If Deck Medic establishes a System-Wide Training Program, where will the program be offered?
Deck_Medic Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
After the opening of your Deck Medic Business, we reserve the right to require that you (or your Managing Owner if you are a Corporate Entity) attend a system-wide training program (the "System-Wide Training Program") that we may establish in our discretion. If we establish a System-Wide Training Program, the program will be offered from our affiliate owned Deck Medic Business in Frankfort, Illinois and you will be responsible for all travel and expenses, lodging, food, automobile rental expenses and employee wages that you incur in connection with your attendance. We will not require your attendance at a System-Wide Training Program for more than a total of five days in any calendar year.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 24–29)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Deck Medic's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, if Deck Medic establishes a System-Wide Training Program, it will be offered from their affiliate-owned Deck Medic Business in Frankfort, Illinois.
As a franchisee, you would be responsible for all travel expenses, lodging, food, automobile rental expenses, and employee wages incurred while attending the System-Wide Training Program. Deck Medic will not require attendance at the System-Wide Training Program for more than five days in any calendar year.
This means that while the training itself may be provided at no additional charge beyond the initial franchise fee, franchisees must factor in potentially significant costs for travel and accommodation when budgeting for ongoing training and development. The location in Frankfort, Illinois, means that franchisees outside of that region will face higher travel costs.