Does Deer Solution require the Managing Owner to complete the initial training?
Deer_Solution Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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.
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS (FDD pages 39–40)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Deer Solution's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if the franchisee is a corporate entity, the Managing Owner is required to complete the initial training program. The FDD states that not less than 30 days prior to opening a Deer Solution business, the franchisee or their Managing Owner, along with one management-level employee or owner, must attend and complete the initial training program. The Managing Owner must also have obtained all required licenses and permits necessary to operate the Deer Solution business within their operating territory.
The initial training program is held at Deer Solution's corporate training facility in Parsippany, New Jersey, or virtually as designated by them. The training program takes place over approximately one week. The franchisee is responsible for all travel expenses and employee wages related to attending and completing the training.
This requirement ensures that the person responsible for the daily operations of the Deer Solution franchise is adequately trained in the Deer Solution system. It also ensures that the Managing Owner is aware of the standards and procedures necessary to operate the business effectively. If the appointed Managing Owner does not attend and successfully complete the Training Program within 60 days of the appointment, Deer Solution is authorized to appoint a manager to maintain the operations of the Deer Solution Business for the franchisee at the franchisee's sole costs until an approved Managing Owner is able to assume the management and operation of the Deer Solution Business.