Who is required to attend the Southern Steer Initial Training Program?
Southern_Steer Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
vide accounting software training and has seven years' experience in software management. The individuals instructing our Initial Training Program may vary.
The Initial Training Program described in the above charts are provided to You at no additional cost to You. You or Your Operating Principal and Your Designated Manager must satisfactorily complete the Initial Training Program no later than 30 days before the scheduled opening of Your Southern Steer Business. We will also provide up to three trainers for on-site, opening assistance for up to 10 days ("On-Site Assistance"). Generally, On-Site Assistance will take place immediately prior to and during Your grand opening at Your Southern Steer Business. You will pay the On-Site Assistance Fee prior to Our providing such assistance (see Items 5 and 7).
Your Southern Steer Business must always be under the supervision of a Designated Manager or Operating Principal who has satisfactorily completed Our Initial Training Program (as the case may be). Any new Designated Manager or Operating Principal must attend Our Initial Training Program at Your sole cost and expense prior to being in charge of Your Southern Steer Business. You are solely responsible for the costs and expenses associated with a replacement Designated Manager or Operating Principal attending the Initial Training Program, including the then prevailing standard rates charged by Us for additional training and all travel and living expenses and compensation for such replacement Designated Manager or Operating Principal.
You must obtain our approval prior to training any assistant store managers and other certain key employees for Your Southern Steer Business. In the event You are not meeting operational standards or otherwise do not have the program to train assistant store managers and other certain key employees We may require that such assistant store managers and other key employees attend training at our headquarters or other designated location at Your cost and expense, including travel expenses and any then-current training fees.
We may also provide additional training if, during the term of the Franchise Agreement, We determine that additional training is necessary. We may charge You a fee for such additional training.
Source: Item 11 — ITEM. 11 FRANCHISOR'S ASSISTANCE, ADVERTISING, COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND TRAINING (FDD pages 26–35)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Southern Steer's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, either the franchisee, their Operating Principal, or their Designated Manager must satisfactorily complete the Initial Training Program no later than 30 days before the scheduled opening of their Southern Steer Business. The Southern Steer Business must always be under the supervision of a Designated Manager or Operating Principal who has satisfactorily completed the Initial Training Program.
Any new Designated Manager or Operating Principal must attend the Initial Training Program at the franchisee's sole cost and expense before being in charge of the Southern Steer Business. The franchisee is solely responsible for the costs and expenses associated with a replacement Designated Manager or Operating Principal attending the Initial Training Program, including the then prevailing standard rates charged by Southern Steer for additional training, all travel and living expenses, and compensation for such replacement.
Southern Steer may also require assistant store managers and other key employees to attend training at their headquarters or another designated location at the franchisee's cost and expense, including travel expenses and any then-current training fees, if the franchisee is not meeting operational standards or does not have a program to train these employees. The Initial Training Program is up to two weeks and will be held at Southern Steer's headquarters in Florida or at another location designated by them.