What is included in the Initial Franchise Fee for a new Pump It Up franchise?
Pump_It_Up Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- C. Opening Training. If this is your first Franchised Business, excluding any Franchise Business you acquire via transfer from a previous Pump It Up franchisee, a training representative will visit in-person and/or conduct virtual or other online training as we designate to assist with your opening of the Franchised Business (the "Opening Training"). The Initial Franchise Fee includes the costs for the Opening Training. You are not required to pay any additional costs for any of the travel or living expenses incurred by our representative while providing the Opening Training to you. However, if you reschedule the opening of the Franchised Business and/or are unable to open during the training, you must reimburse us for any travel costs we incur in changing the travel schedules of our personnel for the postponed training. If you request, and we agree to provide, additional or special guidance, assistance, or training during this opening phase, you agree to pay our then applicable charges, including fees for our personnel and their travel and living expenses. You (or your Operating Principal) must be on-site at the Franchised Business at all times during Opening Training.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 60–225)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Pump It Up's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the initial franchise fee covers the costs associated with the Opening Training program for franchisees opening their first location, excluding those who acquired their franchise through a transfer. This training involves a representative from Pump It Up visiting the new franchise location to assist with the opening. The initial franchise fee covers the costs for this Opening Training.
Pump It Up covers the travel and living expenses incurred by their representative during the Opening Training. However, if the franchisee reschedules the opening or is unable to open during the scheduled training, they are responsible for reimbursing Pump It Up for any travel costs incurred due to changes in the representative's travel arrangements.
If the franchisee requests additional or special guidance, assistance, or training during the opening phase, Pump It Up will charge its then-applicable fees, including personnel fees and their associated travel and living expenses. It is mandatory for the franchisee (or their Operating Principal) to be present on-site at the Franchised Business throughout the Opening Training.