Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Sports Traders | Max Muscle | |
| Investment | 250000 - 250000 | 114600 - 281300 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $100/month | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1983 | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | 1987 | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Sports Traders | Max Muscle | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Sports Traders | Max Muscle | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Sports Traders | Max Muscle | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Central Data Processing Central Purchasing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 1 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Sports Traders | Max Muscle | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Sports Traders | |
| Max Muscle | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Sports Traders | |
| Max Muscle | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Sports Traders | $100/month |
| Max Muscle | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Sports Traders | |
| Max Muscle | |
| Year Founded | |
| Sports Traders | 1983 |
| Max Muscle | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Sports Traders | 1987 |
| Max Muscle | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Sports Traders | |
| Max Muscle | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Sports Traders | |
| Max Muscle | $1.5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Sports Traders | |
| Max Muscle | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Sports Traders | |
| Max Muscle | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Sports Traders | |
| Max Muscle | |
| Equipment | |
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| Max Muscle | |
| Inventory | |
| Sports Traders | |
| Max Muscle | |
| Receivables | |
| Sports Traders | |
| Max Muscle | |
| Payroll | |
| Sports Traders | |
| Max Muscle | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Sports Traders | |
| Max Muscle | |
| Support | |
| Sports Traders | Central Data Processing Central Purchasing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| Max Muscle | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Sports Traders | |
| Max Muscle | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Sports Traders | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 1 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
| Max Muscle | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Sports Traders | |
| Max Muscle | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Sports Traders | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Max Muscle | |
| International Expansion | |
| Sports Traders | |
| Max Muscle | |