What are the conditions that must be met before a new Pump It Up franchisee can complete training?
Pump_It_Up Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
The initial training program is mandatory for all franchisees. We will not authorize your Franchised Business to open (or, for transfers we reserve the right to halt the operations of the Franchised Business or impose other operational restrictions on the operating business) if you (or your Operating Principal) and your managerial personnel (the person who is managing the day-to-day operations of the Franchised Business), as determined by us in our sole discretion, have not attended and successfully completed our initial training program. Your initial training must be completed after you have signed a lease for the Premises of your Pump It Up Business and prior to the date you open your Franchised Business. You likely will sign a lease at least 3 to 5 months prior to the date you complete construction of your Pump It Up Business (but the timing may be longer if your landlord delays delivery of the Premises to you). If you operate multiple Pump It Up Businesses, you are not required to complete the initial training program more than once unless we, in our sole discretion, determine that it is necessary for you to do so.
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, the initial training program is mandatory for all franchisees. Pump It Up will not authorize a franchised business to open if the franchisee (or their Operating Principal) and their managerial personnel have not attended and successfully completed the initial training program.
For franchisees opening a new location, the initial training program must be completed in advance of the opening of the franchised business. If a franchisee obtains an operating Pump It Up business by transfer from another franchisee, they must complete the initial training program within 60 days of operating that Pump It Up business, unless otherwise specified by Pump It Up.
Furthermore, the initial training must be completed after the franchisee has signed a lease for the premises of their Pump It Up business. This means a prospective franchisee must secure a location and sign a lease agreement before being eligible to complete the mandatory training program. This ensures that the training is relevant and timely, as the franchisee will soon be applying the knowledge and skills learned to their specific location.