What is the dependency for a Bumper Man franchisee to commence operations?

The period of time between the signing of the Franchise Agreement (or the payment of any consideration for the franchise) and the opening of your Bumper Business varies depending upon when you schedule initial training. Because you commence operations of your Bumper Business immediately upon completing initial training to our satisfaction, we estimate that you will commence operations three to five weeks following the execution of the Franchise Agreement and payment of the initial franchise fee.

After you sign the Franchise Agreement and pay the initial franchise fee, you will complete our initial training program during which you will work with two certified trainer Bumper Man franchisees and/or our corporate personnel from the list of trainers which follows the chart below. The initial training program includes the development, promotion and operation of a Bumper Man repair services business and management of business functions related to the Bumper Man repair services business. The initial training program requires you to perform bumper repair services on approximately 100- 150 bumpers, as determined by us based upon a number of factors (e.g., the complexity of the damage to the bumper). The initial training program takes approximately two weeks to complete, but may be more or less depending upon the time it takes you to complete the required bumper repair services in accordance with our then-current standards and as determined by us and our certified trainers. We will try to make training available as necessary for you but cannot guarantee that an initial training program will be available immediately following the execution of your Franchise Agreement. There currently are no fixed (e.g., monthly or bi-monthly) training schedules. We do not charge a fee for initial training, but you are solely responsible for all costs and expenses that you incur in attending training, including travel, accommodations, meals, and other miscellaneous costs. You may not commence performing bumper repair services until you complete the initial training program to our satisfaction, and our training personnel has assisted you in commencing operations of the Bumper Business.

Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 22–27)