What must a Byrider franchisee submit to the company for approval regarding the business location?
Byrider Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
icated or used for any purpose other than the operation of the Franchisee's Business at the Business Location in accordance with this Agreement. The Company will update the Manual on the Company's website and the master copy of the Manual will be the same as the Manual being posted on the website that is available to Franchisees.
- 6.4 Company's Site Approval. The Franchisee is responsible for purchasing or leasing a suitable site for the Franchisee's Business. Prior to the acquisition by lease or purchase of any such site, the Franchisee shall submit a description of the proposed site and other requested information to the Company together with a letter of intent or other evidence satisfactory to the Company that confirms the Franchisee's favorable prospects for obtaining the proposed site. The Company will provide the Franchisee with written notice of approval or disapproval of the proposed site within thirty (30) days after receiving the Franchisee's written proposal. The Company's approval of the site is subject to the provisions of Section 7.1 of this Agreement. The Company's approval will not be unreasonably withheld. The Company will provide the Franchisee with a written explanation in the event it disapproves a site.
- 6.5 Company Approval of Business Location. If the Business Location has been completed in accordance with the Company's requirements and the Designated Manager has satisfactorily completed the Company's Initial Training Program, then the Company shall approve the Business Location for opening.
Post Opening
- 6.6 On-Site Assistance. If the Franchisee's Business opened pursuant to this Agreement is the first or second Business Location opened by Franchisee or its affiliates, during the first week that the Franchisee's Business is open for business, the Company shall provide at least one (1) of the Company's representatives at the Business Location for the purpose of facilitating the opening of the Franchisee's Business. The number of days of this on-site assistance and the designation of the person(s) on-site will be at the Company's discretion. On-site assistance for additional Business Locations will be provided as the Company deems appropriate to the circumstances. During this period such representative(s) will assist the Franchisee in establishing and standardizing procedures and techniques essential to the operation of the Franchisee's Business and shall assist Franchisee in training its personnel.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 88–335)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Byrider's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee must submit a description of the proposed site and other requested information to Byrider, along with a letter of intent or other evidence satisfactory to Byrider that confirms the franchisee's favorable prospects for obtaining the proposed site. Byrider will then provide written notice of approval or disapproval within 30 days of receiving the franchisee's written proposal. Byrider's approval of the site is subject to the provisions of Section 7.1 of the agreement, will not be unreasonably withheld, and will include a written explanation if the site is disapproved.
As a condition for approving any location proposed by the franchisee, Byrider may require the franchisee to submit site analyses, maps, completed check lists, photographs, digital or video motion pictures of the site and surrounding areas, copies of proposed leases, diagrams of the business location with measurements, and any further information and materials as Byrider may reasonably require to evaluate the franchisee's proposed location.
Furthermore, after securing the business location, the franchisee must prepare and submit for Byrider's approval a site survey and any modifications to Byrider's basic plans and specifications for the location. This includes requirements for dimensions, exterior design, materials, interior design and layout, equipment, fixtures, furniture, signs, and decorating for sales, finance, and service departments. The franchisee may only modify Byrider's basic plans and specifications to comply with applicable ordinances, building codes, and permit requirements, and with prior notification to and approval by Byrider, which will not be unreasonably withheld.
Upon written approval of the proposed business location, the franchisee must execute a lease (if the location is to be leased) or a binding agreement to purchase the site, with the terms previously submitted to Byrider for approval. Byrider's approval of the lease is conditional upon the execution of a lease addendum by the franchisee and the landlord, and if the landlord is an affiliate of the franchisee, the landlord must execute an affiliated entity joinder. Byrider's review of and consent to the lease are limited to provisions and items that Byrider believes are necessary and appropriate for its own purposes and benefit as the licensor of the Marks and the System.