Who is eligible to attend the initial training program for an Extreme Art Studio franchise at no cost?
Extreme_Art_Studio Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
g
Initial Training
For your first Extreme Art Studio Business, we provide an initial training program that consists of a combination of self-study, classroom training, and on-the-job training that lasts approximately 35 hours for an Extreme Art Studio Business and is conducted over a period of approximately five to ten days ("Initial Training Program"). The Initial Training Program is offered on an as-needed basis. The Initial Training Program is conducted at either our designated training facility in Minneapolis, Minnesota, your Studio, virtually or another location designated by us. For additional Extreme Art Studio Businesses, we may provide you with some additional virtual training at our discretion.
Before you begin operating your Extreme Art Studio Business, you (or your operating owner if you are an entity) and your Designated Manager if you have one, must attend and successfully complete to our satisfaction our Initial Training Program. If you (or your operating owner if you are an entity) or your Designated Manager, if you have one, fail(s) to successfully complete the Initial Training Program to our satisfaction, we may require the failing attendee to attend additional training programs that we designate, at your sole expense, or we may require you to appoint a new operating owner and to send that individual to the next available Initial Training Program, at your sole expense. If the Initial Training Program is not completed to our satisfaction after two attempts, we may terminate the Franchise Agreement.
There is no tuition or fee for the Initial Training Program for up to two attendees, so long as such persons attend training at the same time. If you desire to have additional people attend the Initial Training Program, you will be charged our then-current fee (currently $200 per day per additional person). We do not pay any travel expenses, lodging, meals ground transportation, or other personal expenses for any person attending the I
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 27–37)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Extreme Art Studio Franchise Disclosure Document, for the first Extreme Art Studio Business, the franchisee (or the operating owner if the franchisee is an entity) and the Designated Manager, if applicable, are eligible to attend the initial training program at no cost. This complimentary training is provided on the condition that all individuals attend the training program concurrently.
If the franchisee wishes to have additional people attend the initial training program, they will be charged a fee. The current fee is $200 per day per additional person. It is important to note that Extreme Art Studio does not cover any travel expenses, lodging, meals, ground transportation, or other personal expenses for anyone attending the initial training program.
The initial training program for Extreme Art Studio consists of self-study, classroom training, and on-the-job training. The program lasts approximately 35 hours for an Extreme Art Studio Business and is conducted over approximately five to ten days. The training takes place at the designated training facility in Minneapolis, Minnesota, virtually, at the franchisee's studio, or another location designated by Extreme Art Studio.