If the My Salon Suite franchisee is an Entity, who specifically must attend the My Salon Suite University training?
My_Salon_Suite Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
Franchisee, as well as any individual Franchisee designated to manage the day-to-day operations of the Franchised Business (the "Designated Manager"), must attend, and complete to Franchisor's satisfaction, Franchisor's initial training program (the "My Salon Suite University") sixty (60) before opening the Franchised Business Effective Date.
If Franchisee is a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company ("Entity"), at least one (1) of the trainees must be Franchisee's general partner, principal shareholder or manager, as applicable.
Franchisor will provide the My Salon Suite University to this individual and additional individual tuition-free.
All trainees that Franchisee designates prior to opening must attend My Salon Suite University at the same time.
My Salon Suite University will be conducted online, on demand education or another location Franchisor designates.
Franchisor has the right to convert the My Salon Suite University from Online Training to in-person training.
Franchisor provides components of My Salon Suite University by webinar or via the Internet, as Franchisor deems appropriate in its sole discretion.
All training related expenses, including Franchisee and other trainees' transportation to and from the training site, meals, and salaries during training, are Franchisee's sole responsibility.
My Salon Suite University is intended to protect and maintain the System Standards and the Proprietary Marks and not to control the day- to-day operation of Franchisee's Franchised Business.
Franchisee must sign a Training and Joint Employment Acknowledgment to indicate Franchisee's understanding of this.
This acknowledgment will be in the form contained in Attachment "F" to the Franchise Agreement.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 95–230)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to My Salon Suite's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, if the franchisee is a partnership, corporation, or limited liability company (referred to as an "Entity"), at least one trainee must be a general partner, principal shareholder, or manager of the franchisee. This individual is required to attend and complete My Salon Suite University. My Salon Suite also requires that the franchisee, as well as any individual franchisee designated to manage the day-to-day operations of the franchised business (the Designated Manager), must attend and complete My Salon Suite University.
My Salon Suite will provide the My Salon Suite University to the franchisee and one additional individual tuition-free. All trainees that the franchisee designates prior to opening must attend My Salon Suite University at the same time. The training is conducted online, via on-demand education, or at another location designated by My Salon Suite. My Salon Suite retains the right to convert the My Salon Suite University from online training to in-person training.
The franchisee is responsible for all training-related expenses, including transportation, meals, and salaries during training for themselves and their trainees. The purpose of My Salon Suite University is to protect and maintain the System Standards and Proprietary Marks, and not to control the day-to-day operation of the franchisee's franchised business. The franchisee must sign a Training and Joint Employment Acknowledgment to indicate their understanding of this, using the form in Attachment "F" to the Franchise Agreement.