What are the 'Operating Assets' that Focalpoint Coaching franchisees must adhere to System Standards for?
Focalpoint_Coaching Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES**
You must operate the Franchised Business according to our System Standards. System Standards may regulate, among other things, the types, models, and brands of Proprietary Products, fixtures, furniture, vehicles, furnishings, and signs (collectively, "Operating Assets"); products, other equipment and supplies you must use in operating the Franchised Business; unauthorized and prohibited products, equipment, and services; inventory requirements; and designated and approved suppliers of Operating Assets, Proprietary Products and other items.
In the case of Proprietary Products, suppliers will be limited to us, our affiliates, and/or our designated third party suppliers, and you must buy Proprietary Products during the franchise term only from us, our affiliates, and/or our designated third party suppliers at the prices we and they decide to charge. We restrict your sources of Proprietary Products in order to protect our trade secrets, assure quality, assure a reliable supply of products that meet our standards, achieve better terms of purchase and delivery service, control usage of the Marks by third parties, and monitor the manufacture, packaging, processing, and sale of these items.
Source: Item 8 — Restrictions on Sources of Products and Services (FDD pages 23–26)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Focalpoint Coaching's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees must operate their franchised business according to the System Standards. These System Standards regulate the types, models, and brands of Proprietary Products, fixtures, furniture, vehicles, furnishings, and signs, which are collectively referred to as "Operating Assets".
These standards also apply to other equipment and supplies used in operating the Franchised Business, unauthorized and prohibited products, equipment, and services, inventory requirements, and designated and approved suppliers of Operating Assets, Proprietary Products, and other items. Focalpoint Coaching has the option to limit suppliers for Operating Assets to themselves, their affiliates, or other specified exclusive sources, requiring franchisees to purchase from these sources at prices they determine.
Focalpoint Coaching retains the absolute right to limit the suppliers with whom franchisees may deal. However, the FDD states that neither Focalpoint Coaching nor any of its affiliates are currently the only approved suppliers for any of the products that franchisees must use to operate their Franchised Business. There are currently no suppliers in which any of Focalpoint Coaching's officers owns an interest.