Are Body Brain Center franchisees required to attend national conferences?
Body_Brain_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- 5.4 Additional Training Upon Request. Upon your written request, we may provide additional training to you at a mutually convenient time. We are not required to provide this training.
- 5.5 National Conferences. We may hold periodic national conferences to discuss various business issues and operational and general business concerns affecting Body & Brain franchisees. Attendance at these conferences is mandatory unless: (i) an Owner or manager cannot attend due to circumstances beyond his or her control; or (ii) we provide our prior written consent that the Owner or manager is not required to attend.
- 5.6 Training Fees & Expenses. You are responsible for all food, lodging and travel costs that your Owners and managers incur while attending any training program, workshop or conference. You must pay us an initial training fee of $10,000 for each person that attends our initial training program, whether before or after signing this Agreement. The initial training fee is due before training begins. We may charge a $400 retraining fee for any person who must retake training after failing to successfully complete initial training on a prior attempt. You must pay the applicable feesto each provider of Self-Enrichment workshop, Qualified Instructor Training, and Leadership Training. If you choose to attend any optional periodic training program, or if we agree to provide any special training that you request, then you agree to pay us a training fee of up to $150 per hour, which is due as invoiced. If we agree to travel to you to provide any training, you must also reimburse us for all costs that we incur f
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPT (FDD pages 43–178)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Body Brain Center's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, attendance at national conferences is generally mandatory for franchisees. Body Brain Center may hold periodic national conferences to discuss business issues and operational concerns affecting franchisees.
However, there are two exceptions to this mandatory attendance policy. An Owner or manager is not required to attend if: (i) they cannot attend due to circumstances beyond their control; or (ii) Body Brain Center provides prior written consent that the Owner or manager is not required to attend.
Franchisees should be aware that attending these conferences involves costs. The franchisee is responsible for all food, lodging, and travel costs incurred by their Owners and managers while attending any training program, workshop, or conference. Additionally, Body Brain Center may charge a conference registration fee of $100 per day per person attending the national conference, which is due as invoiced.