Must all owners of a Body Brain Center franchise successfully complete the initial training program?
Body_Brain_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ing Program** (Section 5 and Training Agreement)
We will provide an initial training program of approximately 30 hours over 5 to 9 days. We anticipate most franchisees will send between 1 and 2 people to training. All of your Owners and managers must successfully complete the initial training program to our satisfaction. We expect that most franchisees will not have multiple owners and will not hire managers at the initial phase of development. You are not required to attend or complete training within any minimum period of time after signing the Franchise Agreement or prior to opening. However, you cannot open your Center until you have successfully completed training by attending all hours of classroom training in every required subject (you must open your Center within 2 years after signing the Franchise Agreement, unless we grant you an extension of up to 2 additional years).
The initial training program will take place at a retreat in Sedona, Arizona (currently Sedona Mago Retreat Center) or Ellenville, New York (currently Honor's Haven Retreat & Conference) or another training location we select at our discretion or in an online format. Currently, we intend to offer the initial training program at least 4 times per year.
Training Topics
The initial training program consists of the following:
| OBLIGATION | SECTION IN FRANCHISE AGREEMENT (“FA”) | DISCLOSURE | |
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| OR SOFTWARE SERVICE AGREEMENT (“SSA”) | DOCUMENT ITEM | ||
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Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS (FDD page 34)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Body Brain Center's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, all owners and managers must successfully complete the initial training program to the franchisor's satisfaction. While the franchisor anticipates that most franchisees will send between one and two people to training, this requirement extends to all owners and managers associated with the Body & Brain Center franchise. A franchisee cannot open their Body & Brain Center until they have successfully completed the training by attending all hours of classroom training in every required subject.
This initial training program consists of approximately 30 hours over 5 to 9 days. The training takes place at a retreat in Sedona, Arizona, Ellenville, New York, another location selected by Body & Brain Center, or in an online format. Body & Brain Center intends to offer the initial training program at least four times per year.
In addition to the initial training program, each owner must complete the Self-Enrichment workshop, Qualified Instructor Training, and Leadership Training provided by Body & Brain Yoga and Health Centers, Inc. before opening their Business. The franchisee is responsible for all food, lodging, and travel costs incurred by owners and managers while attending any training program, workshop, or conference. They must also pay Body & Brain Center an initial training fee of $10,000 for each person attending the initial training program. If someone fails to successfully complete the initial training, a retraining fee of $400 is required for each instance of retaking the training.