Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| ShapeXpress | Blink Fitness | |
| Investment | 89500 - 152000 | 637000 - 2150000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | Varies | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 5% | |
| Year Founded | 2002 | 2010 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| ShapeXpress | Blink Fitness | |
| Experience | Marketing skills Sales skills, previous employee supervision skills | 5+ years of relevant business experience or operator with that level of experience |
Financing Options |
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| ShapeXpress | Blink Fitness | |
| 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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| ShapeXpress | Blink Fitness | |
| Training | Ongoing | We offer an industry-leading 150 hours of training to prepare you to run your Blink business successfully. This training includes: Orientation that includes a thorough overview of the business Deep-dive classroom and virtual training on each area of the Blink business Hands-on operational training at one of our gyms A support person who will spend up to a week at your location during your club opening. |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | When you join the Blink Fitness family as a franchise owner, you gain instant access to one of the most well-rounded executive teams in the business. In addition to having deep roots in the fitness industry, our leadership team brings a mix of experience from world-class companies that includes Equinox, Dunkin Donuts, Pepsi, Procter & Gamble, Whole Foods Market, Starbucks, and Ann Taylor. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (35% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Number of employees required > about 20 Owner/operator required Absentee ownership allowed |
Expansion Plans |
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| ShapeXpress | Blink 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | Varies |
| Blink Fitness | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Blink Fitness | 5% |
| Year Founded | |
| ShapeXpress | 2002 |
| Blink Fitness | 2010 |
| Year Franchised | |
| ShapeXpress | 2003 |
| Blink Fitness | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| ShapeXpress | 10 years |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | $2.5K |
| Blink Fitness | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| ShapeXpress | Marketing skills Sales skills, previous employee supervision skills |
| Blink Fitness | 5+ years of relevant business experience or operator with that level of experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| ShapeXpress | No |
| Blink Fitness | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Equipment | |
| ShapeXpress} | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Inventory | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Receivables | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Payroll | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Blink Fitness | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| ShapeXpress | Ongoing |
| Blink Fitness | We offer an industry-leading 150 hours of training to prepare you to run your Blink business successfully. This training includes: Orientation that includes a thorough overview of the business Deep-dive classroom and virtual training on each area of the Blink business Hands-on operational training at one of our gyms A support person who will spend up to a week at your location during your club opening. |
| Support | |
| ShapeXpress | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Blink Fitness | When you join the Blink Fitness family as a franchise owner, you gain instant access to one of the most well-rounded executive teams in the business. In addition to having deep roots in the fitness industry, our leadership team brings a mix of experience from world-class companies that includes Equinox, Dunkin Donuts, Pepsi, Procter & Gamble, Whole Foods Market, Starbucks, and Ann Taylor. |
| Marketing | |
| ShapeXpress | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Blink Fitness | |
| Operations | |
| ShapeXpress | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (35% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Blink Fitness | Number of employees required > about 20 Owner/operator required Absentee ownership allowed |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Blink 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 | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Blink Fitness | |
| International Expansion | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Blink Fitness | |