What does Care Plus Medical Ucc provide in terms of opening support?

ill be your responsibility.

• B. Constructing, remodeling, or decorating the premises. We will provide you with a set of our standard building plans and specifications and/or standard recommended floor plans, and our specifications for required décor. (Section 5.4)
• C. Hiring and training employees. We will provide you with our suggested staffing levels (Section 5.2), suggested guidelines for hiring employees (Section 5.2), operational instructions in the Manual which you can use as part of training new employees (Section 5.3), and our initial training program described below. Our opening support (as described below) includes assisting you in training employees. All hiring decisions and conditions of employment are your sole responsibility.
• D. Necessary equipment, signs, fixtures, opening inventory, and supplies. We will provide you a list of our specifications and approved suppliers for equipment, signs, fixtures, opening inventory, and supplies necessary to open your business. (Section 5.4) We do not provide these items directly; we only provide the names of approved suppliers. We do not deliver or install these items.
• E. Brand Standards Manual. We will give you access to our Brand Standards Manual (Section 5.1).

• F. Initial Training Program. We will conduct our initial training program. (Section 5.4). The current initial training program is described below.
• G. Market introduction plan. We will advise you regarding the planning and execution of your market introduction plan. (Section 5.4)
• H. On-site opening support. We will have a representative provide on-site support for one week in connection with your business opening. (Section 5.4)

Length of Time to Open

The typical length of time between signing the franchise agreement and the opening of your business is 3-6 months. Factors that may affect the time period include your ability to obtain a lease, obtain financing, develop your location, obtain business permits and licenses, and hire employees.

Our 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) procedures for our system.

• F. Marketing Fund. We will administer the Marketing Fund (Section 5.5).

Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 22–28)