Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Fitness Together | Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Investment | 189162 - 328576 | 96600 - 325000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1984 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Fitness Together | Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Experience | Industry experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Fitness Together | Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Fitness Together | Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 40 hours | Available at headquarters: 8 days. At franchisee's location: 8 days. Online training : 4 days. |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter Meetings Toll-free phone line Grand opening Internet Security/safety procedures Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Network Support Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Co-op advertising Ad slicks |
| 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) | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators). |
Expansion Plans |
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| Fitness Together | Orange Shoe Personal 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 | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 6% |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 2% |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Year Founded | |
| Fitness Together | 1984 |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Fitness Together | 1996 |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Fitness Together | 10 years |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 25% of current franchise fee |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Fitness Together | Industry experience |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Fitness Together | No |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Equipment | |
| Fitness Together} | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Inventory | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Receivables | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Payroll | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Fitness Together | Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | Available at headquarters: 8 days. At franchisee's location: 8 days. Online training : 4 days. |
| Support | |
| Fitness Together | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | Newsletter Meetings Toll-free phone line Grand opening Internet Security/safety procedures Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Fitness Together | Network Support Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | Co-op advertising Ad slicks |
| 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) |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators). |
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 |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| International Expansion | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |