For a new Dryer Vent Squad Business, who is required to attend the initial training?
Dryer_Vent_Squad Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
lated to the sales, inventory and financial performance of your Franchised Business.
Initial Training
If this is your first Dryer Vent Squad Business, we will provide initial training for you or, if you are a Corporate Entity, your Managing Owner, plus one designated manager. Either you or your Managing Owner, plus your general manager, must successfully complete the initial training program to our satisfaction no later than 28 days prior to the scheduled opening of your Dryer Vent Squad Business. The initial training program takes place over an approximate three day period. If more than two individuals attend initial training, you will be charged an additional fee per additional persons attending initial training. Although we provide you or, if you are a Corporate Entity, your Managing Owner, plus your general manager, with initial training at no additional fee or charge, you will be responsible for all travel expenses and employee wages related to your attendance and completion of training. (Franchise Agreement, Article 4). Currently, we provide our initial training program no less frequently than quarterly and on an as-needed basis.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 30–36)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Dryer Vent Squad's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, if you are opening your first Dryer Vent Squad Business, either you or your Managing Owner, plus one designated manager, must attend the initial training. This training must be successfully completed to the franchisor's satisfaction no later than 28 days before the scheduled opening of your Dryer Vent Squad Business. The initial training program is approximately three days long.
Dryer Vent Squad also states that if you are a corporate entity, your Managing Owner and one Operating Manager must attend and complete the initial training program. The training program is held at the Dryer Vent Squad training facility in Lakewood, New Jersey, and takes place over three days.
While Dryer Vent Squad provides initial training for you or your Managing Owner and one designated manager at no additional fee, you are responsible for all travel expenses and employee wages related to attending and completing the training. If more than two individuals attend initial training, you will be charged an additional fee per person.