources in additional training to participate in this aspect of the business, and failure to complete the required training could limit their ability to earn commissions from Hyport Digital relationships.