What is the role of a Designated Manager or General Manager in a Fitstop franchise?
Fitstop Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
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- Any individual that you determine to engage and appoint as the individual that will handle the day-to-day operations and management of your Franchised Business (which we refer to as a Designated Manager or General Manager in this Disclosure Document) must participate in and complete all components of the initial training program that we designate, and we may require that you ensure at least two (2) such individuals (including you or, if Franchisee is a business entity, the Franchise Operator) complete all Initial Training Program components prior to opening your initial Franchised Business.
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- You must ensure that any individual personnel you wish to appoint and serve as an Authorized Instructor at the outset of your Franchised Business operations (a) participates in and successfully completes our proprietary Instructor Training program (currently provided remotely), and (b) attends all portions of the Initial On-Site Training we provide to you and your Franchised Business personnel at or around the time of your contemplated opening.
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- You are also solely responsible for all costs and expenses you (and your personnel) incur in connection with completing the appropriate Remote Training, Corporate Training and Initial On- Site Training, including personnel and other trainee wages.
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- We do not currently have a set training schedule, but we expect and intend to provide Corporate Training on an as-needed basis once each franchisee has completed any introductory Remote Training and otherwise complied with the Pre-Training Conditions, and Initial On-Site Initial Training on an as-needed basis to each franchisee and its initial Authorized Instructor team after the you have completed the Corporate Training and otherwise demonstrated that all other
pre-opening requirements under your Franchise Agreement have been satisfied.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND TRAINING (FDD pages 24–35)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Fitstop's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, a Designated Manager or General Manager is the individual you appoint to handle the day-to-day operations and management of your Fitstop franchise. Fitstop requires that this individual participate in and complete all components of the initial training program. Fitstop may also require that at least two individuals, including you or the Franchise Operator (if the franchisee is a business entity), complete the initial training program before opening the franchise.
This requirement ensures that someone is properly trained to manage the Fitstop business according to the franchisor's standards. As a franchisee, you are responsible for all costs and expenses associated with the training of yourself and your personnel, including wages. This includes remote training, corporate training, and initial on-site training.
Fitstop also requires that any personnel you wish to appoint as an Authorized Instructor participate in and successfully complete their proprietary Instructor Training program, which is currently provided remotely. These instructors must also attend all portions of the Initial On-Site Training provided to you and your franchise personnel around the time of your opening. Furthermore, Fitstop may require you and your Designated Manager to attend annual additional or refresher courses, as well as remedial training if necessary to correct any defaults under the Franchise Agreement. You may also have to pay a training fee of $500 per day per trainer for this additional or remedial training.