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| Bally Total Fitness | Eat the Frog Fitness | |
| Investment | 1000000 - 2500000 | 522000 - 706500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 7% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1962 | 2015 |
| Year Franchised | 1997 | 2016 |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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| Bally Total Fitness | Eat the Frog Fitness | |
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| Bally Total Fitness | Eat the Frog Fitness | |
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Training & Support |
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| Bally Total Fitness | Eat the Frog Fitness | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 68 hours Classroom Training: 20 hours Additional Training: As needed | |
| Support | 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 | Number of Employees Required to Run: 6 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Bally Total Fitness | Eat the Frog 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 | 0 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion |
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| Eat the Frog Fitness | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
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| Eat the Frog Fitness | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Bally Total Fitness | 1962 |
| Eat the Frog Fitness | 2015 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Bally Total Fitness | 1997 |
| Eat the Frog Fitness | 2016 |
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| Eat the Frog Fitness | On-The-Job Training: 68 hours Classroom Training: 20 hours Additional Training: As needed |
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| Eat the Frog Fitness | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
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| Eat the Frog Fitness | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
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| Eat the Frog Fitness | Number of Employees Required to Run: 6 |
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| Eat the Frog Fitness | 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 | |
| Bally Total Fitness | 0 |
| Eat the Frog Fitness | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
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