What expenses are Brain Balance franchisees responsible for in connection with initial training?
Brain_Balance Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
We recommend that all franchisees, directors, and coaches complete this training to provide additional insight into working with individuals with cognitive challenges including ADHD, autism, anxiety, sensory processing, and learning disabilities. This certification expense is the responsibility of the franchisee and is valid for two years, at which time continuing
Staff must be paid for the hours spent completing certification training.
If you replace either your Center Director or Program Director, the replacement employee must attend the next scheduled initial training for a flat fee of $500 per day. In any of the other circumstances listed above that require additional training at your location, you will be charged a per day payment of $1,000, plus airfare, lodging, and travel expenses. These consulting services will include business development, marketing, organization, operation of the first or additional Centers, and promotion of the Franchised Business. Any consulting services that last more than four (4) hours are to be considered a "full day." Consulting services lasting more than one-half hour and less than four (4) hours are considered to be "half day," for which $500 will be charged. Time spent by a consultant lasting less than one-half hour will not be considered consultation services. Services shall conform to our requirements or as we mutually agree. If you request consulting services be performed specifically by a particular corporate Brain Balance employee, the per diem rate shall be $1,500, and the half-day rate shall be $750.
If we offer advanced training in the form of a regional workshop, you, your Center Director, and your Program Director will be required to attend at your sole expense. If we offer these at all, they will be related to enrollment enhancement, assessment and program administration, and marketing and will not be offered more than two times per year. In some years we may offer none.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 36–47)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Brain Balance's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees bear several potential costs related to training. While the initial training program itself appears to be included, additional training and consultation are available at the franchisee's expense. If a franchisee fails to master the Licensed Technology or if system development results in new principles or protocols, Brain Balance will provide additional training and consultation at the franchisee's expense. This also applies if the franchisee requests it at their center or if they replace either their Center Director or Program Director. If either director is replaced, the replacement employee must attend the next scheduled initial training for a flat fee of $500 per day.
For additional training at the franchisee's location, Brain Balance charges a per day payment of $1,000, plus airfare, lodging, and travel expenses. These consulting services can cover business development, marketing, organization, operation of centers, and promotion of the franchised business. Consulting lasting more than four hours is considered a full day, while services lasting between one-half hour and four hours are billed at $500. If a franchisee requests a specific Brain Balance employee for consulting, the per diem rate increases to $1,500, and the half-day rate is $750.
Furthermore, Brain Balance recommends that all franchisees, directors, and coaches complete training provided by The International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Services (IBCCES) to become a Certified Cognitive Coach or Specialist. This certification expense is the franchisee's responsibility. Staff must be paid for the hours spent completing certification training. If Brain Balance offers advanced training in the form of a regional workshop, franchisees, their Center Director, and their Program Director are required to attend at their sole expense. These workshops, if offered (up to twice per year), focus on enrollment enhancement, assessment and program administration, and marketing.