What authority must the Managing Owner of a Big Blue Swim School have?
Big_Blue_Swim_School Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must designate one of your individual owners to serve as your "Managing Owner." We must pre-approve the proposed Managing Owner or any replacement Managing Owner. The Managing Owner is responsible for the School's overall management. The Managing Owner will communicate with us directly regarding School-related matters and must have sufficient authority to make decisions for you and the School. The Managing Owner's decisions will be final and will bind you. The Managing Owner must attend a 2-day initial orientation session on the BIG BLUE Swim School franchise system at our principal business address (or another location we designate) before you sign a lease for the School's site. The Managing Owner also must attend and satisfactorily complete our initial training program. If your Managing Owner cannot satisfactorily complete initial training (including retraining), we have the right to require you to designate a Replacement Managing Owner who then must attend and satisfactorily complete initial training.
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS (FDD pages 59–61)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Big Blue Swim School FDD, the Managing Owner is a crucial role responsible for the overall management of the school. The Managing Owner must have sufficient authority to make decisions for the franchisee and the school, and these decisions are considered final and binding. This means the Managing Owner has the power to commit the franchise to certain courses of action.
Big Blue Swim School must pre-approve the proposed Managing Owner or any replacement. This pre-approval process ensures that the individual selected meets the franchisor's standards and is capable of fulfilling the responsibilities of the role. The Managing Owner also acts as the primary point of contact between the franchisee and Big Blue Swim School, handling all communications related to the school's operations.
Before signing a lease for the school's site, the Managing Owner is required to attend a 2-day initial orientation session on the Big Blue Swim School franchise system. Additionally, the Managing Owner must attend and satisfactorily complete the initial training program. If the Managing Owner fails to complete the initial training satisfactorily, Big Blue Swim School reserves the right to require the franchisee to designate a replacement who must then attend and complete the training. This ensures that the person in charge is adequately prepared to manage the swim school according to Big Blue Swim School's standards.