What section of the Big Blue Swim School Franchise Agreement covers the opening of the franchise?
Big_Blue_Swim_School Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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We will send an "opening team" to the School for at least 3 days (typically starting before and continuing after opening) to help train your supervisory employees on our philosophy and Brand Standards and prepare the School for opening. We will pay our opening team's wages and travel, hotel, and living expenses. If you request, and we agree to provide, additional or special guidance, assistance, or training during this opening phase (excluding training relating to labor relations and employment practices), you must pay our then-current training fee (not to exceed $750 per trainer per day plus the trainer's daily charges, including wages and travel, hotel, and living expenses). We have the right to delay the School's opening until all required training has been satisfactorily completed. (
Source: Item 9 — FRANCHISEE'S OBLIGATIONS (FDD pages 34–37)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Big Blue Swim School Franchise Disclosure Document, Section 6.C of the Franchise Agreement pertains to the opening of the franchise. Item 11 mentions that Big Blue Swim School will send an "opening team" to the franchisee's location for a minimum of 3 days, typically before and after the opening. This team will assist in training supervisory employees on the company's philosophy and brand standards, as well as prepare the school for its opening. Big Blue Swim School covers the wages, travel, hotel, and living expenses for this opening team.
If a franchisee requests additional or specialized guidance, assistance, or training during the opening phase, excluding labor relations and employment practices, they will be responsible for paying Big Blue Swim School's then-current training fee, which should not exceed $750 per trainer per day, in addition to the trainer's daily charges, including wages, travel, hotel, and living expenses.
Big Blue Swim School retains the right to postpone the opening of the school until all necessary training has been satisfactorily completed. This ensures that each franchise location meets the brand's standards and is adequately prepared to deliver its services. This is a fairly common practice in franchising, as franchisors want to ensure a consistent brand experience across all locations.