What is considered a competitive business that a Focalpoint Coaching franchisee cannot operate from their office?
Focalpoint_Coaching Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Your Office may be located in your residence. Your Office must primarily be used for the operation of the Franchised Business, but you may operate businesses that are not a competitive business (defined below) from your Office. If you choose to locate your Office in a non-residential location, the site location must meet our criteria for demographic characteristics; parking; character of neighborhood; competition from, proximity to, and nature of other businesses; size; appearance; and other physical and commercial characteristics.
Source: Item 11 — Franchisor's Assistance, Advertising, Computer Systems, and Training (FDD pages 28–36)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Focalpoint Coaching's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee's office, which may be located in their residence, must primarily be used for the operation of the Focalpoint Coaching Franchised Business. However, the franchisee is permitted to operate other businesses from the same office, as long as those businesses are not considered competitive to Focalpoint Coaching.
The FDD states that if a franchisee chooses to locate their Focalpoint Coaching office in a non-residential location, the site must meet Focalpoint Coaching's criteria. These criteria include demographic characteristics, parking, the character of the neighborhood, competition from other businesses, proximity to other businesses, the nature of other businesses, size, appearance, and other physical and commercial characteristics.
In summary, a Focalpoint Coaching franchisee can operate other businesses from their office, provided those businesses do not compete with Focalpoint Coaching. If the office is in a non-residential location, Focalpoint Coaching must approve the site based on specific criteria, including the nature of nearby businesses and the level of competition they present.