When do the City Wide Business Development Center Services begin?
City_Wide Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
| This Business Development Center Agreement ("Agreement") dated is entered into by and between City Wide Franchise Company, Inc. ("City Wide") and ("Franchisee") |
|---|
| (City Wide and Franchisee, collectively "Parties" or individually "Party"). |
| RECITALS |
| A. |
| City |
| Wide |
| and |
| Franchisee |
| are |
| parties |
| to |
| that |
| certain |
| Franchise |
| Agreement |
| dated |
| ("Franchise |
| Agreement"),[as amended] |
| pursuant |
| to |
| which |
| Franchisee |
| is |
| granted |
| the |
| right |
| to |
| operate |
| a |
| City |
| Wide franchise in the Designated Territory, as defined in the Franchise Agreement ("Franchised Business"). |
| B. |
| Franchisee desires to enlist the Services (defined below) of City Wide's Business Development |
| Center for the purpose of |
| assisting in |
| the |
| prospecting and developing of local City |
| Wide clientele. Services will be |
| provided starting as of the date the Franchised Business opens for business ("Open Date" or as otherwise agreed |
| to by the Parties) hereinafter the "Effective Date". |
| C. |
| City Wide desires to provide said Services to Franchisee and Franchisee wishes to engage City |
| Wide to provide said Services, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. |
| In consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the Parties |
| hereby agree as follows: |
| AGREEMENT |
| 1. |
| Services. |
| Subject to the terms of this Agreement and based on the information provided to City |
| Wide by Franchisee, City Wide agrees to provide various business development services to Franchisee, pursuant to |
| the selected package and/or selected services on the attached Business Development Services Packages ("Exhibit |
| A") attached hereto and made a part hereof (collectively, "Services"). |
| 2. |
| Term. |
| a. |
| NEW. Any new Franchisee signing a new Franchise Agreement for a new Franchised Business |
| is a new Franchisee to City Wide, the term of this Agreement will begin |
| on |
| the |
| "Effective |
| Date" |
| and |
| will |
| continue |
| for |
| a |
| period |
| of |
| twelve |
| (12) |
| months, |
| unless |
| terminated sooner in accordance |
| with Section 3 of this Agreement ("New Franchisee Initial Term"). |
| b. |
| EXISTING. If Franchisee |
| is an existing Franchise of |
| City |
| Wide |
| and |
| wishes |
| to |
| engage |
| City |
| Wide |
| for |
| the |
| BDC Services, the term of this Agreement will begin on date services to begin, the |
| ("Effective Date") and will continue for a period of six (6) months, unless terminated sooner |
| in accordance with Section 3 of this Agreement ("Existing Franchisee |
| Initial |
| Term"). |
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 65)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to City Wide's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Business Development Center (BDC) services begin on the date the franchised business opens, referred to as the "Open Date," or as otherwise agreed upon by both City Wide and the franchisee. This date is also referred to as the "Effective Date" in the Business Development Center Agreement.
For new City Wide franchisees signing a new Franchise Agreement, the term of the BDC Agreement starts on the Effective Date and continues for twelve months, unless terminated earlier. For existing City Wide franchisees who wish to engage City Wide for BDC Services, the agreement term begins on the date the services are set to commence, also known as the Effective Date, and lasts for six months, unless terminated sooner.
Both new and existing franchisees' agreements will automatically renew for six-month terms (Successor Terms) unless terminated according to the agreement's terms. After the initial term, either party can terminate the agreement with 90 days' written notice, with termination effective on the 90th day from the notice date, provided both parties accept the termination.