What item numbers in the Counselor Realty FDD provide more information about training?
Counselor_Realty Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
[Item 11: FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING]
At your request, Counselor will provide you and/or your key personnel supplemental initial and/or ongoing training in various aspects of establishing and operating your Business. Franchise Agreement, Section 6.1. Counselor's Franchise Chairperson will coordinate training at a "Counselor" office designated by Counselor, at any mutually convenient time. See Item 2 for information on the business experience of the Franchise Chairperson. Training may be conducted or assisted by other members of Counselor's staff. The length of supplemental training varies, depending on the subject matter and your training needs. Counselor will schedule training at any mutually convenient time, subject to the availability of trainers. You must pay Counselor a fee of $175 per trainer per hour for providing training (including initial training). See Item 6. You must pay all travel, living and incidental expenses you and your employees, and Counselor's trainers, incur in connection with training. Counselor will not pay you during training.
[Item 22: CONTRACTS]
- 6.1 Training. At your request, Counselor will provide you and up to two of your key personnel initial training at a "Counselor" office or other location designated by Counselor, at any mutually convenient time. At your request, Counselor will provide supplemental initial and/or ongoing training for you and/or your key personnel at a "Counselor" office or other location designated by Counselor, at any mutually convenient time. You must pay Counselor a fee for training (including initial training) in the amount of $175 per trainer per hour. In addition, you must pay all travel, living and incidental expenses you and your employees, and our trainers, incur in connection with training. A copy of our Franchise Policy Guidelines will be available at our corporate office in Coon Rapids, Minnesota. We may change the Franchise Policy Guidelines periodically.
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS (FDD pages 24–25)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Counselor Realty's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Item 11 and Item 22 contain information pertaining to training. Item 11 generally discusses the franchisor's assistance, advertising, computer systems, and training provided to franchisees. Item 22, which covers contracts, specifically mentions details about the training that Counselor Realty offers.
Item 11 states that Counselor Realty will provide supplemental initial and ongoing training in various aspects of establishing and operating the business. It also mentions that the Franchise Chairperson will coordinate training at a Counselor Realty office. The length of supplemental training varies depending on the subject matter and the franchisee's training needs.
Item 22 goes into greater detail, stating that at the franchisee's request, Counselor Realty will provide initial training to the franchisee and up to two key personnel at a designated Counselor Realty office. Supplemental initial and ongoing training is also available. The franchisee must pay a fee of $175 per trainer per hour for training, including initial training, and cover all travel, living, and incidental expenses for both the franchisee/employees and Counselor Realty's trainers.