Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Image Sun Tanning Centers | Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |
| Investment | 295000 - 395000 | 198500 - 427500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 4-6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1994 | 2000 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Image Sun Tanning Centers | Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Image Sun Tanning Centers | Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Image Sun Tanning Centers | Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |
| Training | One week at our support center office in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Then another week of on-site assistance will be provided at your location as we deem necessary. We offer unlimited additional training and support at our support center office. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Image Sun Tanning Centers | Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | 6% |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | 4-6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |
| Year Founded | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | 1994 |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | 2000 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | 2000 |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | 10 years |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | 10% of fee |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | General business experience |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | No |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |
| Equipment | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers} | |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |
| Inventory | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |
| Receivables | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |
| Payroll | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | One week at our support center office in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Then another week of on-site assistance will be provided at your location as we deem necessary. We offer unlimited additional training and support at our support center office. |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |
| Support | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | Newsletter, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |
| Marketing | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |
| Operations | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Image Sun Tanning Centers | Canada, |
| Desert Sun Tanning Salons | |