What special trainings are Body Brain Center home-based franchisees prohibited from offering?
Body_Brain_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We began offering Body & Brain home-based franchises in February 2015. The Body & Brain home-based franchise is offered under a separate Disclosure Document. Body & Brain home-based franchisees do not operate from a dedicated retail location. Instead, they operate from a home-based office and focus on offering the physical aspects of Body & Brain holistic products and services at their clients' homes and business locations or utilize temporary space to offer classes. Home-based franchisees offer the same goods and services as Body & Brain Centers except Body & Brain home-based franchisees cannot offer special trainings that can be offered by Body & Brain Centers. As of the date of this Disclosure Document, we have sold a total of 26 Body & Brain home-based franchises.
Source: Item 1 — FRANCHISOR AND ANY PARENTS, PREDECESSORS AND AFFILIATES (FDD pages 6–8)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Body Brain Center's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, home-based franchisees are restricted in the services they can provide. Specifically, Body Brain Center home-based franchisees offer the same goods and services as the standard Body Brain Center franchises, with one notable exception.
The FDD states that Body Brain Center home-based franchisees cannot offer special trainings that the standard Body Brain Centers are authorized to provide. This implies that the brick-and-mortar Body Brain Center franchises have the ability to conduct specialized training programs that are beyond the scope of what the home-based franchises are allowed to offer.
Prospective franchisees considering the home-based model should inquire with Body Brain Center about the specific nature of these 'special trainings' to fully understand the limitations of the home-based franchise. Understanding the differences in service offerings is crucial for making an informed investment decision and assessing the potential revenue streams for each franchise model.