Does the Gokhale Method grant a license to teach to Wholesale Groups?
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 Gokhale Method's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchise agreement does not grant a license to teach to Wholesale Groups. The agreement allows franchisees to teach the Gokhale System only to individual students or groups of students solicited individually, referred to as "Consumer Students."
Specifically, the document states that no license is granted to other types of students, including groups 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").
This restriction means that franchisees are limited in the types of groups they can teach and cannot directly target or serve groups such as corporate entities or wholesale groups without prior authorization. This limitation could impact a franchisee's potential revenue streams and business development strategies, as they must focus on individual consumers rather than larger organizational clients.