Is there a cost for the initial training provided to Brain Balance franchisees and their employees?
Brain_Balance Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Initial training is provided to you and your employees at no cost. Your only expenses in connection with this training will be the cost of your transportation, living, and other incidental expenses you and your employees incur to attend the training, along with any wages or other expenses of your employees who attend the training. We require all franchisees and their Center Director and Program Director to attend training.
The satisfactory completion of the initial training program by you, the Franchisee, is mandatory. as part of our training process, you will become certified in the separate programs we offer. You
must complete each certification prior to enrolling any participants in that program. We do not pay any compensation to you or to your staff for any on-the-job training in which you or they participate. If you fail to satisfactorily complete the initial training program, we reserve the right to terminate your Franchise Agreement and retain all fees you have paid to us.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEM, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 36–47)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Brain Balance Franchise Disclosure Document, initial training is provided to franchisees and their employees at no cost. However, franchisees are responsible for covering transportation, living, and incidental expenses incurred by themselves and their employees while attending the training. Additionally, franchisees must pay the wages or other expenses of their employees who attend the training. Brain Balance requires all franchisees, Center Directors, and Program Directors to attend this initial training.
The FDD specifies that the satisfactory completion of the initial training program by the franchisee is mandatory. As part of the training, franchisees will become certified in the separate programs offered by Brain Balance. Franchisees must complete each certification before enrolling any participants in that program. Brain Balance does not provide any compensation to franchisees or their staff for any on-the-job training in which they participate.
If a franchisee fails to satisfactorily complete the initial training program, Brain Balance reserves the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement and retain all fees paid. This underscores the importance of fully engaging with and successfully completing the training. The initial training includes self-directed online modules, travel with staff to an approved regional center to complete shadow training, and a visit from a BBF representative to the franchisee's center for site inspection and operations overview.