Can Focalpoint Coaching operate another Focalpoint Coaching Franchised Business within a franchisee's territory?
Focalpoint_Coaching Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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Item 12
TERRITORY
You will operate the Franchised Business within a specific Territory that we first must approve. You will not receive an exclusive territory. You may face competition from other FocalPoint Franchised Business franchise owners, from outlets that we own, or from other channels of distribution or competitive brands that we control. You may operate the Franchised Business only within the approved Territory and may not relocate the Office without our approval. We will describe the Territory in the Franchise Agreement before you sign it. We will determine the size and boundaries of the Territory in our discretion, based upon factors including population density, character of neighborhood, location and number of competing businesses and other factors. While there is no minimum territory size, we typically will define a territory to include approximately 100,000 people (residents and/or workers). You have no options, rights of first refusal, or similar rights to acquire additional franchises within the Territory or in contiguous territories.
We and our affiliates may operate or grant a franchise for the operation of another FocalPoint Franchised Business from an Office located within the Territory during the term of the Franchise Agreement. We and our affiliates retain all rights with respect to FocalPoint Franchised Businesses, the Marks, the sale of identical, similar or dissimilar products and services, and any other activities we deem appropriate whenever and wherever we desire, including, but not limited to:
- (1) the right to operate, and to grant others the right to operate FocalPoint Franchised Businesses located anywhere inside or outside the Territory under any terms and conditions we deem appropriate and regardless of proximity to the Office and the Franchised Business's Territory;
- (2) the right to establish and operate, and to grant to others the right to establish and operate businesses offering similar or dissimilar products and services
through similar or alternative channels of distribution (including the Internet, catalog sales, telemarketing, or other direct marketing), inside or outside the Territory under trademarks or service marks other than the Marks and on any terms and conditions we deem appropriate;
- (3) the right to provide, offer and sell and to grant others the right to provide, offer and sell products and services that are identical or similar to and/or competitive with those products and services provided by FocalPoint Franchised Businesses, whether identified by the Marks or other trademarks or service marks, through alternative distribution channels (including the internet or similar electronic media) both inside and outside the Territory and on any terms and conditions we deem appropriate;
- (4) the right to establish and operate, and to grant to others the right to establish and operate, businesses offering dissimilar products and services, both inside and outside the Territory under the Marks and on any terms and conditions we deem appropriate;
- (5) the right to provide, and to grant others the right to provide, Services to national accounts (meaning a client with more than one office in more than one territory) anywhere inside or outside the Territory under any terms and conditions we deem appropriate and regardless of the client's proximity to the Office. You are not entitled to any compensation from us on account of the national account's business in the Territory;
- (6) the right to operate and to grant others the right to operate FocalPoint Franchised Businesses at "Non-Traditional Sites" within and outside the Territory on any terms and conditions we deem appropriate. "Non-Traditional Sites" are sites that generate customer traffic flow which is independent from the general customer traffic flow of the surrounding area, including military bases, major industrial or office complexes, hotels, hospitals, and school campuses;
- (7) the right to acquire the assets or ownership interests of one or more businesses providing products and services the same as or similar to those provided at FocalPoint Franchised Businesses, and franchising, licensing or creating similar arrangements with respect to these businesses once acquired, wherever these businesses (or the franchisees or licensees of these businesses) are located or operating (including in the Territory); and
- (8) the right to be acquired (whether through acquisition of assets, ownership interests or otherwise, regardless of the form of transaction), by a business providing products and services similar to those provided at FocalPoint Franchised Businesses, or by another business, even if such business operates, franchises and/or licenses competitive businesses in the Territory.
We may exercise any of the retained rights without compensating you. You may not use other channels of distribution, such as the Internet, catalog sales, telemarketing, or other direct marketing to make sales inside or outside the Territory. You must advertise and solicit clients for the Franchised Business only within the Territory.
Source: Item 12 — Territory (FDD pages 36–38)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Focalpoint Coaching's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees will operate within a territory that Focalpoint Coaching must approve. However, these territories are not exclusive. Focalpoint Coaching retains the right to operate or grant a franchise for another Focalpoint Coaching business within the franchisee's territory. This means a franchisee may face competition from other Focalpoint Coaching franchisees or outlets that Focalpoint Coaching owns.
Focalpoint Coaching also retains rights to operate or franchise Focalpoint Coaching businesses anywhere, regardless of proximity to a franchisee's office or territory. They can also establish businesses offering similar or dissimilar products through various channels, including the internet, inside or outside the territory. These activities can occur under different trademarks, adding another layer of potential competition for franchisees.
Furthermore, Focalpoint Coaching has the right to offer services to national accounts, which are clients with multiple offices across different territories, without compensating the franchisee, even if the national account's business is within the franchisee's territory. They also have the right to operate Focalpoint Coaching Franchised Businesses at "Non-Traditional Sites" such as military bases or office complexes, both within and outside the franchisee's territory. These non-traditional sites can generate customer traffic independent of the surrounding area.
These terms mean that a Focalpoint Coaching franchisee's territory is not protected from direct competition from the franchisor or other franchisees. A prospective franchisee should carefully consider the potential impact of this non-exclusivity on their business and revenue projections. It is important to understand how Focalpoint Coaching plans to manage potential conflicts and ensure fair competition among its franchisees.