Does Bigfoot Forestry charge a fee for onsite training and opening assistance?
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 provides its preopening initial training program at no additional charge. However, if Bigfoot Forestry provides onsite training or assistance, the franchisee must reimburse all travel expenses the company incurs.
Bigfoot Forestry may charge a training fee of up to $500 per person per day for initial training after the business opens, retraining after a failed attempt, remedial training, or additional training requested by the franchisee. The franchisee is also responsible for all wages and travel expenses they and their personnel incur to attend training.
Bigfoot Forestry may host periodic conferences to discuss business and operational matters, and attendance is mandatory unless attendance is designated as optional or the obligation to attend is waived for good cause. A conference registration fee of up to $1,000 per person per conference may be charged. The franchisee is still responsible for the conference registration fee if they fail to attend a required conference without a waiver, and they are responsible for wages and travel expenses incurred to attend conferences.