What is the duration of the non-compete agreement after completing the training program for Body Brain Center?
Body_Brain_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- 5.2 Unfair Competition. For a period of two (2) years after you complete the training program, you agree that you will not compete with us or other Body & Brain franchisees, whether directly or indirectly.
For purposes of the preceding sentence, you will be deemed to compete with us if you acquire, develop, own, operate, maintain or have any interest (including as an owner, partner, director, officer, employee, manager, consultant, shareholder, representative or agent) in any business that: (i) provides brain based education, Yoga, Taichi or Qi-Gong; and (ii) is located within a 15 mile radius from any Body & Brain Center or Dahn Yoga Center that is operating or under construction as of the date you sign this Agreement.
This restrictive covenant does not preclude you from owning an interest of five percent (5%) or less in a competitive business that is a publicly traded company.
- 5.3 Nonsolicitation. For a period of two (2) years after you complete the training program, you may not, directly or indirectly, induce or attempt to induce: (i) any franchisee of ours to leave the Body & Brain system; or (ii) any customer of ours, any affiliate of ours or any other Body & Brain franchisee to transfer their business away from us, our affiliate or any other Body & Brain franchisee to you or any other person that is not then a Body & Brain franchisee.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 43–178)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Body Brain Center's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if you complete the training program, you are subject to a non-compete agreement for two years. This means that for two years after completing the training, you cannot compete with Body & Brain or its other franchisees, either directly or indirectly.
The FDD specifies that competition includes involvement in any business that provides brain-based education, Yoga, Taichi, or Qi-Gong. This restriction applies if the competing business is located within a 15-mile radius of any existing or under-construction Body & Brain Center or Dahn Yoga Center as of the date you sign the agreement.
However, the non-compete agreement does not prevent you from owning a small stake in a publicly traded company that competes with Body Brain Center. Specifically, you can own up to five percent (5%) of a competitive business if it is publicly traded. This exception allows for minor investments without violating the non-compete terms.
Additionally, for two years after completing the training program, you are prohibited from soliciting Body Brain Center's franchisees or customers. This means you cannot attempt to persuade any existing franchisee to leave the Body & Brain system or encourage customers to transfer their business away from Body & Brain to you or any other non-franchisee.