What is the minimum number of General Managers a Budget franchisee must employ?
Budget Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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.
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, a franchisee must employ at least one General Manager on a full-time basis. This General Manager is required to complete the instruction furnished by Budget to Budget's satisfaction. They must also devote their entire time during normal business hours to the management, operation, and development of the Budget franchise.
Budget emphasizes the importance of this role, specifying that the General Manager need not have an equity interest in the franchise itself. The General Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations and growth of the Budget location.
This requirement ensures that each Budget location has a dedicated and trained individual overseeing its operations, even if the franchisee is not directly involved in the daily management. This is a common practice in franchising, where the franchisor wants to maintain a certain level of operational consistency and professionalism across all locations, regardless of the franchisee's direct involvement.