Is attendance at the Engineering For Kids annual meeting mandatory for franchisees?
Engineering_For_Kids Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You (or your managing owner), and/or other previously trained and experienced employees must also attend and satisfactorily complete various training courses that we periodically provide at the times and locations we designate. We will not require attendance for more than a total of 10 days during a calendar year. Besides attending these courses, we may require that you must attend an annual meeting of all franchisees at a location we designate. We will not require attendance at the annual meeting for more than 3 days during any calendar year. You are responsible for all related travel and living expenses and wages.
Additionally, in the future, we may hold annual conferences for our System franchisees at such place as we designate. If so, we may require that you (or your Operating Principal) attend these conferences and we may charge reasonable registration or similar fees for the conferences (See Item 6). You will be responsible for any costs that you and your personnel incur, including your travel and living expenses, in attending the annual conferences.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 25–36)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Engineering For Kids' 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, attendance at the annual meeting of all franchisees may be required. The document states that in addition to various training courses that franchisees (or their managing owner) and experienced employees must attend, Engineering For Kids may require attendance at an annual meeting. This meeting will be at a location designated by Engineering For Kids.
The FDD specifies that attendance at the annual meeting will not be required for more than 3 days during any calendar year. Franchisees are responsible for all related travel and living expenses and wages incurred while attending the annual meeting.
Additionally, Engineering For Kids may hold annual conferences for System franchisees and may require franchisees (or their Operating Principal) to attend these conferences. Engineering For Kids may charge reasonable registration or similar fees for the conferences. Franchisees are responsible for any costs incurred by themselves and their personnel, including travel and living expenses, in attending the annual conferences.