How may the additional training for Pump It Up franchisees be conducted?
Pump_It_Up Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
ing requirements for the services and products your Pump It Up Business sells. (Franchise Agreement, Sections 10.A and 12.A.)
- (4) Provide additional training for you (or your Operating Principal) and your managerial personnel, which may be conducted in person or via virtual means. (Franchise Agreement, Section 11.C.)
- (5) Provide ongoing recommendations and consultation to you regarding the operation of the Franchised Business through the Manuals, bulletins or other written materials, electronic media, meetings,
seminars, conferences, and telephone or in person conversations at our office or the Franchised Business or another designated location we specify, including via virtual means. (Franchise Agreement, Section 11.F.)
- (6) Provide you with a list of PIU Vendors. (Franchise Agreement, Section 12.D.)
- (7) Conduct inspections of the Franchised Business as we deem appropriate and necessary. (Franchise Agreement, Section 12.F.)
ADVERTISING
The Brand Fund
Pump It Up Businesses have a distinct culture, and the image of the System and Pump It Up Businesses is an important element of the System. We have established an advertising and marketing fund ("Brand Fund") for the enhancement and protection of the System and the Marks, and for the development of advertising, marketing, and public relations programs and materials as we deem appropriate.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISORS'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 30–41)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Pump It Up's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, additional training for franchisees and their managerial personnel can be conducted in person or virtually. Pump It Up may also provide ongoing recommendations and consultation through manuals, bulletins, written materials, electronic media, meetings, seminars, conferences, and telephone or in-person conversations at the franchisor's office, the franchisee's business, or another designated location, including virtual means.
Pump It Up may require franchisees or their Operating Principal to attend and satisfactorily complete various training courses periodically. These courses can include conventions, regional meetings, and conferences, including the Annual Franchise Meeting, and may be held in person or virtually at Pump It Up's discretion. Managerial personnel may be allowed to attend in place of the Franchise Owner or Operating Principal, also at Pump It Up's discretion.
Pump It Up may also require franchisees or their Operating Principal to utilize online training programs available to them and their staff members, including through the manuals and other online platforms. Franchisees are responsible for all travel and living expenses incurred during these training courses and programs.