What is the role of the Managing Owner in the Clear Pest Pros training program?
Clear_Pest_Pros Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Provide a training program (described in more detail below) to you and (a) the Managing Owner, if he or she is managing the Clear Pest Pros Business, and (b) the Designated
Initial Training takes place at a location that we designate, which is currently Ann Arbor, Michigan and may also be conducted in your operating territory. In addition to you, it may be attended by the Managing Owner or, if applicable, the Designated Manager, at no additional fee. The Managing Owner and, if applicable, the Designated Manager must complete the Initial Training to our satisfaction. Failure to do so will result in the termination of the Franchise Agreement.
If this is a renewal term or if this is an additional Clear Pest Pros Business being awarded to you, and your Managing Owner or, if applicable, the Designated Manager, have already attended Initial Training, the requirement that you attend Initial Training is waived, except as with respect to the JumpStart online training modules and continuing training obligations. If your Managing Owner or, if applicable, the Designated Manager desires to attend Initial Training again, you will not be assessed a training fee, however you will be responsible for all travel and living expenses that you and your employees/owners incur while attending training.
The Managing Owner or, if applicable, the Designated Manager, must attend the Convention every year if one is offered. The Managing Owner or, if applicable, Designated Manager also must attend periodic refresher training courses and conferences,, at the times and locations we determine, and for which we may charge fees. In states where continued education is offered, these training(s) and conferences may provide CEU credits toward your regulatory license renewal(s). We will determine the duration, curriculum, and location of any such sessions. You will be responsible for all travel and living expenses that are incurred by you or your employees/owners while attending such sessions. Some of these events may occur outside of your home state. We will determine the duration, curriculum, and location of any of these sessions. The curriculum for online training and these events can include, but is not limited to, technical training, business plan analysis, marketing, profitability, and maximizing your business opportunities. You must pay for all registration fees, travel and living expenses that you incur while attending such sessions. If we send a Clear Pest Pros employee to your location for additional training, then you must pay us the Additional Training Fee, which is currently $500 per person. This fee is due regardless of whether you request the additional training or we determine, in our sole discretion, your work performance requires additional training.
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' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Managing Owner may be required to participate in the training program. Specifically, the franchisor will provide a training program to the franchisee and the Managing Owner if he or she is managing the Clear Pest Pros business. The Managing Owner must also complete the Initial Training to the franchisor's satisfaction. Failure to do so will result in the termination of the Franchise Agreement.
If this is a renewal term or an additional Clear Pest Pros Business and the Managing Owner has already attended Initial Training, the requirement to attend Initial Training is waived, except for the JumpStart online training modules and continuing training obligations. However, if the Managing Owner desires to attend Initial Training again, they will not be assessed a training fee, but they will be responsible for all travel and living expenses.
The Managing Owner must attend the Convention every year if one is offered and must attend periodic refresher training courses and conferences. The franchisee is responsible for all travel and living expenses incurred while attending such sessions. If Clear Pest Pros sends an employee to the franchisee's location for additional training, the franchisee must pay the Additional Training Fee, which is currently $500 per person. This fee is due regardless of whether the franchisee requests the additional training or Clear Pest Pros determines that the franchisee's work performance requires additional training.