What is the dependency for a Fly Fitness general manager to supervise the Fly Fitness outlet?
Fly_Fitness Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
The Franchise Agreement requires that you personally supervise your Fly Fitness outlet. Your Fly Fitness outlet must be directly supervised by a general manager who is either the Franchisee or, if the Franchisee is an entity, at least a 10% shareholder in the franchisee entity. Your general manager must successfully complete our Initial Management Training Program and all other training courses we require. If the franchisee is a business entity, your general manager is not required to have an equity interest in the franchisee entity. Your manager must devote full time to the job and cannot have an interest or business relationship with any of our competitors.
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATIONS OF THE FRANCHISEE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS (FDD page 33)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Fly Fitness's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Franchise Agreement mandates that the franchisee personally supervise the Fly Fitness outlet. However, if the franchisee is a business entity, the outlet must be directly supervised by a general manager.
The general manager must either be the franchisee or, if the franchisee is an entity, hold at least a 10% share in the franchisee entity. Regardless of their ownership status, the general manager is required to successfully complete Fly Fitness's Initial Management Training Program and any other training courses that Fly Fitness requires.
The general manager must dedicate their full time to the job and is prohibited from having any interest or business relationship with Fly Fitness's competitors. Additionally, the manager, along with all personnel who have access to Fly Fitness's proprietary and confidential information and training, must sign a Non-Disclosure/Non-Competition Agreement.