What happens if a Best Brains franchisee does not reimburse Best Brains for telephone service costs?
Best_Brains Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- (i) We shall notify the you of monthly of the cost of such telephone service and you shall, within five days of receipt of such a bill, reimburse us for our costs in maintaining telephone numbers for the Franchised Business.
- (ii) If you do not so reimburse us, we may instruct the telephone service provider to terminate such telephone number(s) or to transfer such number(s) to us or our designee.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 42–190)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Best Brains Franchise Disclosure Document, Best Brains franchisees are required to reimburse Best Brains for the costs of maintaining telephone service for the franchised business. Best Brains will notify the franchisee monthly of these costs, and the franchisee must reimburse Best Brains within five days of receiving the bill.
If a Best Brains franchisee fails to reimburse Best Brains for these telephone service costs, Best Brains has the right to take action. Specifically, Best Brains may instruct the telephone service provider to terminate the telephone number(s) associated with the franchise. Alternatively, Best Brains can direct the telephone service provider to transfer the telephone number(s) to Best Brains or their designee.
This clause ensures that Best Brains maintains control over the telephone numbers used for the franchised business. This is important for maintaining brand consistency and ensuring that customer inquiries are handled appropriately, even if a franchisee is not meeting their financial obligations. Prospective franchisees should be aware of this requirement and ensure they have a system in place to promptly pay these telephone service costs to avoid potential disruption of their phone service.