Must the General Manager for a Budget franchise devote only part of their time to the management of the franchise?
Budget Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Budget does not require you to participate personally in the direct operation of your Budget Franchise, but strongly urges you to do so.
You must employ on a full-time basis, at all times during the term of your Budget License Agreement, at least one General Manager who has completed the instruction Budget furnishes and who will devote his or her entire time during normal business hours to the management, operation, and development of your Budget Franchise as required in the Standards and the Manual. Your General Manager need not have an equity interest in the Budget Franchise or in you. An on-premises supervisor must successfully complete Budget's training program.
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS (FDD page 65)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Budget's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, while Budget does not require the franchisee to participate personally in the direct operation of their Budget franchise, they strongly urge them to do so. However, franchisees must employ at least one General Manager on a full-time basis.
The General Manager must complete the instruction Budget furnishes and devote their entire time during normal business hours to the management, operation, and development of the Budget franchise. The General Manager is not required to have an equity interest in the Budget franchise or in the franchisee's business.
An on-premises supervisor must also successfully complete Budget's training program. This ensures that the Budget franchise has qualified personnel dedicated to its daily operations and adherence to Budget's standards.