Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Gold's Gym | Bally Total Fitness | |
| Investment | 22200000000000 - 5000500 | 1000000 - 2500000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1965 | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | 1980 | 1997 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Gold's Gym | Bally Total Fitness | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Gold's Gym | Bally Total Fitness | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Gold's Gym | Bally Total Fitness | |
| Training | Available at headquarters | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Gold's Gym | Bally Total Fitness | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Gold's Gym | |
| Bally Total Fitness | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Gold's Gym | |
| Bally Total Fitness | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Gold's Gym | 5% |
| Bally Total Fitness | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Gold's Gym | 2% |
| Bally Total Fitness | |
| Year Founded | |
| Gold's Gym | 1965 |
| Bally Total Fitness | 1962 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Gold's Gym | 1980 |
| Bally Total Fitness | 1997 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Gold's Gym | |
| Bally Total Fitness | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Gold's Gym | |
| Bally Total Fitness | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Gold's Gym | Industry experience General business experience |
| Bally Total Fitness | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Gold's Gym | No |
| Bally Total Fitness | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Gold's Gym | |
| Bally Total Fitness | |
| Equipment | |
| Gold's Gym} | |
| Bally Total Fitness | |
| Inventory | |
| Gold's Gym | |
| Bally Total Fitness | |
| Receivables | |
| Gold's Gym | |
| Bally Total Fitness | |
| Payroll | |
| Gold's Gym | |
| Bally Total Fitness | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Gold's Gym | Available at headquarters |
| Bally Total Fitness | |
| Support | |
| Gold's Gym | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Bally Total Fitness | |
| Marketing | |
| Gold's Gym | Co-op advertising, Regional advertising |
| Bally Total Fitness | |
| Operations | |
| Gold's Gym | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
| Bally Total Fitness | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Gold's Gym | |
| Bally Total Fitness | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Gold's Gym | |
| Bally Total Fitness | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Gold's Gym | |
| Bally Total Fitness | |