Who controls the day-to-day activities of the employees of a Bigfoot Forestry franchise?
Bigfoot_Forestry Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- **8.2.
Project Manager.** If you do not adhere to an owner-operator model, you must hire a Person (a "Project Manager") to manage and supervise your Business.
The Project Manager must: (a) remain actively and personally involved with the operation of your Business on a full-time basis; and (b) travel to job sites for purposes of providing Bigfoot Forestry Services, managing projects and supervising Service Technicians (if any).
The Managing Owner must monitor and supervise the Project Manager to ensure your Business is operated in compliance with this Agreement and the Manual.
Any Person you hire as a Project Manager must: (a) be approved by us; (b) satisfy all requirements in §8.3 for Service Technicians; (c) successfully complete all additional training programs we require for a Project Manager; (d) dedicate full-time efforts to your Business; and (e) sign a Confidentiality Agreement.
If you own and operate more than three (3) Bigfoot Forestry Businesses, you must hire a Project Manager.
The Managing Owner or Project Manager can manage a maximum of three (3) territories.
You must hire an additional Project Manager for every three (3) additional territories you open and operate.
- **8.3.
Service Technicians.** Bigfoot Forestry Services may only be performed by your Service Technicians.
Any Person you appoint as a Service Technician must successfully complete all training programs we require for Service Technicians and sign a Confidentiality Agreement (the Managing Owner does not sign a Confidentiality Agreement).
The Managing Owner may (but need not) serve as a Service Technician.
If you hire a Project Manager, the Project Manager must also serve as a Service Technician.
- **8.4.
Employees.** You must determine appropriate staffing levels for the Business to ensure compliance with this Agreement and our system standards.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 42–162)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Bigfoot Forestry Franchise Disclosure Document, the day-to-day activities of employees are managed either by the franchisee (Managing Owner) or a Project Manager, depending on the owner-operator model. If the franchisee does not adhere to the owner-operator model, they must hire a Project Manager to manage and supervise the business. The Project Manager is responsible for being actively involved in the business full-time, traveling to job sites, managing projects, and supervising Service Technicians. The Managing Owner must monitor and supervise the Project Manager to ensure the business complies with the Franchise Agreement and the Manual.
The Project Manager must be approved by Bigfoot Forestry, meet the requirements for Service Technicians, complete additional training programs, dedicate full-time efforts to the business, and sign a Confidentiality Agreement. If a franchisee owns and operates more than three Bigfoot Forestry businesses, they must hire a Project Manager. The Managing Owner or Project Manager can manage a maximum of three territories, and an additional Project Manager must be hired for every three additional territories opened and operated.
Service Technicians are the only individuals authorized to perform Bigfoot Forestry Services. They must complete all required training programs and sign a Confidentiality Agreement. The Managing Owner can serve as a Service Technician, and if a Project Manager is hired, they must also serve as a Service Technician. The franchisee is responsible for determining appropriate staffing levels to ensure compliance with the Franchise Agreement and Bigfoot Forestry's system standards. This structure ensures that the Bigfoot Forestry business operates according to the franchisor's standards, regardless of whether the franchisee is directly involved in day-to-day operations or delegates those responsibilities to a Project Manager.