What is the relationship between Mark King's business experience, as detailed in Item 2, and the pre-opening assistance provided to Bft franchisees in Item 11?
Bft Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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ITEM 11 FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING
Except as listed below, we are not required to provide you with any assistance.
A. Pre-Opening Assistance
Franchise Agreement
Before your Studio's Soft Opening:
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- We will provide you (or, if you are an entity, your Operating Principal), as well as your Designated Manager (if appointed) of your Studio, with our proprietary Owner/Operator Training Module and Designated Manager Training Module, respectively, that at least you (or, if appropriate, your Operating Principal) will need to complete prior to opening your Studio (the "Initial Training Program"). We will typically provide the Initial Training Program within the thirty (30) days prior to your Studio opening, but that timing will be subject to the availability and schedules of our training personnel. We will provide the Initial Training Program at our corporate headquarters or other training facility we designate, which may be virtually (Franchise Agreement, Article 5). We will also provide you or another individual you designate as your prospective Authorized Instructor with our Pre-Opening Instructor Training as described more fully below in this Item (Franchise Agreement, Section 5.5).
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- If the Authorized Location for your Studio has not been identified at the time the Franchise Agreement is signed, we will work with you to designate a geographical area within which you must secure an Authorized Location for your Studio ("Designated Market Area") (Franchise Agreement, Section 1.2).
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- Prior to you attending your required initial training, we will provide you access to the Learning Management System, which contains mandatory and suggested specifications, standards and procedures. The Learning Management System is confidential and remains our property. We may modify the Learning Management System. (Franchise Agreement, Section 6.3). Within the Learning Management System, you will be provided our confidential operations manual (comprised of four sub-manuals), whi
What This Means (2025 FDD)
Based on the 2025 FDD, the excerpts provided do not detail Mark King's business experience in Item 2, so a relationship between his experience and the pre-opening assistance Bft provides to franchisees in Item 11 cannot be established. Item 11 does describe the pre-opening assistance that Bft offers to franchisees.
Specifically, Bft provides franchisees (or their Operating Principal) and Designated Manager with the Owner/Operator Training Module and Designated Manager Training Module, respectively. This Initial Training Program is typically provided within thirty days before the studio opening and can be held at Bft's corporate headquarters, another designated training facility, or virtually.
Additionally, Bft offers Pre-Opening Instructor Training to individuals designated as prospective Authorized Instructors. If a franchisee is not on-site to manage day-to-day operations, they must appoint a Designated Manager who completes the Designated Manager Training Program. The Learning Management System, containing mandatory specifications, standards, and procedures, is also provided to franchisees, including a confidential operations manual of approximately 151 pages.
To understand how Mark King's experience influences the pre-opening support, a prospective franchisee should review Item 2 of the FDD for details on his background and ask Bft how his expertise is incorporated into the training programs and operational guidance offered to new franchisees.