If the Authorized Location for a Bft Studio is not identified when the Franchise Agreement is signed, what will Bft do?
Bft Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
If the Authorized Location for your Studio has not been identified at the time the Franchise Agreement is signed, we will assign you a Designated Market Area (Franchise Agreement, Section 1.2).
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 37–50)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bft's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if the authorized location for a Bft studio is not identified when the Franchise Agreement is signed, Bft will assign the franchisee a Designated Market Area. The franchisee will then need to secure an authorized location for their studio within that Designated Market Area.
Bft may provide the franchisee with its current written site selection guidelines, if such guidelines are in place, and any other site selection counseling and assistance it determines is appropriate. Bft may also provide the contact information of any local real estate broker that it has an existing relationship with and that is familiar with Bft's confidential site selection/evaluation criteria, if Bft knows any such brokers in or around the Designated Market Area the franchisee is assigned.
The franchisee must assume all costs, liabilities, expenses and responsibility in connection with locating, obtaining, and developing a premises for their studio, and constructing, equipping, remodeling and/or building out the premises for use as a studio, all in accordance with Bft's System Standards.