Which items in the Bumper Man Disclosure Document provide details on the fees a franchisee must pay?
Bumper_Man Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Confidential Manual.
After you sign your Franchise Agreement and pay the initial franchise fee, we will give you access to our Manual. The Manual may be in electronic format. A copy of the Manual Table of Contents is attached to this disclosure document as Exhibit D. We consider the contents of the Manual to be proprietary and confidential and you are bound by the restrictive covenants regarding our confidential information set forth in the Franchise Agreement with respect to use of the Manual. The Manual for development and operation of the Bumper Business contains 69 pages. (Franchise Agreement – Section 9(a)).
Training:
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.
You will spend one week with each trainer working within their Designated Area. Our initial training program is conducted in Dallas, Texas and Fort Worth, Texas. Once you complete the initial training program to our satisfaction, we will send a representative who will provide to you, at our cost and expense, with at least three days of on-site training and marketing guidance in your Designated Area. The total length of on-site training will be determined by us in our sole discretion and is not required to be provided in consecutive days.
We may require, or you may request additional refresher or retraining courses. This training is subject to availability of training personnel and limited space in scheduled classes. We do not currently charge for refresher training but reserve the right to charge a fee. We may provide refresher training at our option for a charge we will determine at that time. As of the date of this disclosure document, we provided the following training:
Training Program
| Hours of | Hours of on- | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | |||
| Subject | Classroom Training | the-Job Training | (Note 1) |
| Bumper repair techniques, processes, and trade secret methods | 0 hrs. | Approximately 70 hrs. | Corporate Office and Dallas, Texas or Fort Worth, Texas |
| Accounting, Reports, Invoicing and Billing Procedures, Customer Service | 4 hrs. | 0 hrs. | Corporate Office and Dallas, Texas or Fort Worth, Texas |
| Establishing Customer Accounts, Quality Check on Training, Bumper Repair Training, Marketing | 0 hrs. | Approximately 24 hrs. |
Source: Item 9 — FRANCHISEE'S OBLIGATIONS (FDD pages 20–21)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Bumper Man Franchise Disclosure Document, Item 11 and Item 23 provide details on the fees a franchisee must pay. Item 11 states that after signing the Franchise Agreement and paying the initial franchise fee, franchisees gain access to the Confidential Manual and will complete the initial training program. Bumper Man does not charge a fee for initial training, but the franchisee is responsible for all costs and expenses incurred while attending training, including travel, accommodations, meals, and other miscellaneous costs.
Item 23 states that the franchisee must pay Bumper Man's then-current training fee for any additional training designated by Bumper Man or requested by the franchisee. The franchisee will be solely responsible for any and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with such additional training, including, without limitation, compensation, travel, lodging, and miscellaneous costs. Franchisees are also responsible for all costs and expenses incurred while attending system-wide meetings and conferences, including costs of obtaining required certifications, compensation, travel, lodging, meals, and miscellaneous expenses.
Additionally, Item 11 mentions that Bumper Man will disburse amounts collected for bumper repair services that franchisees provide during the previous month on the 1st and 16th day of each month based upon the invoices submitted, less the Continuing Service Fee and any other amounts due to Bumper Man under the Franchise Agreement. This indicates that franchisees are responsible for a Continuing Service Fee, which is deducted from their earnings.