Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| ShapeXpress | Twist Sport | |
| Investment | 89500 - 152000 | 300000 - 400000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | Varies | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2002 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| ShapeXpress | Twist Sport | |
| Experience | Marketing skills Sales skills, previous employee supervision skills | |
Financing Options |
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| ShapeXpress | Twist Sport | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| ShapeXpress | Twist Sport | |
| Training | Ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (35% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| ShapeXpress | Twist Sport | |
| 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 | Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Twist Sport | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Twist Sport | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | Varies |
| Twist Sport | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Twist Sport | |
| Year Founded | |
| ShapeXpress | 2002 |
| Twist Sport | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| ShapeXpress | 2003 |
| Twist Sport | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| ShapeXpress | 10 years |
| Twist Sport | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | $2.5K |
| Twist Sport | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| ShapeXpress | Marketing skills Sales skills, previous employee supervision skills |
| Twist Sport | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| ShapeXpress | No |
| Twist Sport | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Twist Sport | |
| Equipment | |
| ShapeXpress} | |
| Twist Sport | |
| Inventory | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Twist Sport | |
| Receivables | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Twist Sport | |
| Payroll | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Twist Sport | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| ShapeXpress | Ongoing |
| Twist Sport | |
| Support | |
| ShapeXpress | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Twist Sport | |
| Marketing | |
| ShapeXpress | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Twist Sport | |
| Operations | |
| ShapeXpress | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (35% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Twist Sport | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Twist Sport | 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 | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Twist Sport | Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario |
| International Expansion | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Twist Sport | |