Where are most of the Clear Pest Pros JumpStart activities conducted?
Clear_Pest_Pros Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must successfully complete our JumpStart Initial Training program (hereinafter, "JumpStart," Section 3.A of the Franchise Agreement) within two (2) months of signing the Franchise Agreement, before attending in-person business operations and managerial Training (hereinafter,
"Initial Training") and before the opening of Clear Pest Pros Business. This includes our comprehensive preparation program that includes numerous pre-opening activities and may last approximately three (3) to six (6) weeks, depending on the pace you establish to complete activities. During the JumpStart training program, with guidance from our training team and the brand president, along with training manuals and online modules, you must review the Operations Manuals, complete a territory review, coordinate your initial advertising program, acquire proper insurance, select and lease office space (if applicable), and acquire all permits, licenses, and approved vehicles. Most JumpStart activities are conducted in your hometown with virtual assistance from our office staff. You begin JumpStart immediately upon your execution of the Franchise Agreement and payment of the Initial Franchise Fee. During JumpStart, we will schedule Initial Training for you to attend. Sessions are typically offered each month. Final confirmation of your scheduled classroom training may be contingent upon your successful completion of the JumpStart program and activities.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 40–49)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Clear Pest Pros's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the JumpStart program includes numerous pre-opening activities that may last approximately three to six weeks. Most of these JumpStart activities are conducted in the franchisee's hometown. Franchisees receive virtual assistance from Clear Pest Pros's office staff during this time.
During the JumpStart training program, franchisees must review the Operations Manuals, complete a territory review, coordinate their initial advertising program, acquire proper insurance, select and lease office space (if applicable), and acquire all permits, licenses, and approved vehicles. Franchisees also receive guidance from the Clear Pest Pros training team and the brand president, along with training manuals and online modules.
Franchisees begin JumpStart immediately upon executing the Franchise Agreement and paying the Initial Franchise Fee. During JumpStart, Clear Pest Pros will schedule Initial Training for the franchisee to attend. Initial Training takes place at a location that Clear Pest Pros designates, which is currently Ann Arbor, Michigan, and may also be conducted in the franchisee's operating territory. Final confirmation of scheduled classroom training may be contingent upon the franchisee's successful completion of the JumpStart program and activities.