Under what circumstances would I be subject to additional training costs with Boulder Designs?
Boulder_Designs Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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Note 3. When you sign the franchise agreement, you will also pay us $12,000 for You and your initial manager to attend and complete one level of training (Initial Training) over the course of approximately five business days. See Item 11 for more details on Initial Training. Initial Training amount is fully earned and nonrefundable upon completion of your training. If you do not successfully complete the initial training, we reserve the right to deduct any amount from your Initial Training Fee to cover our expense and the cost of providing the initial training course in addition to you paying us the On-Site Training Cancellation Fee. If you purchase two Boulder Designs franchised business, you will only need to attend the training once so long you have not appointed a new Internal Manager. If you transfer controlling interest to a new owner, and/or you appoint a new Internal Manager, you are subject to additional training costs associated with training such new owners and/or internal managers.
Note 4. If you do not own acceptable office and storage space for vehicles, equipment and materials, you may need to lease space adequate to store your equipment as well as maintaining an office. We recommend a minimum of 1,000 square feet of production space which includes a 10 foot tall doorway that is also 10 foot wide. This space should also have access to water and a minimum of 150 amp single phase electric service.
Note 5. The list of required and optional equipment is set forth in Schedule 1 of the Key Terms Page Exhibit 1 to the franchise agreement that is Exhibit D of this disclosure document Any upgrades and related costs must be paid before signing the franchise agreement.
Source: Item 7 — ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT YOUR ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT SINGLE FRANCHISE (FDD pages 16–19)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Boulder Designs' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees may incur additional training costs under specific circumstances. The standard initial training fee is $12,000, which covers the franchisee and their initial manager to attend one level of training, lasting approximately five business days. This fee is paid upon signing the franchise agreement.
However, if a franchisee transfers controlling interest to a new owner or appoints a new internal manager, they will be subject to additional training costs associated with training these new individuals. This implies that the initial training covers only the original franchisee and their initial manager. Any subsequent changes in ownership or management that require training will incur extra expenses.
Additionally, Boulder Designs may require a franchisee to attend a re-boot training if their work performance is poor, they have received customer complaints, or the quality of their work does not meet Boulder Designs' standards. While there is no fee for the re-boot training if the franchisee and/or their Internal Manager attend and successfully complete it, a fee will be charged if the training is required due to performance issues. Payment of the Re-Boot Training fee is due prior to attending training and is non-refundable.