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What specifications and layouts does Focalpoint Coaching provide for a non-residential office location?

Focalpoint_Coaching Franchise · 2025 FDD

Answer from 2025 FDD Document

    1. If your Office will be located in a non-residential location, give you mandatory and suggested specifications and layouts for an Office, including requirements for dimensions, design, image, interior layout, decor, fixtures, equipment, signs, furnishings, and color scheme. (Franchise Agreement − Section 2.A.)
    1. 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, Focalpoint Coaching will provide mandatory and suggested specifications and layouts for the office. These specifications include requirements for dimensions, design, image, interior layout, decor, fixtures, equipment, signs, furnishings, and color scheme.

Before a franchisee can open in a non-residential location, the site must meet Focalpoint Coaching's criteria for demographic characteristics, parking, neighborhood character, competition, proximity to other businesses, size, appearance, and other physical and commercial characteristics. While Focalpoint Coaching may offer reasonable assistance in designating the office location, they do not conduct site selection activities for the franchisee. The franchisee must secure written approval of the office location from Focalpoint Coaching within 60 days of the Franchise Agreement's effective date.

If an acceptable site cannot be agreed upon, and the franchisee fails to open their office within 60 days of the agreement's effective date, Focalpoint Coaching reserves the right to terminate the Franchise Agreement. This highlights the importance of finding a suitable location promptly and in accordance with Focalpoint Coaching's standards to avoid potential termination of the franchise agreement.

Disclaimer: This information is extracted from the 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document and is provided for research purposes only. It does not constitute legal or financial advice. Consult with a franchise attorney before making any investment decisions.