Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Healthy Times Newspaper | Medifast | |
| Investment | 18500 - 29100 | 148000 - 269000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | $500/ month | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2004 | 1980 |
| Year Franchised | 2007 | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Healthy Times Newspaper | Medifast | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Healthy Times Newspaper | Medifast | |
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Training & Support |
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| Healthy Times Newspaper | Medifast | |
| Training | Comprehensive Training Programs: Program and product training Operational training Weight-loss consultation and member management training Sales training Continuing education programs | |
| Support | Best Training and Support in the Industry, Be in Business for Yourself, Not by Yourself. You will have access to ongoing marketing and retail items available to operate your business. We want you to be successful, so we don't just get you started - you get continued support every step of the way! | Real Estate, Construction and Business Development: Comprehensive Real Estate & Construction Manual Comprehensive Business Start-Up Manual Demographics research and site selection assistance Dedicated center start-up specialists General Operations Support: Program and product support teams Grand opening support Product ordering support Member management |
| Marketing | Corporate branding corporate website, national TV, and national print Public relations support Best practices support in advertising and marketing, including print, radio, television, and local campaigns Lead management system Interactive content managed website for your local business Local search engine optimization and search engine management Social media resources and applications | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 0 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Healthy Times Newspaper | Medifast | |
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| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Medifast | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Medifast | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | $500/ month |
| Medifast | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Medifast | |
| Year Founded | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | 2004 |
| Medifast | 1980 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | 2007 |
| Medifast | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | 10 years |
| Medifast | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | $2,000 |
| Medifast | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Medifast | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Medifast | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Medifast | |
| Equipment | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper} | |
| Medifast | |
| Inventory | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Medifast | |
| Receivables | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Medifast | |
| Payroll | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Medifast | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Medifast | Comprehensive Training Programs: Program and product training Operational training Weight-loss consultation and member management training Sales training Continuing education programs |
| Support | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | Best Training and Support in the Industry, Be in Business for Yourself, Not by Yourself. You will have access to ongoing marketing and retail items available to operate your business. We want you to be successful, so we don't just get you started - you get continued support every step of the way! |
| Medifast | Real Estate, Construction and Business Development: Comprehensive Real Estate & Construction Manual Comprehensive Business Start-Up Manual Demographics research and site selection assistance Dedicated center start-up specialists General Operations Support: Program and product support teams Grand opening support Product ordering support Member management |
| Marketing | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Medifast | Corporate branding corporate website, national TV, and national print Public relations support Best practices support in advertising and marketing, including print, radio, television, and local campaigns Lead management system Interactive content managed website for your local business Local search engine optimization and search engine management Social media resources and applications |
| Operations | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 0 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
| Medifast | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Medifast | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Medifast | |
| International Expansion | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Medifast | |