What specific hardware components are required for the Body Brain Center computer system?
Body_Brain_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must purchase a computer system that meets our standards and specifications. Your computer system must include a computer with the most current version of MS Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 or 10, Microsoft
Office Suite (which must include Excel, Word and PowerPoint), high speed internet connection, printer/copy machine and webcam. Your computer system may also include an optional usb magnetic/barcode reader and thermal receipt printer. You must also purchase a web-based point of sale system and use the software that we specify (currently the web-based operations software, BRMNet). Your computer system will be used for accounting, tracking sales and managing and storing information about your members. We will have independent access to the data entered into BRMNet, although we will not have independent access to any other information generated or stored on your computer system.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE**, ADVERTISING, **COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 20–29)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Body Brain Center's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must purchase a computer system that meets the brand's standards and specifications. The mandatory hardware components include a computer with the most current version of MS Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, or 10, Microsoft Office Suite (including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint), a high-speed internet connection, a printer/copy machine, and a webcam.
In addition to the required hardware, Body Brain Center allows for optional hardware components. A franchisee's computer system may also include a USB magnetic/barcode reader and a thermal receipt printer.
The computer system is used for accounting, tracking sales, and managing and storing information about members. Body Brain Center will have independent access to the data entered into the specified web-based point of sale system (BRMNet) but will not have access to other information stored on the franchisee's computer system. This highlights the importance of ensuring the computer system meets the specified standards to effectively manage the business and maintain data security.