What communication methods does Care Plus Medical Ucc use to provide advice to franchisees?
Care_Plus_Medical_Ucc Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
ur Post-Opening Obligations
After you open your business:
- A. Developing products or services you will offer to your customers. Although it is our intent and practice to refine and develop products or services that you will offer to your customers, the franchise agreement does not obligate us to do so.
- B. Hiring and training employees. We will provide you with our suggested staffing levels (Section 5.2), suggested guidelines for hiring employees (Section 5.2), and operational instructions in the Manual which you can use as part of training new employees (Section 5.3). All hiring decisions and conditions of employment are your sole responsibility.
- C. Improving and developing your business; resolving operating problems you encounter. If you request, we will provide advice to you (by telephone or electronic communication) regarding improving and developing your business, and resolving operating problems you encounter, to the extent we deem reasonable. If we provide in-person support in response to your request, we may charge a fee (currently $600 per day) plus any out-of-pocket expenses (such as travel, lodging, and meals for our employees providing onsite support). (Section 5.5)
- D. Establishing prices. Upon your request, we will provide recommended prices for products and services. (Section 5.5). We have the right to determine prices charged by our franchisees for goods and services (but only to the extent permitted by applicable law).
- E. Establishing and using administrative, bookkeeping, accounting, and inventory control procedures. We will provide you our recommended procedures for administration, bookkeeping, accounting, and inventory control (Section 5.5). We may make any such procedures part of required (and not merely recommended
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 22–28)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Care Plus Medical Ucc's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, after a franchisee opens their business, Care Plus Medical Ucc will provide advice regarding improving and developing the business and resolving operating problems. This advice is provided via telephone or electronic communication, to the extent that Care Plus Medical Ucc deems reasonable.
If a franchisee requests in-person support, Care Plus Medical Ucc may provide it and charge a fee of $600 per day, plus any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Care Plus Medical Ucc's employees, such as travel, lodging, and meals.
It is important for prospective franchisees to understand that while Care Plus Medical Ucc offers support and advice, the extent and method of communication are subject to Care Plus Medical Ucc's discretion. Franchisees should factor in the potential costs of on-site support when budgeting for operational expenses.