Does Punch King Fitness provide an initial training program?
Punch_King_Fitness Franchise · 2024 FDDAnswer from 2024 FDD Document
- 8. We provide you with an initial training program as further described in this item (Section V of the Franchise Agreement).
Training Program.
We provide a tuition-free initial Punch King Fitness training program, which includes orientation to the Punch King Fitness, Inc. system, customer service, operational management, financial management, computer software use, advertising, and marketing and reporting procedures. The training lasts up to 2 weeks or less, depending on your current experience level. It is currently held at our Cape May Court House, San Jose, California, or New Jersey or virtual location, but we may hold the training at one of our other locations in the future. Instructional materials may include manuals, videos, scripts, and PowerPoint presentations. Training is not scheduled regularly but will be offered to you before the opening of your Franchised Business. You and your Franchised Business Designated Manager must attend and successfully complete the initial training 30 days before the opening of the Franchised Business to our satisfaction. You must pay for all travel, lodging, and other costs of initial training attendance. After that, we may charge a fee for attendance at the initial training for new and replacement managers. Our current fee for a replacement and new managers is $500 per attendee.
Instructor for Initial Franchise Training are:
King Lei, our CEO, who has 3 years of experience in the HITT boxing, kickboxing, and personal fitness training industry.
Jeff Wallace, our Director Of Operations, who has 27 years of experience in the HITT boxing, kickboxing, and personal fitness training industry.
We may change, add to, or make substitutions for the subjects and instructors listed in the above tables as necessary or appropriate. All instructors and substitute instructors will have a minimum of one year of experience in the Punch King Fitness System or the subject matter for which they provide training and instruction.
Source: Item 11 — FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 28–35)
What This Means (2024 FDD)
According to Punch King Fitness's 2024 Franchise Disclosure Document, they do provide an initial training program. As stated in Item 11, Punch King Fitness provides a tuition-free initial training program that includes orientation to the Punch King Fitness system, customer service, operational management, financial management, computer software use, advertising, and marketing and reporting procedures.
The training program lasts up to 2 weeks or less, depending on the franchisee's experience level. The training is held at their Cape May Court House, San Jose, California, or New Jersey or virtual location, but Punch King Fitness may hold the training at one of their other locations in the future. Instructional materials may include manuals, videos, scripts, and PowerPoint presentations.
The franchisee and their Designated Manager must attend and successfully complete the initial training 30 days before opening the Franchised Business. The franchisee is responsible for all travel, lodging, and other costs of initial training attendance. After the initial training, Punch King Fitness may charge a fee for attendance at the initial training for new and replacement managers, which is currently $500 per attendee. The instructors for the initial franchise training are King Lei, the CEO, and Jeff Wallace, the Director of Operations. Punch King Fitness may change or add to the subjects and instructors as necessary or appropriate.