Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Fitness Together | Star Lady Fitness | |
| Investment | 189162 - 328576 | 33500 - 33500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | $2/member |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1984 | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Fitness Together | Star Lady Fitness | |
| Experience | Industry experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Fitness Together | Star Lady Fitness | |
| Franchise Fees | 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 | Star Lady Fitness | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 40 hours | At franchisee's location: 3-4 days |
| 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) | * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Fitness Together | Star Lady 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 | |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 6% |
| Star Lady Fitness | $2/member |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 2% |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| Year Founded | |
| Fitness Together | 1984 |
| Star Lady Fitness | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Fitness Together | 1996 |
| Star Lady Fitness | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Fitness Together | 10 years |
| Star Lady Fitness | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Fitness Together | 25% of current franchise fee |
| Star Lady Fitness | $1,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Fitness Together | Industry experience |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Fitness Together | No |
| Star Lady Fitness | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| Equipment | |
| Fitness Together} | |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| Inventory | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| Receivables | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| Payroll | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Fitness Together | Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Star Lady Fitness | At franchisee's location: 3-4 days |
| Support | |
| Fitness Together | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| Marketing | |
| Fitness Together | Network Support Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| 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) |
| Star Lady Fitness | * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 2 * Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% 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 |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Star Lady Fitness | |
| International Expansion | |
| Fitness Together | |
| Star Lady Fitness | |