Training

Flower Tent provides a hands-on training program designed to prepare franchisees for operating their flower retail businesses. Here are the structured components of the training:

1. Initial Training Program: Franchisees must complete a mandatory two-day training program before opening their first Flower Tent Business. The program includes classroom instruction and two to three days of greenhouse visits, focused on operations and administration.
2. Training Costs and Access: There is no tuition fee for the franchisee and one trainee to attend the training program. Additional trainees may be charged a reasonable tuition fee. Travel, lodging, and wage expenses are the responsibility of the franchisee.
3. Program Content: The training covers point-of-sale system and iPad use, equipment and signage setup, tent operations, staffing, product receiving, and plant care. It consists of approximately 8 hours of classroom training and multiple hours of hands-on, on-the-job training conducted at the Flower Tent offices in West Wyoming, Pennsylvania.
4. Training Staff: The program is led by experienced personnel including the Vice President, President, and Operations Manager, each with extensive years of experience in training flower tent operators.

Territory Protection

Flower Tent offers its franchisees a defined "Protected Territory" for each Flower Tent Business. This territory is identified and approved by the franchisor prior to the business opening and is detailed in the Franchise Agreement. Franchisees must operate each business within this designated area, ensuring a structured approach to market division.

While the franchisor accepts the site and designates the Protected Territory, it does not guarantee that other Flower Tent Businesses or company-operated locations won't exist nearby.

However, the acceptance and formal identification of a specific operational territory offer a form of territorial clarity. This system helps minimize internal competition and supports focused local marketing and sales efforts.