After a franchisee begins operating, how will Boulder Designs render advice and guidance?
Boulder_Designs Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
After you begin operating the Boulder Designs Business, we will:
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- be available to render advice, discuss problems and offer general guidance to Franchisee by telephone, e-mail, newsletters, webinars and other methods with respect to planning, opening and operating the Franchised Business as Franchisor deems appropriate, in its sole discretion. (Franchise Agreement, Section 14.1);
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- make available to you changes and additions to the System as generally made available to all franchisees; (Franchise Agreement, Section 10.2 and 14.4);
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- periodically, provide advertising and promotional materials including ad-slicks, brochures, fliers, and other materials for your use or purchase; (Franchise Agreement, Section 14.5);
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- maintain our websites located at www.boulderdesigns.net and continue to promote Boulder Designs Businesses through the Internet. We will prepare and maintain an interior page to our site promoting or giving information about your Franchised Business, whose leads will be directed solely to you; (Franchise Agreement, Section 11.3 and 11.4);
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- maintain our Social Media sites and applications such as: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and other sites and applications that we may establish. We do allow you to utilize Social Media sites or applications for business purposes with the caveat that all content must be approved by us prior to use those created by us for your use. Further, any representations from you, or your employees regarding your profits or earnings made on any Social Media site or application, even if made from a personal Social Media account, is deemed a breach of Confidential
Information under the Franchise Agreement, and you will be responsible for all costs including legal costs for any required fines or legal actions as a result of your postings; (Franchise Agreement, Section 11.3 and 11.4);
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- provide you administrative bookkeeping and accounting control procedures as needed; (Franchise Agreement, Sections 12.1 to 12.5);
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- we may assist or require you to establish the maximum and minimum prices that you are offer to your customers to the extent permitted by law (Franchise Agreement, Section 14.2); and
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- Assist with setting up your shop and beginning production within 90 days following completion of initial training (Franchise Agreement, Section 8.11).
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 24–32)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Boulder Designs' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, after a franchisee begins operations, Boulder Designs will offer advice and guidance through various channels. Specifically, Boulder Designs will be available via telephone, email, newsletters, webinars, and other methods deemed appropriate by Boulder Designs, in its sole discretion. This support will cover planning, opening, and operating the franchised business.
In addition to ongoing advice, Boulder Designs will provide franchisees with updates and changes to the Boulder Designs system as they become available to all franchisees. This ensures that all franchisees operate with the most current standards and practices. Boulder Designs will also periodically provide advertising and promotional materials, including ad-slicks, brochures, and flyers, which franchisees can use or purchase to support their local marketing efforts.
Furthermore, Boulder Designs maintains websites and social media sites to promote the brand. They will also create and maintain a page on their website dedicated to each franchisee's business, directing leads solely to that franchisee. Boulder Designs also provides administrative bookkeeping and accounting control procedures as needed, and may assist or require franchisees to establish maximum and minimum prices for their products, to the extent permitted by law. Finally, Boulder Designs will assist with setting up the franchisee's shop and beginning production within 90 days following completion of initial training.