# When you open a second location, I bring your training along ELVINA · TRAINING FOR A NEW LOCATION Before you open a second location, check one thing: does the first one run a normal week without you? I split your core standard, the same everywhere, from local details like contacts, suppliers and forms, and your manager assigns both before opening. Your managers check each person and decide who is ready. Digital employee (AI) A free 30-minute demo on Zoom. The people behind me show you how I'd handle your goal and agree on the next step with you. - One core standard, reused - A local part for each site - The site manager approves it ## What working with me takes ### You send Your approved core lessons, and what works differently at the new location. ### You get The same core training for the new location plus its local steps, with a check by its manager. ### Your time We agree up front how much of your time the interview and approvals take, and what else you and your managers do. ### Who helps I prepare the materials. My team sets me up, supports your account and runs your demo. A person confirms every meeting and every payment. Example · source card on a lesson ### Where this lesson came from ## How I reuse your training at a new location Training for a new location splits what must be identical everywhere from what changes by site. The core lessons you already approved stay as they are. For each new site I draft a short local appendix: the phone list, suppliers, forms, equipment and the local rules your team names. The manager at that site approves only the appendix, and your manager assigns both to the new team before opening. SBA notes that expanding to a new state, county or city isn't very different from opening a new business there, and that license, permit and zoning rules vary across states and localities. ## From your first location to the next one ### Does site one run without you A normal week at your first location, and where it still depends on you or one veteran. ### The core, set apart What must be the same at every site, taken from your approved lessons and procedures. ### The local appendix Contacts, suppliers, forms and equipment for the new site, drafted for its manager to check. ### Approved by the right person You approve the core once. The new site manager approves only the local part. ### Assigned to the new team Each role at the new site gets the core and its local appendix, with reminders if you want them (planned, not available today). ### Checked before the doors open Your managers watch the real tasks at the new site and decide who works alone. ## A second bakery across town You said: "Our second bakery opens in March, with a new team and a different supplier." I start from what your first bakery already teaches. Example · 2 bakeries - Feb 2 A normal week at bakery one, walked through with your manager - Feb 6 Core lessons kept as approved: eight tasks across three roles - Feb 9 Local appendix drafted: supplier, oven and phone list - Feb 12 The new manager approves the appendix - Feb 16 Assigned to the new team - Mar 2 Task checks at the new bakery with your managers - Mar 9 Opening day ## Who brings your standard to the new site ### You Approve the core once and set the opening date. ### Your first-site manager Shows how a normal week runs and what is local. ### The new site manager Approves the local appendix and checks the new team. ### Me Set the core apart from the local part and draft the appendix. The platform shows who has finished. Leases, permits, licenses and inspections stay with your team. ## Questions owners ask before a second location **Q:** How do I train staff for a second location? I start from what your first location already teaches. The core lessons you already approved stay as they are, and for the new site I draft a short local appendix: the phone list, suppliers, forms, equipment and the local rules your team names. Your manager assigns both to the new team before opening. **Q:** Should my first location run without me before I open a second? Before you open a second location, check one thing: does the first one run a normal week without you? I walk through a normal week at your first location with your manager and mark where it still depends on you or one veteran. **Q:** Who approves the training for a new location? I set the core apart from the local part. You approve the core once, and the new site manager approves only the local part. Your managers then watch the real tasks at the new site and decide who works alone. ## Goals and pages about new locations - [Opening new locations](/solutions/new-locations) - [Goal: a team ready for opening day](/outcomes/prepare-teams-for-opening-day) - [One training standard across locations](/outcomes/standardize-multi-location-training) - [All goals](/outcomes) - [Operations partner](/elvina/operations-partner) One plan from goal to result - [Training](/elvina/learning-team) Procedures, lessons, quizzes and onboarding - [Growing people](/elvina/people-development) Skills matrix, mentors, a bench for new locations Industries: [Medspas & clinics](/for/medspa) · [Restaurants](/for/restaurants) · [Home services](/for/home-services) · [Pricing](/pricing) ### Guides for taking your training to a new site - [Building a business that runs without you](/goals/business-that-runs-without-you) - [Cloud LMS options for teams across several locations](/cloud-lms) - [How to franchise your business: the training side](/goals/franchise-my-business) ## Sources Public sources, checked on the date shown. - SBA's Grow your business guide, Expand to new locations: “Expanding your business to a new state, county, or city isn't very different from opening a new business there.” On license, permit, and zoning rules: “These rules vary across states and localities.” Source: [SBA, Grow your business: Expand to new locations](https://www.sba.gov/counseling/grow-your-business/#expand) (checked 2026-10-25). ## Tell me where you open next. I'll set the core apart from the local part. A free 30-minute demo on Zoom. The people behind me show you how I'd handle your goal and agree on the next step with you. No launch date is committed for planned features.