Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Fitness Together | Fitness Premier | |
| Investment | 189162 - 328576 | 294850 - 621500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1984 | 2006 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 2016 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Fitness Together | Fitness Premier | |
| Experience | Industry experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Fitness Together | Fitness Premier | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Fitness Together | Fitness Premier | |
| 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 | Fitness Premier | |
| 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 | |
| Fitness Premier | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Fitness Premier | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 6% |
| Fitness Premier | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 2% |
| Fitness Premier | |
| Year Founded | |
| Fitness Together | 1984 |
| Fitness Premier | 2006 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Fitness Together | 1996 |
| Fitness Premier | 2016 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Fitness Together | 10 years |
| Fitness Premier | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 25% of current franchise fee |
| Fitness Premier | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Fitness Together | Industry experience |
| Fitness Premier | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Fitness Together | No |
| Fitness Premier | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Fitness Premier | |
| Equipment | |
| Fitness Together} | |
| Fitness Premier | |
| Inventory | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Fitness Premier | |
| Receivables | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Fitness Premier | |
| Payroll | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Fitness Premier | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Fitness Together | Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Fitness Premier | |
| Support | |
| Fitness Together | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Fitness Premier | |
| Marketing | |
| Fitness Together | Network Support Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Fitness Premier | |
| 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) |
| Fitness Premier | |
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 |
| Fitness Premier | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Fitness Premier | |
| International Expansion | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Fitness Premier | |