Does Degree Wellness provide ongoing training programs to franchisees and their staff?
Degree_Wellness Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
r per diem fee for this additional assistance as well as our related travel, lodging, and dining costs.
We may make available additional courses, seminars, and other training programs as we consider appropriate. We also reserve the right to make any of these training programs mandatory for you and/or designated owners, employees, general managers, and/or representatives of yours. You will be solely responsible for the wages and travel, lodging, and living expenses for each attendee of yours who attends any additional training program offered and held by us.
You are required to attend one-hundred percent (100%) of our annual conference, a training program that we conduct once per year. The location of the annual conference will be determined by us. Your attendance at the annual conference is mandatory. You will be solely responsible for the wages and travel, lodging, and living expenses for each attendee of yours who attends the annual conference.
Advertising and Marketing
Presale Marketing Plan
You must invest at least $12,000 on presale marketing to promote your Studio prior to opening. We will assist you in creating a marketing and promotional strategy to be executed including suggestions around scheduling relative to the soft-opening of your Studio. This "Presale Marketing" expenditure amount is in addition to the local advertising requirement for your first year, which begins in your first month of operation.
Other Marketing by You
You may develop, at your cost, advertising and promotional materials for your own use, but may not use them until after we have approved them in writing. You must submit to us for our approval samples of all advertising and promotional materials not prepared or previously approved by us that you wish to use. We will not unreasonably withhold our approval. If we do not approve any materials submitted to us within 15 days of receiving them, they will be deemed not approved.
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 32–42)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Degree Wellness's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, Degree Wellness does provide ongoing training programs to franchisees and their staff. Degree Wellness may make available additional courses, seminars, and other training programs as they consider appropriate. They also reserve the right to make any of these training programs mandatory for franchisees and/or designated owners, employees, general managers, and/or representatives. The franchisee will be solely responsible for the wages and travel, lodging, and living expenses for each attendee who attends any additional training program offered and held by Degree Wellness.
Degree Wellness requires franchisees to attend one-hundred percent (100%) of their annual conference, a training program that they conduct once per year. The location of the annual conference will be determined by Degree Wellness, and attendance is mandatory. The franchisee will be solely responsible for the wages and travel, lodging, and living expenses for each attendee who attends the annual conference.
Degree Wellness will also conduct inspections of the studio, including evaluations of its training methods, techniques, and equipment; its staff; and the services rendered to its customers to ensure that the high standards of quality, appearance and service of the Degree Wellness System are maintained. Degree Wellness may provide additional guidance and training based on the results of these inspections.