Is Belocal responsible for providing site selection assistance for the franchisee's office?
Belocal Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
[Item 11: FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING]
Office
You will operate your Office out of a facility you choose, and you may use your home as your Office. We do not provide site selection assistance, negotiation assistance, or approve your Office location. We do not own or lease Offices to franchisees. Nevertheless, your Office must be within 50 miles of the perimeter of your Territory unless we grant you a variance. You are solely responsible for selecting your Office, constructing, remodeling, or decorating it, and conforming the Office to local ordinances and building codes. Many franchisees operate from Offices at their homes, meaning the additional work to construct, remodel, decorate, or conform the Office to local code is unnecessary.
Advertising
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 37–42)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Belocal's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Belocal does not provide site selection assistance for franchisees. The FDD states that franchisees are responsible for choosing their office location, which can include their home. Belocal also does not provide negotiation assistance or approve the office location.
Belocal does not own or lease offices to franchisees. However, the franchisee's office must be within 50 miles of the perimeter of their territory unless Belocal grants a variance.
The franchisee is solely responsible for selecting the office, as well as constructing, remodeling, or decorating it, and ensuring it conforms to local ordinances and building codes. The FDD notes that many franchisees operate from home offices, which may eliminate the need for additional work to meet these requirements.