Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Crunch Fitness | Blink Fitness | |
| Investment | 255500 - 2320500 | 637000 - 2150000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 5% |
| Year Founded | 1989 | 2010 |
| Year Franchised | 2010 | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Crunch Fitness | Blink Fitness | |
| Experience | 5+ years of relevant business experience or operator with that level of experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Crunch Fitness | Blink Fitness | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Crunch Fitness | Blink Fitness | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours | 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. |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | 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 | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 15 | Number of employees required > about 20 Owner/operator required Absentee ownership allowed |
Expansion Plans |
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| Crunch Fitness | Blink 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 | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Crunch Fitness | 5% |
| Blink Fitness | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Crunch Fitness | 2% |
| Blink Fitness | 5% |
| Year Founded | |
| Crunch Fitness | 1989 |
| Blink Fitness | 2010 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Crunch Fitness | 2010 |
| Blink Fitness | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Crunch Fitness | 10 years |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| Blink Fitness | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| Blink Fitness | 5+ years of relevant business experience or operator with that level of experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Crunch Fitness | Yes |
| Blink Fitness | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Equipment | |
| Crunch Fitness} | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Inventory | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Receivables | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Payroll | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| Blink Fitness | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Crunch Fitness | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours |
| 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. |
| Support | |
| Crunch Fitness | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| 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. |
| Marketing | |
| Crunch Fitness | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Operations | |
| Crunch Fitness | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 15 |
| Blink Fitness | Number of employees required > about 20 Owner/operator required Absentee ownership allowed |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| International Expansion | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| Blink Fitness | |