What conditions must be met before a Creative World School franchisee can open the School for business?
Creative_World_School Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
incurred in obtaining permits or licenses to operate if such delay is caused beyond your reasonable control. (Franchise Agreement – Sections 4.1 and 5.1)
You may not open the School for business until: (1) we approve the School as developed according to our specifications and standards; (2) pre-opening training of you and your management personnel has been completed to our satisfaction; (3) the Initial Franchise Fee, the Opening Package Fee and all other amounts then due to us or our affiliate have been paid; (4) we have approved the manager of your School and you have demonstrated that the conditions of the Franchise Agreement have been met; (5) we have received copies of all required insurance policies, or such other evidence of insurance coverage and payment of premiums as we accept; and (6) we have received signed counterparts of all required documents pertaining to your acquisition of the Site and construction of the School. You cannot open the School until we are satisfied that you have completed all necessary steps to open. You must commence development of the School within 9 months after the date of the Franchise Agreement. (Franchise Agreement – Sections 5.1 and 5.6)
Training
Before the School's opening, we will provide initial training in the form of School operations management training ("Management Training") to you, or your manager, and at least 1 other management level employee for no additional fee, except that you must pay the expenses of the trainees, including food, lodging and travel expenses. At least 2 persons must complete the Management Training to our satisfaction and we may require that a 3rd person complete such Management Training to our satisfaction as well. Approximately 2 to 3 weeks of Management Training will be furnished at our designated training facility and/or at an operating School. Currently, the Management Training is conducted at one of our locations in Florida. You and your managerial employees must complete the initial training to our satisfaction. We expect that Management Training will be conducted after the Franchise Agreement has been signed and while the School is being developed. We plan to be flexible in scheduling training to accommodate our personnel, you and your personnel. There currently are no fixed (i.e., monthly or bi-monthly) training schedules.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 29–47)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Creative World School Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee must meet several conditions before opening their school for business. Creative World School must approve the school as developed according to their specifications and standards. The franchisee and their management personnel must complete pre-opening training to Creative World School's satisfaction. The franchisee must have paid the Initial Franchise Fee, the Opening Package Fee, and all other due amounts to Creative World School or its affiliates. Creative World School must approve the school's manager, and the franchisee must demonstrate that they have met the conditions of the Franchise Agreement.
Furthermore, Creative World School must receive copies of all required insurance policies or other acceptable evidence of insurance coverage and premium payments. They also need signed counterparts of all required documents pertaining to the franchisee's acquisition of the site and construction of the school. The franchisee cannot open the school until Creative World School is satisfied that all necessary steps to open have been completed.
Additionally, the franchisee must commence development of the school within 9 months after the date of the Franchise Agreement. The FDD also states that there will be an interval of 10 to 18 months between signing the Franchise Agreement and opening the school, but this timeframe may vary based on factors such as site location and condition, construction schedule, upgrades or remodeling needed, equipment and supply delivery schedules, financing arrangements, training completion, and compliance with local laws and regulations. Creative World School may grant extensions for delays in obtaining permits or licenses if the delays are beyond the franchisee's reasonable control.