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| American Bodyworks | The Max Challenge | |
| Investment | 72000 - 246000 | 131868 - 280592 |
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| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 2013 |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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Training & Support |
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| American Bodyworks | The Max Challenge | |
| Training | Before you open, you will run the ABW school. This is a very unique offer in the fitness industry. Under our model, anyone who has no experience in the fitness industry at all can learn how to run a health club. We teach you how to sell memberships, enter in contracts, reconcile your money, pick employees and trainers, and any other club operation necessary. Every new club can send one person to this week long seminar for no extra charge. After this training, you will feel confident when your doors open. | On-The-Job Training: 18 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Ongoing virtual training |
| Support | American Bodyworks offers temporary and full time workers that have been in the industry and know how we operate. This ranges from sales people to back end workers. These workers can work temporarily to boost productivity and further your training; or provide a needed service for an extended period of time! Advertising. Through a small monthly fee you are a part of a national ad campaign. Our website is well maintained and up to date. We also have in house designers for any of your graphics needs that will make all of your promotional items professional looking and effective. Billing. As a franchisee we handle that for you. We run your credit card and checking drafts. We also provide a service for a small fee that will handle all your backend work for a monthly fee. This is perfect for non-owner operators. 24 hour tech support. Your computer system is vital to the operation of your club whether it is the draft or key card system. Problems sometimes arise and it is comforting to know someone is there to fix them at anytime. | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 | |
Expansion Plans |
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Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
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| The Max Challenge | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| American Bodyworks | |
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| Royalty Fee | |
| American Bodyworks | |
| The Max Challenge | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| American Bodyworks | |
| The Max Challenge | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| American Bodyworks | 0 |
| The Max Challenge | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| American Bodyworks | 0 |
| The Max Challenge | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
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| Renewal Fee | |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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Financing Options |
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| Equipment | |
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| Inventory | |
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| Receivables | |
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| Payroll | |
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Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| American Bodyworks | Before you open, you will run the ABW school. This is a very unique offer in the fitness industry. Under our model, anyone who has no experience in the fitness industry at all can learn how to run a health club. We teach you how to sell memberships, enter in contracts, reconcile your money, pick employees and trainers, and any other club operation necessary. Every new club can send one person to this week long seminar for no extra charge. After this training, you will feel confident when your doors open. |
| The Max Challenge | On-The-Job Training: 18 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Ongoing virtual training |
| Support | |
| American Bodyworks | American Bodyworks offers temporary and full time workers that have been in the industry and know how we operate. This ranges from sales people to back end workers. These workers can work temporarily to boost productivity and further your training; or provide a needed service for an extended period of time! Advertising. Through a small monthly fee you are a part of a national ad campaign. Our website is well maintained and up to date. We also have in house designers for any of your graphics needs that will make all of your promotional items professional looking and effective. Billing. As a franchisee we handle that for you. We run your credit card and checking drafts. We also provide a service for a small fee that will handle all your backend work for a monthly fee. This is perfect for non-owner operators. 24 hour tech support. Your computer system is vital to the operation of your club whether it is the draft or key card system. Problems sometimes arise and it is comforting to know someone is there to fix them at anytime. |
| The Max Challenge | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| American Bodyworks | |
| The Max Challenge | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| American Bodyworks | |
| The Max Challenge | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| American Bodyworks | |
| The Max Challenge | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| American Bodyworks | |
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| International Expansion | |
| American Bodyworks | |
| The Max Challenge | |