Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Blink Fitness | Star Lady Fitness | |
| Investment | 637000 - 2150000 | 33500 - 33500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | $2/member |
| Advertising Fee | 5% | |
| Year Founded | 2010 | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | 2015 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Blink Fitness | Star Lady Fitness | |
| Experience | 5+ years of relevant business experience or operator with that level of experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Blink Fitness | Star Lady Fitness | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Blink Fitness | Star Lady Fitness | |
| Training | We offer an industry-leading 150 hours of training to prepare you to run your Blink business successfully. This training includes: Orientation that includes a thorough overview of the business Deep-dive classroom and virtual training on each area of the Blink business Hands-on operational training at one of our gyms A support person who will spend up to a week at your location during your club opening. | At franchisee's location: 3-4 days |
| Support | When you join the Blink Fitness family as a franchise owner, you gain instant access to one of the most well-rounded executive teams in the business. In addition to having deep roots in the fitness industry, our leadership team brings a mix of experience from world-class companies that includes Equinox, Dunkin Donuts, Pepsi, Procter & Gamble, Whole Foods Market, Starbucks, and Ann Taylor. | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | Number of employees required > about 20 Owner/operator required Absentee ownership allowed | * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Blink Fitness | Star Lady Fitness | |
| 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 | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Blink Fitness | 5% |
| Star Lady Fitness | $2/member |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Blink Fitness | 5% |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| Year Founded | |
| Blink Fitness | 2010 |
| Star Lady Fitness | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Blink Fitness | 2015 |
| Star Lady Fitness | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Star Lady Fitness | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Star Lady Fitness | $1,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Blink Fitness | 5+ years of relevant business experience or operator with that level of experience |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Blink Fitness | No |
| Star Lady Fitness | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| Equipment | |
| Blink Fitness} | |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| Inventory | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| Receivables | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| Payroll | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Blink Fitness | We offer an industry-leading 150 hours of training to prepare you to run your Blink business successfully. This training includes: Orientation that includes a thorough overview of the business Deep-dive classroom and virtual training on each area of the Blink business Hands-on operational training at one of our gyms A support person who will spend up to a week at your location during your club opening. |
| Star Lady Fitness | At franchisee's location: 3-4 days |
| Support | |
| Blink Fitness | When you join the Blink Fitness family as a franchise owner, you gain instant access to one of the most well-rounded executive teams in the business. In addition to having deep roots in the fitness industry, our leadership team brings a mix of experience from world-class companies that includes Equinox, Dunkin Donuts, Pepsi, Procter & Gamble, Whole Foods Market, Starbucks, and Ann Taylor. |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| Marketing | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| Operations | |
| Blink Fitness | Number of employees required > about 20 Owner/operator required Absentee ownership allowed |
| Star Lady Fitness | * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Blink Fitness | 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 |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| International Expansion | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Star Lady Fitness | |