Does Bigfoot Forestry charge a fee for the initial training program?
Bigfoot_Forestry Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
le for training your Service Technicians and other employees. Upon your request we may, but need not, train your Service Technicians or other employees.
- 5.5. Training Fees & Expenses. We provide our preopening initial training program at no additional charge. We also do not charge training fees for system-wide refresher or supplemental training courses. We may charge a training fee of up to $500 per Person per day for any Person who attends: (a) initial training after your Business opens; (b) retraining (after failing a prior attempt); (c) remedial training; or (d) additional training you request (except as otherwise provided in §5.2). If we provide onsite training or assistance, you must also reimburse all Travel Expenses we incur. You are responsible for all wages and Travel Expenses you and your personnel incur to attend training.
- 5.6. Conferences. We may host periodic conferences to discuss business and operational matters relevant to Bigfoot Forestry Businesses. Attendance is mandatory unless: (a) we designate attendance as optional; or (b) we waive your obligation to attend based on showing of good cause. We may charge you a conference registration fee of up to $1,000 per Person per conference. You are still responsible for the conference registration fee if you fail to attend a required conference without a waiver.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 42–162)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Bigfoot Forestry's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the company does not charge an additional fee for its preopening initial training program. This benefit extends to system-wide refresher or supplemental training courses as well. However, Bigfoot Forestry may charge a training fee of up to $500 per person per day for specific instances, such as initial training after the business opens, retraining after a failed attempt, remedial training, or additional training requested by the franchisee.
While the initial training program is provided without charge, franchisees are responsible for all wages and travel expenses incurred by themselves and their personnel while attending any training programs. Additionally, if Bigfoot Forestry provides on-site training or assistance, the franchisee must reimburse all travel expenses incurred by the company.
Bigfoot Forestry also hosts periodic conferences to discuss business and operational matters. Attendance at these conferences is mandatory unless specifically designated as optional or a waiver is granted for good cause. Bigfoot Forestry may charge a conference registration fee of up to $1,000 per person per conference, and franchisees are responsible for this fee even if they fail to attend a required conference without obtaining a waiver. As with other training, franchisees are responsible for wages and travel expenses incurred while attending these conferences.