Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Athletic Republic | Fitness Together | |
| Investment | 272000 - 569000 | 189162 - 328576 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1984 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Athletic Republic | Fitness Together | |
| Experience | All you need is a passion for sports. Our existing franchise network is made up of people from diverse backgrounds, including former coaches, players, personal trainers, teachers and executives. Many have degrees in sports physiology and exercise science. | Industry experience |
Financing Options |
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| Athletic Republic | Fitness Together | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Athletic Republic | Fitness Together | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 40 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Network Support Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Athletic Republic | Fitness Together | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Athletic Republic | 6% |
| Fitness Together | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Fitness Together | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Athletic Republic | 0 |
| Fitness Together | 1984 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Athletic Republic | 0 |
| Fitness Together | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Fitness Together | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Fitness Together | 25% of current franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Athletic Republic | All you need is a passion for sports. Our existing franchise network is made up of people from diverse backgrounds, including former coaches, players, personal trainers, teachers and executives. Many have degrees in sports physiology and exercise science. |
| Fitness Together | Industry experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Equipment | |
| Athletic Republic} | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Inventory | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Receivables | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Payroll | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Fitness Together | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Fitness Together | Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Support | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Fitness Together | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Fitness Together | Network Support Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Fitness Together | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Fitness Together | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Fitness Together | |
| International Expansion | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Fitness Together | |