Where does the Stretch Zone Franchisee Training Program take place?
Stretch_Zone Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- Franchisee Training Program: We provide the Franchisee Training Program before opening at our training facility at our corporate headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This is to be completed by you (if you are one or more individuals) or Franchise Owners (if you are a Business Entity) within 30 days of signing the Franchise Agreement. The Initial Franchise Fee covers the Franchisee Training Program for the individuals identified above.
- Regional Manager Training Program: This is to be completed by any individual who will act as your Regional Manager. (Generally, we anticipate that you or your Designated Representative will act as your Regional Manager and attend this Program in connection with the Franchisee Training Program before opening at our training facility in Fort Lauderdale. You may, however, elect to hire another individual to act as your Regional Manager.) Regional Managers in training are required to complete the mandatory pre-requisites of both Stretch Practitioner Training and Sales Associate Training. We provide the Regional Manager Training Program (which includes the Stretch Practitioner Training Program described below) at our training facility at our corporate headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. If you or your initial Designated Representative will act as your Regional Manager and will attend this Program in connection with the Franchisee Training Program, the Initial Franchise Fee covers the Regional Manager Training Program for you or your Designated Representative. For any other individual attending the Regional Manager Training Program (including any replacement Designated Representative who will serve as your Regional Manager), you must pay us a training fee of $515 per person for this training.
- Initial On-Site Training Program: We provide the Initial On-Site Training Program during the week in which the Franchise Business opens. This training will be completed by your Sales Associates and you (if you are one or more individuals) or Franchise Owners (if you are a Business Entity). Upon completion, you will sign a Certificate of Completion, which is included in the Manual. See also the description
Training Schedule and Location. We conduct the training classes on an "as-needed" basis at our training facility at our corporate headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, remotely, and/or at your Franchise Business, depending on the applicable training program. The Franchisee Training Program will occur with 30 days of signing the Franchise Agreement. The Initial On-Site Training Program (including the Stretch Practitioner Training Program for your initial practitioners) will generally occur the week of opening.
Source: Item 23 — ADVERTISING RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 (FDD pages 44–54)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Stretch Zone's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, the Franchisee Training Program is conducted before the opening of the franchise at Stretch Zone's training facility located at its corporate headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Franchisees (if they are one or more individuals) or Franchise Owners (if they are a Business Entity) must complete this training program within 30 days of signing the Franchise Agreement. The initial franchise fee covers the Franchisee Training Program for the individuals identified in the agreement.
In addition to the Franchisee Training Program, Stretch Zone provides other mandatory training programs, including the Regional Manager Training Program, which also takes place at the corporate headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The Initial On-Site Training Program occurs during the week the Franchise Business opens. Stretch Zone also uses Stretch Zone University, its learning management software, to book these training programs.
Stretch Zone also conducts training classes on an as-needed basis at its training facility at the corporate headquarters in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, remotely, and/or at the franchisee's Franchise Business, depending on the applicable training program. The Initial On-Site Training Program, including the Stretch Practitioner Training Program for initial practitioners, generally occurs the week of opening. Certain portions of the Stretch Practitioner Training Program are completed virtually via Stretch Zone University as a prerequisite to the in-person Stretch Training.