What are the requirements for a Hyper Kidz General Manager to be considered qualified?
Hyper_Kidz Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
If you or one of your Principals will not be involved in the day-today operation of your Franchised Business, your General Manager must devote its full time and best efforts to the operation of your Franchised Business and we may communicate with and rely on the decisions made by your General Manager. Your General Manager must be approved by us and must have satisfactorily completed our initial training program. We do not require that your General Manager or any other personnel have an ownership interest in you or your Franchised Business, which will be at your discretion. In addition, if you are a business entity, we do not require that your General Manager or on premises supervisor have any ownership interest in your business. If your General Manager is replaced for any reason, the new General Manager must be approved by us and must satisfactorily complete our initial training program, at your expense, within 30 days after he or she begins working as your General Manager.
Even if you do not participate in the daily operation of the Franchised Business, you or one of your Principals must satisfactorily complete our initial training program, and you must make sure that the Franchised Business is operated in compliance with the Franchise Agreement, the Manual, and the System.
Your General Manager must be qualified, must complete our training program to our satisfaction, and must pass a rigorous screening test. As described in Item 14, we may require you to obtain confidentiality and/or non-competition agreements from your Principals as well as from some of your key employees, including your General Manager. Your Hyper Kidz Business must be open and operating on the days and during the times we specify in the Manual, unless applicable law or the terms of your lease require different hours.
As stated in Item 1, all of your employees must pass a rigorous screening process. You may not employ anyone who has been convicted of a sex crime or a crime against a child, or who does not otherwise meet our requirements.
Source: Item 15 — OBLIGATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ACTUAL OPERATION OF THE FRANCHISE BUSINESS (FDD pages 40–41)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Hyper Kidz's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, if a franchisee or one of their principals will not be involved in the day-to-day operations of the franchised business, the General Manager must fulfill certain requirements. The General Manager must devote their full time and best efforts to the operation. Hyper Kidz must approve the General Manager, and the General Manager must satisfactorily complete the initial training program.
If a General Manager is replaced for any reason, the new General Manager must also be approved by Hyper Kidz and must satisfactorily complete the initial training program within 30 days after he or she begins working as the General Manager. The franchisee is responsible for covering the expenses associated with the training of the General Manager.
In addition, the General Manager must be qualified and pass a rigorous screening test. Hyper Kidz also requires that the General Manager, along with other key employees, sign confidentiality and/or non-competition agreements. All employees must pass a rigorous screening process and may not employ anyone who has been convicted of a sex crime or a crime against a child, or who does not otherwise meet Hyper Kidz's requirements.