Under what condition will Fitstop typically provide Initial On-Site Training?
Fitstop Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
-
- We will not typically provide any Initial On-Site Training until you demonstrate to us that you have secured a Certificate of Occupancy with respect to your Premises and have otherwise undertaken all steps and actions necessary to otherwise open your Franchised Business to the public. We typically require that you and your management and initial staff of Authorized Instructors (the "Initial Training Team") complete Initial On-Site Training when it is being provided around the opening of your Franchised Business. Failure to complete all required initial training to our satisfaction may result in default and, if not cured, termination of the Franchise Agreement.
-
Pre-Conditions to Us Providing Corporate Training or On-Site Initial Training.
We may condition your ability to attend our Corporate Training and/or us providing you with any Initial On-Site Training on you: (i) expending the required amounts on the marketing and pre- opening sales activities we designate or otherwise approve in connection with your initial marketing plan, your lead generation efforts and the Initial Training Team's participation in the Initial On-Site Training that will be provided at your Premises; (ii) undertaking all steps to establish and provide us with access to your EFT Account consistent with your Franchise Agreement, including providing Franchisor and/or its designee with a signed and completed copy of the authorization form attached to your Franchise Agreement as an Exhibit, as well as any other authorizations and approvals necessary for us or our designee to access such EFT Account; (iii) demonstrating that you have obtained all required insurance coverages as set forth in this Agreement and our Manual; and (iv) providing us with completed and signed copies of all agreements and contracts that are attached as Exhibits to your Franchise Agreement, to the extent such documents have not been signed or need to be updated or completed at that time (collectively, the "On-Site Training Pre-Conditions").
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. We expect to provide Initial On-Site Assistance around the time of your contemplated soft opening or in the week preceding the same.
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, Fitstop will typically provide Initial On-Site Training when the franchisee demonstrates that they have secured a Certificate of Occupancy for their premises and have taken all necessary steps to open their Fitstop franchise to the public. Fitstop expects to provide this on-site assistance around the time of the franchisee's soft opening or in the week preceding it.
Fitstop requires that the franchisee, their management, and their initial staff of authorized instructors, referred to as the "Initial Training Team," complete the Initial On-Site Training when it is provided around the opening of the franchise. Failure to complete all required initial training to Fitstop's satisfaction may result in default and potential termination of the Franchise Agreement.
Before Fitstop provides any Initial On-Site Training, the franchisee must meet certain pre-conditions. These include expending the required amounts on marketing and pre-opening sales activities, establishing and providing Fitstop with access to their EFT Account, obtaining all required insurance coverages, and providing Fitstop with completed and signed copies of all agreements and contracts attached to the Franchise Agreement.