What specific training and information will Card My Yard franchisees receive?
Card_My_Yard Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
A. Training. Your Principal Owner and General Manager must successfully complete our initial online training program before the Opening Date. Any successor or replacement Principal Owner or General Manager must successfully complete our initial online training program within a reasonable time after such persons are designated, provided that each successor or replacement must successfully complete training no more than sixty (60) days after the date on which his or her predecessor ceased to be employed by you (or ceased to serve as Principal Owner, as applicable). These persons, and any of your other personnel whom we may designate, must complete any additional training that we may require from time to time. In addition, we may, at our option, conduct periodic franchisee conventions at a location designated by us, and your Principal Owner and/or General Manager must attend such conventions. At our option, we may certify your Principal Owner or General Manager (following their completion of all applicable training as required by us) as a "Certified Trainer" authorized to provide and conduct one or more designated training programs (as determined by us) for new or replacement employees at your Card My Yard business; provided, however, that we reserve the right to test any employees trained by a Certified Trainer and to require any Certified Trainer and any of your employees to successfully complete additional training programs conducted by us from time to time. Initialtraining for yourPrincipal Owner and General Manager is provided via Internet video courses (or at our offices in Springville, Utah or other location(s) we designate) at no charge; however, we reserve the right to charge a reasonable fee for training any additional persons, including any successor or replacement personnel, and for any additionaltraining programs. Such additionaltraining shall be conducted via Internet video courses or atlocations we designate. You are responsible for any and all expensesincurred in connection with any initial or additionaltraining and attendance at any franchisee conventions, including, without limitation, the costs of travel, lodging, meals and
wages incurred by you and your personnel. If any Principal Owner or General Manager fails, in our sole judgment, to satisfactorily complete our initial training program, and you fail to cure such default within ninety (90) days following written notice from us, we may terminate this Agreement.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 84–259)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Card My Yard's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Principal Owner and General Manager are required to successfully complete the initial online training program before the Opening Date. If there is a successor or replacement, they must complete the training within a reasonable time, but no more than 60 days after their predecessor leaves. Card My Yard may also require these individuals, as well as other personnel, to complete additional training programs from time to time. Furthermore, Card My Yard may conduct periodic franchisee conventions that the Principal Owner and/or General Manager must attend.
Card My Yard may certify the Principal Owner or General Manager as a "Certified Trainer" if they complete all applicable training. This certification would allow them to conduct training programs for new or replacement employees at the Card My Yard business. However, Card My Yard retains the right to test employees trained by a Certified Trainer and require additional training for both the trainer and employees.
The initial training for the Principal Owner and General Manager is provided via Internet video courses or at Card My Yard's offices in Springville, Utah, or other designated locations, at no charge. However, Card My Yard reserves the right to charge a reasonable fee for training additional persons, including successor or replacement personnel, and for any additional training programs. The franchisee is responsible for all expenses related to initial or additional training and attendance at franchisee conventions, including travel, lodging, meals, and wages. If a Principal Owner or General Manager fails to satisfactorily complete the initial training program, and the franchisee fails to correct this within 90 days of written notice from Card My Yard, the Franchise Agreement may be terminated.