If I choose a non-residential location for my Focalpoint Coaching office, what criteria must the site meet?
Focalpoint_Coaching Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- 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. We may use reasonable efforts to assist you in designating the location of the Office, although we will not conduct site selection activities for you. If an Office has not been approved in writing by us as of the Effective Date of the Franchise Agreement, you agree to locate an Office acceptable to us and obtain our written approval of the location within 60 days following the Effective Date of the Franchise Agreement. We do not anticipate a situation where we would own the Site and lease it to you for the Office. If we and you cannot agree on an acceptable site and you do not open your Office within 60 days following the Effective Date of the Franchise Agreement, we may terminate the Franchise Agreement. (Franchise Agreement − Sections 1.D. and 14.B.)
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, if a franchisee chooses to locate their office in a non-residential location, the site must meet specific criteria. These criteria include demographic characteristics, parking availability, the character of the neighborhood, the level of competition, proximity to other businesses, the nature of those businesses, the size and appearance of the location, and other physical and commercial characteristics deemed important by Focalpoint Coaching.
Focalpoint Coaching may offer assistance in designating the location of the office, but they will not conduct site selection activities for the franchisee. The franchisee is responsible for finding a location acceptable to Focalpoint Coaching and obtaining written approval within 60 days of the Franchise Agreement's effective date.
If an acceptable site cannot be agreed upon, and the office is not opened within the 60-day timeframe, Focalpoint Coaching reserves the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement. This stipulation underscores the importance of selecting a location that aligns with Focalpoint Coaching's standards and receiving timely approval to avoid potential termination of the franchise agreement.