Under what condition can a Body Brain Center franchisee open their center?
Body_Brain_Center Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
us commercially reasonable initial and ongoing license fees.
Opening Requirements (Section 7.4)
You may not begin operating your Business until we have provided our written acknowledgment that your Center is properly equipped, at least 1 Owner has successfully completed the initial training program to our satisfaction and you have complied with your other pre-opening obligations (including purchasing insurance and obtaining any required licensing). We anticipate that a typical Body & Brain Center franchisee will open his or her Body & Brain Center within 7 months after signing the Training Agreement. Some of the factors that may affect this time are identification of a suitable location, financing, obtaining building permits, the extent to which an existing location must be upgraded or remodeled, delayed installation of equipment and fixtures, completion of the initial training, obtaining insurance, and complying with local laws and regulations. Unless we agree to the contrary, your Business must be opened within 2 years after you sign the Franchise Agreement. We may, but need not, grant you an additional extension period, which will not exceed an additional 2-year period. Your failure to open within the 2-year period (or any approved extension period) constitutes an event of default under your Franchise Agreement.
ITEM 12 TERRITORY
Location of Your Center
Each Franchise Agreement grants you the right to operate a single Body & Brain Center at a single location that must be approved by us in advance. You will be required to identify a location for your Center within the Site Selection Area described in Attachment "B" to your Franchise Agreement.
You may relocate your Center with our prior written approval, which we will not unreasonably withhold. If we allow you to relocate, you must: (i) locate your new Center within the Site Selection Area described in Attachment "B" to your Franchise Agreement; (ii) comply with all of our then current site selection and development requirements;
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, a franchisee may not begin operating their Business until Body Brain Center provides written acknowledgment that the Center is properly equipped. Additionally, at least one Owner must have successfully completed the initial training program to Body Brain Center's satisfaction. The franchisee must also comply with all other pre-opening obligations, such as purchasing insurance and obtaining any required licensing. A typical Body & Brain Center franchisee will open his or her Body & Brain Center within 7 months after signing the Training Agreement.
Several factors can affect the opening timeline, including identifying a suitable location, securing financing, obtaining necessary building permits, upgrading or remodeling an existing location, installing equipment and fixtures, completing the initial training, obtaining insurance, and complying with local laws and regulations. Unless otherwise agreed, the Business must be opened within 2 years after signing the Franchise Agreement.
Body Brain Center may grant an additional extension period, not exceeding an additional 2-year period. Failure to open within the 2-year period (or any approved extension period) constitutes an event of default under the Franchise Agreement. Before opening, Body Brain Center must approve the build-out and layout of the Center. The franchisee must remodel and make all improvements and alterations to the Center that Body Brain Center reasonably requires to reflect their then-current image, appearance and facility specifications.