Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Fitness Together | Athletic Republic | |
| Investment | 189162 - 328576 | 272000 - 569000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1984 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Fitness Together | Athletic Republic | |
| Experience | Industry 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. |
Financing Options |
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| Fitness Together | Athletic Republic | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Fitness Together | Athletic Republic | |
| 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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| Fitness Together | Athletic Republic | |
| 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 | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 6% |
| Athletic Republic | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 2% |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Year Founded | |
| Fitness Together | 1984 |
| Athletic Republic | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Fitness Together | 1996 |
| Athletic Republic | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Fitness Together | 10 years |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 25% of current franchise fee |
| Athletic Republic | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Fitness Together | Industry 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. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Fitness Together | No |
| Athletic Republic | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Equipment | |
| Fitness Together} | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Inventory | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Receivables | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Payroll | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Athletic Republic | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Fitness Together | Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Support | |
| Fitness Together | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Marketing | |
| Fitness Together | Network Support Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| Athletic Republic | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 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 |
| Athletic Republic | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Athletic Republic | |
| International Expansion | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Athletic Republic | |