Will I need to establish my own organization to run a Bridle Up Hope location?
Yes! When starting your own Bridle Up Hope location, you will create and manage your own organization. This includes forming your own legal entity, maintaining your own bank account, and hiring and paying your own team.
Bridle Up Hope locations are independently owned and operated. As a Certified Location, you’ll receive licensing, training, and materials from Bridle Up Hope Headquarters, while still running your organization independently. Each location is set up as its own nonprofit with tax-exempt status, 501(c)(3) in the United States or the equivalent in your country.
What are the qualifications to start a location?
Starting a new location usually takes anywhere from a few months to about a year, from our first conversation to your first day of operations.
We hope most things can be in place before you come for certification. Certification is a full week of training at Headquarters, and once you return home, you can usually begin running the program within a few weeks to a month.
How long does it take to start a location?
From first contact to your first day of operations, starting a location typically takes anywhere from a few months to a year.
What is the cost to start a location?
Based on the licensing agreement with Bridle Up Hope HQ, there is a one-time $4,500 initial certification cost, $1,500 annual re-certification cost, yearly $10 per student FranklinCovey fee, and additional costs for student materials such as books, t-shirts, bags, etc.
The cost for horses, instructors, barn maintenance, land, legal fees, other operating costs, etc. are the responsibility of the Certified Location and vary widely according to size and location.