Does Big Blue Swim School search for or select the site for the franchisee's school?
Big_Blue_Swim_School Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must locate, evaluate, and select each School's site. We will not search for or select the site for you. We will review potential School sites that you identify within the Territory and may, but have no obligation to, visit the Territory once (for no additional fee) to review potential sites for each BIG BLUE Swim School to be constructed and developed. We have the right to require you to reimburse our out-of-pocket expenses for each site visit after the first per-School visit. That payment is not refundable.
Source: Item 5 — INITIAL FEES (FDD pages 12–13)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Big Blue Swim School's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are responsible for locating, evaluating, and selecting the site for their school. Big Blue Swim School does not search for or select the site for the franchisee.
However, Big Blue Swim School will review potential school sites that the franchisee identifies within the designated territory. The franchisor may, but is not obligated to, visit the territory once for no additional fee to review potential sites for each Big Blue Swim School to be constructed and developed.
After the first site visit per school, Big Blue Swim School has the right to require the franchisee to reimburse their out-of-pocket expenses for each subsequent site visit. This payment is not refundable. This means that while Big Blue Swim School offers some support in the site selection process, the ultimate responsibility and most of the costs fall on the franchisee.