Who is responsible for the management, personnel, and training requirements of Support Resources for a Focus Cfo franchise?
Focus_Cfo Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Franchisee shall take full responsibility for all Support Resources Franchisee hires and shall comply with all federal, state and local employment laws and regulations.
Franchisee shall require each Support Resource to execute a confidentiality, non-solicitation and non-competition agreement whereby the Support Resource acknowledges being bound to the same covenants as the Equity Owner of the Franchise under the terms of this Agreement.
The Franchisee will provide a copy of this executed agreement to Focus CFO within ten (10) business days of Franchisee hiring the Support Resource.
Franchisee agrees that Focus CFO is not the employer for any Support Resource Franchisee hires.
Franchisee shall ensure that all Support Resources understand that they are employees of Franchisee and have no relationship, employment or otherwise, with Franchisor.
All management, personnel and training requirements are at Franchisee's discretion and are Franchisee's sole responsibility.
As set forth in Section 10 below, Franchisee shall be responsible for ensuring it has all appropriate insurance in place to cover the services performed by all Support Resources of Franchisee.
Focus CFO shall have the right to hold Franchisee solely liable and responsible for any breach of this Agreement caused by the failure by any Support Resource of Franchisee to follow the Focus CFO System.
Source: Item 23 — Receipts (FDD pages 37–126)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Focus Cfo's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is solely responsible for the management, personnel, and training requirements of any Support Resources they hire. This means the franchisee has complete discretion over these aspects of their employees or contractors. Focus CFO maintains the right to approve Support Resources with public-facing roles to protect its brand.
The franchisee is considered the employer of any Support Resources they hire and must ensure these individuals understand they have no employment relationship with Focus CFO. The franchisee is also responsible for ensuring they have appropriate insurance coverage for the services performed by their Support Resources. Focus CFO may provide written minimum insurance requirements for Support Resources that the franchisee must follow.
Furthermore, the franchisee must require each Support Resource to sign confidentiality, non-solicitation, and non-competition agreements, binding them to the same covenants as the franchisee. A copy of this agreement must be provided to Focus CFO within ten business days of hiring the Support Resource. Focus CFO retains the right to hold the franchisee liable for any breach of the Franchise Agreement caused by a Support Resource's failure to follow the Focus CFO system.