Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ellipse Fitness | Crunch Fitness | |
| Investment | 80000 - 120000 | 255500 - 2320500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 2002 | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | 2006 | 2010 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ellipse Fitness | Crunch Fitness | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Ellipse Fitness | Crunch Fitness | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| Ellipse Fitness | Crunch Fitness | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours | |
| Support | 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: 15 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Ellipse Fitness | Crunch 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 | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ellipse Fitness | 5% |
| Crunch Fitness | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Crunch Fitness | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Ellipse Fitness | 2002 |
| Crunch Fitness | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ellipse Fitness | 2006 |
| Crunch Fitness | 2010 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Crunch Fitness | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| Equipment | |
| Ellipse Fitness} | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| Inventory | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| Receivables | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| Payroll | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Crunch Fitness | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 16 hours |
| Support | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Crunch Fitness | 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 | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Crunch Fitness | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Crunch Fitness | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 15 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Ellipse 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 |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Crunch Fitness | |
| International Expansion | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Crunch Fitness | |