Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Fitness Together | Smart for Life | |
| Investment | 189162 - 328576 | 0 - 0 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1984 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Fitness Together | Smart for Life | |
| Experience | Industry experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Fitness Together | Smart for Life | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Fitness Together | Smart for Life | |
| 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 | Smart for Life | |
| 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 | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 6% |
| Smart for Life | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 2% |
| Smart for Life | |
| Year Founded | |
| Fitness Together | 1984 |
| Smart for Life | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Fitness Together | 1996 |
| Smart for Life | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Fitness Together | 10 years |
| Smart for Life | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 25% of current franchise fee |
| Smart for Life | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Fitness Together | Industry experience |
| Smart for Life | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Fitness Together | No |
| Smart for Life | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Equipment | |
| Fitness Together} | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Inventory | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Receivables | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Payroll | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Smart for Life | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Fitness Together | Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Smart for Life | |
| Support | |
| Fitness Together | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Smart for Life | |
| Marketing | |
| Fitness Together | Network Support Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Smart for Life | |
| 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) |
| Smart for Life | |
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 |
| Smart for Life | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Smart for Life | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Smart for Life | |