Besides the Initial Training Program, are there other training requirements for a Crawlspace Medic franchisee?
Crawlspace_Medic Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
satisfaction, we reserve the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement.
We may conduct mandatory or optional additional training programs, including an annual conference or national business meeting. If we require it, you must attend mandatory training programs that we offer for up to five (5) days each year, and an annual conference or national business meeting for up to three (3) days each year, at a location we designate. Failure to attend mandatory training, including an annual conference or business meeting is a default under the Franchise Agreement. We reserve the right to impose a reasonable fee for tuition and/or attendance for all additional training programs, including the annual business meeting or conference. You must also pay your transportation, lodging, meals and other expenses to attend any mandatory training program. If you fail to attend any mandatory training program, you are required to obtain the training at a location we designate, at your sole cost, which includes tuition at the then-current rate, plus all of your travel costs and our trainer's travel costs.
ITEM 12: TERRITORY
Under the Franchise Agreement, you have the right to establish and operate one (1) Crawlspace Medic outlet within a territory, or Area of Primary Responsibility (the "Territory"). You are required to establish a warehouse/office space located within your territory. The Protected Territory will be based on a particular area surrounding your Crawlspace Medic office and will include a minimum population of fifty thousand (50,000) dwellings with crawlspaces or partial basements. The Territory will be delineated by streets, highways, Zip Codes or other readily ascertainable geographic boundaries.
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATIONS OF THE FRANCHISEE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS (FDD pages 32–33)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Crawlspace Medic Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees may be required to attend additional training programs after the initial training. Crawlspace Medic may conduct mandatory or optional additional training programs, including an annual conference or national business meeting. If required, franchisees must attend mandatory training programs for up to five days each year, and an annual conference or national business meeting for up to three days each year, at a location designated by Crawlspace Medic. Failure to attend mandatory training, including the annual conference or business meeting, constitutes a default under the Franchise Agreement.
Crawlspace Medic reserves the right to charge a reasonable fee for tuition and/or attendance for all additional training programs, including the annual business meeting or conference. Franchisees are also responsible for covering their own transportation, lodging, meals, and other expenses to attend any mandatory training program. If a franchisee fails to attend any mandatory training program, they are required to obtain the training at a location designated by Crawlspace Medic, at their sole cost, which includes tuition at the then-current rate, plus all of their travel costs and Crawlspace Medic's trainer's travel costs.
For multiple store development agreements, the developer acknowledges that they will not receive any initial training related to each additional Crawlspace Medic outlet, other than the initial Franchise Agreement. The training received pursuant to the initial Franchise Agreement is considered sufficient to allow the developer to construct, equip, open, and operate each of their Crawlspace Medic outlets in the Development Area.