Does Expense Reduction Analysts provide access to further training, and under what conditions?
Expense_Reduction_Analysts Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
You must attend, unless prevented by circumstances beyond Your reasonable control, those training sessions and seminars that the Franchisor deems are relevant to Your Business, and You must pay Your own costs in attending such training sessions and seminars.
- (2) The Franchisor may, as it deems appropriate in its discretion, develop Additional Training, and require You and Your Practice Model Consultants to attend such courses.
The Franchisor will not require You to pay its applicable Training Fee in connection with any Additional Training that the Franchisor requires under this Section 12.2, or if such services are being provided to You remotely or online, or for meetings that You are required to attend at the Franchisor's support center, but You will be responsible for the costs and expenses incurred in connection with You and Your designated personnel attending such training, which may take place at a training facility that the Franchisor designates.
- (3) The Franchisor may also provide Additional Training or other on-site assistance at Your reasonable written request, subject to: (i) the schedule and availability of the Franchisor's training personnel; and (ii) Your payment to Franchisor of the applicable Training Fee for each trainer that is provided in connection with the requested Additional Training, as well as You covering the costs and expenses that such personnel incur in providing such training.
The Franchisor will provide Additional Training under this Section 12.2 as it deems appropriate in its discretion.
- (4) The Franchisor may require You to attend Remedial Training that the Franchisor reasonably determines.
You and appropriate personnel must undertake such Remedial training in response to (a) the failure of You or any other required personnel to sufficiently complete the Foundational Training Program or any type of Additional Training that the Franchisor requires under Section 12.2, or (b) Your failure to operate the Business in accordance with the terms of the Agreement after the Franchisor has provided You with written notice of such failure.
The Franchisor reserves the right to charge its applicable Training Fee for any Remedial Training that is provided to You and/or Your personnel, and You must cover the costs and expenses incurred by the Franchisor and its personnel in providing such Remedial Training.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 58–215)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Expense Reduction Analysts Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must attend training sessions and seminars that Expense Reduction Analysts deems relevant to their business, provided they are not prevented by circumstances beyond their reasonable control. Franchisees are responsible for covering their own costs to attend these sessions. Expense Reduction Analysts may also develop additional training courses that franchisees and their Practice Model Consultants may be required to attend.
Expense Reduction Analysts will not require franchisees to pay the applicable training fee for additional training that they require, for services provided remotely or online, or for required meetings at the support center. However, franchisees are responsible for the costs and expenses incurred by themselves and their designated personnel to attend such training, which may take place at a designated training facility. Expense Reduction Analysts may also provide additional on-site training or assistance at a franchisee's written request, subject to the availability of training personnel and the franchisee's payment of the applicable training fee and associated costs for each trainer provided.
Expense Reduction Analysts may also require franchisees to attend remedial training if they or their personnel fail to complete the foundational training program or any required additional training, or if they fail to operate the business according to the terms of the franchise agreement after receiving written notice of such failure. Expense Reduction Analysts reserves the right to charge its applicable training fee for any remedial training provided to franchisees or their personnel, and franchisees must cover the costs and expenses incurred by Expense Reduction Analysts and its personnel in providing such training.