Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Blink Fitness | Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Investment | 637000 - 2150000 | 96600 - 325000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 5% | |
| Year Founded | 2010 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 2015 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Blink Fitness | Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Experience | 5+ years of relevant business experience or operator with that level of experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Blink Fitness | Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Blink Fitness | Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Training | We offer an industry-leading 150 hours of training to prepare you to run your Blink business successfully. This training includes: Orientation that includes a thorough overview of the business Deep-dive classroom and virtual training on each area of the Blink business Hands-on operational training at one of our gyms A support person who will spend up to a week at your location during your club opening. | Available at headquarters: 8 days. At franchisee's location: 8 days. Online training : 4 days. |
| Support | When you join the Blink Fitness family as a franchise owner, you gain instant access to one of the most well-rounded executive teams in the business. In addition to having deep roots in the fitness industry, our leadership team brings a mix of experience from world-class companies that includes Equinox, Dunkin Donuts, Pepsi, Procter & Gamble, Whole Foods Market, Starbucks, and Ann Taylor. | Newsletter Meetings Toll-free phone line Grand opening Internet Security/safety procedures Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Number of employees required > about 20 Owner/operator required Absentee ownership allowed | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators). |
Expansion Plans |
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| Blink Fitness | Orange Shoe Personal 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 | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Blink Fitness | 5% |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Blink Fitness | 5% |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Year Founded | |
| Blink Fitness | 2010 |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Blink Fitness | 2015 |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Blink Fitness | 5+ years of relevant business experience or operator with that level of experience |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Blink Fitness | No |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Equipment | |
| Blink Fitness} | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Inventory | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Receivables | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Payroll | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Blink Fitness | We offer an industry-leading 150 hours of training to prepare you to run your Blink business successfully. This training includes: Orientation that includes a thorough overview of the business Deep-dive classroom and virtual training on each area of the Blink business Hands-on operational training at one of our gyms A support person who will spend up to a week at your location during your club opening. |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | Available at headquarters: 8 days. At franchisee's location: 8 days. Online training : 4 days. |
| Support | |
| Blink Fitness | When you join the Blink Fitness family as a franchise owner, you gain instant access to one of the most well-rounded executive teams in the business. In addition to having deep roots in the fitness industry, our leadership team brings a mix of experience from world-class companies that includes Equinox, Dunkin Donuts, Pepsi, Procter & Gamble, Whole Foods Market, Starbucks, and Ann Taylor. |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | Newsletter Meetings Toll-free phone line Grand opening Internet Security/safety procedures Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | Co-op advertising Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Blink Fitness | Number of employees required > about 20 Owner/operator required Absentee ownership allowed |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators). |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Blink 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 |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |
| International Expansion | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Orange Shoe Personal Fitness | |