Does Focus Cfo require written consent to hire administrative support?

According to Focus Cfo's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, franchisees are generally permitted to hire administrative support without needing written consent from Focus Cfo. However, if the support staff will have a "public facing role" that utilizes Focus Cfo's marks, the franchisee must obtain prior written approval from Focus Cfo. This requirement is in place to protect the Focus Cfo brand.

Focus Cfo emphasizes that the franchisee is fully responsible for all support resources they hire, including compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations. The franchisee must also ensure that each support resource signs a confidentiality, non-solicitation, and non-competition agreement, acknowledging they are bound to the same covenants as the equity owner of the franchise. A copy of this agreement must be provided to Focus Cfo within ten business days of hiring the support resource.

Focus Cfo makes it clear that it is not the employer of any support resources hired by the franchisee. Franchisees are responsible for all management, personnel, and training requirements for their support staff. Additionally, franchisees must maintain appropriate insurance coverage to cover the services performed by all support resources. Focus Cfo retains the right to hold the franchisee solely liable for any breach of the agreement caused by the failure of any support resource to follow the Focus Cfo system.