What section of the Franchise Agreement discusses opening assistance provided by Best Brains?
Best_Brains Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
(3) Provide pre-opening and opening assistance. (Franchise Agreement Section 4.B.)
In addition to the above training, we provide you pre-opening and opening on-the-job supervision and assistance at the premises of your Franchised Business for approximately three days near the time of the opening of your Franchised Business.
Before opening your Franchised Business, you must spend a minimum of $14,000 on local advertising and promotion of the opening of the Franchised Business in accordance with an opening marketing plan approved by us. These grand opening expenditures are in addition to the Brand Development Fund contributions specified above. We may require you to pay to the Brand Development Fund at the time of the "open house" before the scheduled opening of the Franchised Business these amounts which we will then spend for local advertising and promotion of the opening of the Franchised Business in accordance with an opening marketing plan developed by us.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 23–28)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Best Brains' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, pre-opening and opening assistance is referenced in Item 11, which discusses the franchisor's assistance, advertising, computer systems, and training. Specifically, Best Brains states that they will provide pre-opening and opening assistance, as detailed in Section 4.B of the Franchise Agreement.
In addition to this, Best Brains offers on-the-job supervision and assistance at the franchisee's location for approximately three days around the time of the opening. This support is intended to help the franchisee get their Best Brains center up and running smoothly.
Furthermore, before opening the Best Brains franchise, the franchisee must spend a minimum of $14,000 on local advertising and promotion, following an opening marketing plan approved by Best Brains. These grand opening expenditures are separate from the Brand Development Fund contributions. Best Brains may require the franchisee to pay these amounts to the Brand Development Fund at the time of the "open house," which Best Brains will then use for local advertising and promotion according to their developed marketing plan.