Regarding site selection and acquisition/lease for a Deer Solution franchise, which articles in the agreement are relevant?
Deer_Solution Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
d signage, equipment, furniture and fixtures. We do not provide assistance in delivering or installing signs, equipment, furniture, or fixtures. (Franchise Agreement, Articles 3 and 4);
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- Website and Digital Media We will identify and locate your Deer Solution Business on our website. We strictly control how you may or may not use websites and digital media and you must assign all website media and digital media accounts to us. (Franchise Agreement, Articles 3.F. and 9); and
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- Initial Training Not less than 30 days prior to the opening of your Deer Solution Business you or your Managing Owner and one management level employee or Owner must attend and complete our initial training program. We will provide you (and up to one of your designated managers) with training in accordance with our initial training program. (Franchise Agreement, Article 4). Our current training program is to be attended by you, or if you are a Corporate Entity, your Managing Owner and one operating manager at our corporate training facility located in Parsippany, New Jersey or virtually as designated by us. The training program takes place over an approximate one week period and is described below in this Item 11 in more detail.
Site Selection
If permitted by local law, you may locate your Administrative Office within your home residence. Otherwise, you are responsible for selecting a site for your Administrative Office and must obtain our approval of your selected location. We do not typically own or lease the real property that will serve as your Administrative Office and you are responsible for all costs and expenses in locating and evaluating proposed sites for your Administrative Office. We will provide you with site selection guidelines.
Within 30 days of our written receipt and submission of all information and documentation that we may request, we will respond to your proposed request for our approval or disapproval of the proposed location of your Administrative Office. Factors that into consideration include: characteristics of the proposed site; whether or not the proposed site meets our criteria for non-retail back-office operations; and the location of your proposed site relative to your overall Operating Territory and proximity to other franchisee operating territories. Within 60 days of signing your Franchise Agreement you must secure an Administrative Office location that we approve. If you do not meet this requirement for any reason, including our disapproval of a proposed Administrative Office location and/or your failure to find a suitable Administrative Office location that we approve during the 60 day period, we may terminate your Franchise Agreement without refunding any fees to you if you do not cure this default within 30 days of notice from us.
Time to Open
You may not open your Deer Solution Business until you have completed our initial training requirements, obtained the necessary licensing and authorization from state and regulatory agencies within your Operating Territory, have provided us with written proof of the required insurance, and have timely secured an Administrative Office location that we approved. Within 120 days from the signing of your Franchise Agreement you must open and offer services and products of your Deer Solution Business to the customers within your Operating Territory. We estimate that the length of time between the signing of your Franchise Agreement and opening your Deer Solution Business to be 60 to 120 days.
Source: Item 9 — FRANCHISEE'S OBLIGATIONS (FDD page 28)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Deer Solution's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Articles 3 and 4 of the Franchise Agreement are relevant to site selection. Specifically, Article 3 relates to approved suppliers and distributors, as well as signage, equipment, furniture, and fixtures. Article 4 pertains to the manuals that Deer Solution will provide, which contain information on establishing, developing, marketing, and operating the franchised business.
Deer Solution franchisees are responsible for selecting a site for their Administrative Office, subject to Deer Solution's approval. While franchisees may be able to locate their Administrative Office within their home residence if local law permits, Deer Solution does not typically own or lease the real property for the Administrative Office. Franchisees are responsible for all costs associated with locating and evaluating potential sites. Deer Solution will provide site selection guidelines to assist franchisees in this process.
Within 60 days of signing the Franchise Agreement, franchisees must secure an Administrative Office location that Deer Solution approves. Failure to do so may result in termination of the Franchise Agreement without a refund of fees, unless the franchisee cures the default within 30 days of notice from Deer Solution. Deer Solution will respond to a franchisee's proposed location request within 30 days of receiving all required information and documentation. Factors considered include the site's characteristics, whether it meets criteria for non-retail back-office operations, and its location relative to the franchisee's Operating Territory and other franchisee territories.
To open a Deer Solution Business, franchisees must complete initial training, obtain necessary licenses and authorizations, provide proof of required insurance, and secure an approved Administrative Office location. Franchisees must open their Deer Solution Business within 120 days of signing the Franchise Agreement. The estimated time between signing the Franchise Agreement and opening the business is 60 to 120 days, but this can vary based on factors such as training completion time, financing, securing an Administrative Office, obtaining licenses, training staff, and leasing a service vehicle.