Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| LA Weight Loss Centers | Slender Lady | |
| Investment | 67200 - 120400 | 50000 - 50000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | $395/495/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1989 | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | 1998 | 1997 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| LA Weight Loss Centers | Slender Lady | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| LA Weight Loss Centers | Slender Lady | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| LA Weight Loss Centers | Slender Lady | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| LA Weight Loss Centers | Slender Lady | |
| 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, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | 7% |
| Slender Lady | $395/495/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Year Founded | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | 1989 |
| Slender Lady | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | 1998 |
| Slender Lady | 1997 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | 10 years |
| Slender Lady | 7 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Slender Lady | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Slender Lady | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | Yes |
| Slender Lady | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Equipment | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers} | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Inventory | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Receivables | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Payroll | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Slender Lady | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Support | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations |
| Slender Lady | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Slender Lady | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Slender Lady | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| LA Weight Loss 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, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Slender Lady | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | 0 |
| Slender Lady | |
| International Expansion | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Slender Lady | |