Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Shape Up Sisters | Ellipse Fitness | |
| Investment | 40000 - 51000 | 80000 - 120000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | $375/mo. | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2002 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Shape Up Sisters | Ellipse Fitness | |
| Experience | Must enjoy working with & helping people | |
Financing Options |
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| Shape Up Sisters | Ellipse Fitness | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Shape Up Sisters | Ellipse Fitness | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Shape Up Sisters | Ellipse 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Shape Up Sisters | $375/mo. |
| Ellipse Fitness | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Year Founded | |
| Shape Up Sisters | 2002 |
| Ellipse Fitness | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Shape Up Sisters | 2002 |
| Ellipse Fitness | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Shape Up Sisters | 10 years |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Shape Up Sisters | Must enjoy working with & helping people |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Shape Up Sisters | No |
| Ellipse Fitness | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Equipment | |
| Shape Up Sisters} | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Inventory | |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Receivables | |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Payroll | |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Support | |
| Shape Up Sisters | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Marketing | |
| Shape Up Sisters | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| Operations | |
| Shape Up Sisters | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
| 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 |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Shape Up Sisters | 0 |
| Ellipse Fitness | |
| International Expansion | |
| Shape Up Sisters | |
| Ellipse Fitness | |