What expenses are franchisees responsible for in connection with City Wide's National Meetings?
City_Wide Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
reasonable training fee.
CITY WIDE will also conduct initial on-site start-up assistance at your Location for a period not to exceed 10 working days.
CITY WIDE conducts an annual convention and may periodically conduct additional conferences or training sessions (collectively, "National Meetings") and, if CITY WIDE does, CITY WIDE will determine its duration, curriculum and location (which may be virtual). You must attend each annual convention. You will be responsible for any and all other expenses incurred in connection with any such meetings, including the costs of transportation, lodging, meals, and wages. If you do not attend the annual convention, you will be required to pay a $2,000 non-attendance fee. In some circumstances, such as being in default of the franchise agreement, you may not be permitted to attend a National Meeting. In such circumstances, you will not be required to pay the non-attendance fee. Whether a Franchisee may or may not be able attend a National Meeting is in the sole and absolute discretion of t
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 29–36)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to City Wide's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are required to attend the annual convention and are responsible for all expenses associated with these National Meetings. These expenses include transportation, lodging, meals, and wages for any employees attending the meetings.
If a franchisee fails to attend the annual convention, City Wide requires them to pay a non-attendance fee of $2,000. However, this fee may be increased depending on the venue, level of attendance, speakers, and duration of the National Meeting.
There are circumstances where a franchisee may not be permitted to attend a National Meeting, such as being in default of the franchise agreement. In these cases, the franchisee is not required to pay the non-attendance fee. Whether a franchisee is allowed to attend a National Meeting is at the sole discretion of City Wide.