For how long after commencing operation does the Initial Training Fee for Spray Net cover training?
Spray_Net Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
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- Initial Training Fee. This is our current Initial Training Fee that is paid to us to help defray the costs and expenses that are incurred in connection with the initial training we provide to you prior to you commencing operating your Franchised Business and for the two years after you commence operation, including the initial training program that you (or, if you are entity, your operating principal) and, if appropriate, manager that you designate to handle the day-to-day operations of your Franchised Business and that we approve (a "Designated Manager").
With that said, our standard franchise offering assumes that you or, if applicable, your operating principal will be directly managing the dayto-day operations of the Franchised Business over at least the first full year of operations.
Source: Item 7 — ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT (FDD pages 29–33)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Spray Net's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Initial Training Fee covers training both before the franchisee commences operating their franchised business and for two years after operations begin. The training is provided to the franchisee or, if the franchisee is an entity, to their operating principal. It can also be provided to a Designated Manager approved by Spray Net who handles the day-to-day operations.
Spray Net's standard franchise offering anticipates that the franchisee or their operating principal will directly manage the day-to-day operations for at least the first full year. This suggests that the ongoing training and support provided by the Initial Training Fee are designed to assist the owner-operator in establishing and growing the business during its critical early stages.
Item 7 of the FDD lists the Initial Training Fee as a lump sum payment of $15,000 due upon signing the Franchise Agreement. If a franchisee withdraws from or does not complete the initial training program, the Initial Franchise Fee is non-refundable. However, if Spray Net is not satisfied with the franchisee's completion of the initial training program, Spray Net may terminate the franchise agreement and return the Initial Franchise Fee and 50% of the Training Fee to the franchisee in exchange for a release and confidentiality agreement.