According to the Gokhale Method agreement, what are 'Consumer Students'?
Gokhale_Method Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
1.1. Grant of Franchise. We grant to you the right to teach the Gokhale System in the manner and to the categories of students we authorize ("Approved Formats") in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. This Grant of Franchise is to teach the Gokhale System only to individual students, or to groups of students that were solicited individually ("Consumer Students"). No License is hereby granted to any other types of students, including, but not limited to, groups of students organized by companies or organizations ("Corporate Groups") or students with no prior affiliation aggregated together by a third party that is not you ("Wholesale Groups").
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD page 34)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to the 2024 Gokhale Method Franchise Disclosure Document, a franchisee is granted the right to teach the Gokhale System to specific categories of students, referred to as "Consumer Students". These are defined as individual students or groups of students solicited individually by the franchisee.
This definition explicitly excludes other types of students, such as groups organized by companies or organizations ("Corporate Groups") and students aggregated by a third party without prior affiliation ("Wholesale Groups"). The franchise agreement specifies that no license is granted to teach the Gokhale System to Corporate Groups or Wholesale Groups.
This distinction is important for prospective franchisees as it defines the scope of their teaching activities. Franchisees are limited to teaching individual students or those they have personally recruited. Teaching corporate or wholesale groups is not permitted under the standard franchise agreement, which could limit a franchisee's potential market and revenue streams. A prospective franchisee should clarify with the franchisor whether there are opportunities to expand into these excluded groups under different terms or agreements.