Does Clear Pest Pros provide ongoing approval for forms after the Clear Pest Pros Business opens?
Clear_Pest_Pros Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Give prior approval for use of business forms, business stationery, business cards, advertising materials, permanent materials, and forms that you intend to use (Section 7.A of the Franchise Agreement).
We will continue to do this after you open the Clear Pest Pros Business.
Give prior approval to all marketing, advertising, and promotional materials prepared by you within ten days of our receipt of the proposed materials for Franchises (Section 2.G of the Franchise Agreement).
We will continue to do this after you open the Clear Pest Pros Business.
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, Clear Pest Pros requires franchisees to obtain prior approval for business forms. Specifically, Clear Pest Pros will give prior approval for the use of business forms, business stationery, business cards, advertising materials, permanent materials, and forms that the franchisee intends to use. This approval process continues even after the Clear Pest Pros Business has opened.
Clear Pest Pros also requires franchisees to obtain prior approval for all marketing, advertising, and promotional materials. Franchisees must submit these materials for review, and Clear Pest Pros has ten days to provide approval or disapproval. This requirement also remains in effect after the Clear Pest Pros Business opens.
These stipulations mean that Clear Pest Pros franchisees must maintain ongoing communication with the franchisor regarding business forms and marketing materials to ensure compliance. While this may add an administrative burden, it also ensures that the Clear Pest Pros brand is consistently represented and that all materials meet the franchisor's standards. Franchisees should factor in the time and potential delays associated with this approval process when planning their business operations and marketing campaigns.