Who supervises the Floyds 99 initial training program?
Floyds_99 Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Before opening your Barbershop, you and your Principal Manager must attend and you or your Principal Manager must complete, to our satisfaction, the initial training program. We do not charge you for training two individuals, and you may request permission to send additional managers to the initial training program if there is space for additional people, after giving first priority to new franchisees. You will pay the travel, living expenses and wages for you and your employees who attend the training session. The initial training program may include reading materials or self-study completed in your home office,
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verbal instruction, computerized slides, videotaped or written materials as part of the classroom training, plus on-the-job training in a FLOYD'S 99 Shop. The purpose of the initial training program is to provide instruction relating to the FLOYD'S 99 standards and specifications, trademark protection and brand consistency across FLOYD'S 99 locations. Overall, our initial training program consists of approximately 4 hours of home study, four days of classroom instruction at our headquarters in Greenwood Village, Colorado, plus 7 to 10 days of on-the-job training in Barbershops at or near our corporate headquarters in Greenwood Village, Colorado, or another location that we may designate. You will attend initial training immediately after you sign your first Franchise Agreement and the Development Agreement. You will receive prework and homework to complete throughout the New Franchise Training Program. We also recommend that you attend the opening of a new Barbershop, if scheduling permits. We reserve the right to provide all training described herein via remote online classes or live video conference.
If you are opening your first FLOYD'S 99 Shop, we provide up to five days of follow-up, on-site training and opening assistance at your Barbershop to you, at a mutually agreed upon time at or around opening, to assist you in the opening of your Barbershop. This opening assistance may be provided by one or more individuals on non-consecutive days. You or your Principal Manager must be on-site at your Barbershop for at least 10 days after the Barbershop opens and, if this is your first FLOYD'S 99 Shop, present for all of the opening assistance provided by us.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 31–38)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Floyds 99 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee and their Principal Manager must attend and complete the initial training program to the franchisor's satisfaction before opening their barbershop. Floyds 99 does not charge for training two individuals. The initial training program aims to provide instruction on Floyds 99 standards and specifications, trademark protection, and brand consistency across all locations.
The initial training program consists of approximately 4 hours of home study, four days of classroom instruction at the Floyds 99 headquarters in Greenwood Village, Colorado, and 7 to 10 days of on-the-job training in barbershops at or near their corporate headquarters or another designated location. Franchisees will attend initial training immediately after signing their Franchise Agreement and Development Agreement and will receive prework and homework. Floyds 99 also recommends attending the opening of a new barbershop, if scheduling permits. Floyds 99 reserves the right to provide all training via remote online classes or live video conference.
For franchisees opening their first Floyds 99 shop, Floyds 99 provides up to five days of follow-up, on-site training and opening assistance at the franchisee's barbershop around the opening time. The franchisee or their Principal Manager must be on-site at their barbershop for at least 10 days after opening and be present for all opening assistance provided by Floyds 99 if it is their first shop.