Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Fitness Together | Shape Up Sisters | |
| Investment | 189162 - 328576 | 40000 - 51000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | $375/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1984 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Fitness Together | Shape Up Sisters | |
| Experience | Industry experience | Must enjoy working with & helping people |
Financing Options |
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| Fitness Together | Shape Up Sisters | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| 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 | Shape Up Sisters | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 40 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Network Support Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| 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) | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Fitness Together | Shape Up Sisters | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 6% |
| Shape Up Sisters | $375/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 2% |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
| Year Founded | |
| Fitness Together | 1984 |
| Shape Up Sisters | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Fitness Together | 1996 |
| Shape Up Sisters | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Fitness Together | 10 years |
| Shape Up Sisters | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 25% of current franchise fee |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Fitness Together | Industry experience |
| Shape Up Sisters | Must enjoy working with & helping people |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Fitness Together | No |
| Shape Up Sisters | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
| Equipment | |
| Fitness Together} | |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
| Inventory | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
| Receivables | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
| Payroll | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Fitness Together | Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
| Support | |
| Fitness Together | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Shape Up Sisters | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Fitness Together | Network Support Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Shape Up Sisters | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| 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) |
| Shape Up Sisters | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
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 |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Shape Up Sisters | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Shape Up Sisters | |