Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| ShapeXpress | Hard Exercise Works | |
| Investment | 89500 - 152000 | 136273 - 486897 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | Varies | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2002 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| ShapeXpress | Hard Exercise Works | |
| Experience | Marketing skills Sales skills, previous employee supervision skills | |
Financing Options |
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| ShapeXpress | Hard Exercise Works | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| ShapeXpress | Hard Exercise Works | |
| Training | Ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| ShapeXpress | Hard Exercise Works | |
| 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 | |
| Hard Exercise Works | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Hard Exercise Works | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | Varies |
| Hard Exercise Works | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Hard Exercise Works | |
| Year Founded | |
| ShapeXpress | 2002 |
| Hard Exercise Works | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| ShapeXpress | 2003 |
| Hard Exercise Works | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| ShapeXpress | 10 years |
| Hard Exercise Works | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | $2.5K |
| Hard Exercise Works | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| ShapeXpress | Marketing skills Sales skills, previous employee supervision skills |
| Hard Exercise Works | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| ShapeXpress | No |
| Hard Exercise Works | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Hard Exercise Works | |
| Equipment | |
| ShapeXpress} | |
| Hard Exercise Works | |
| Inventory | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Hard Exercise Works | |
| Receivables | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Hard Exercise Works | |
| Payroll | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Hard Exercise Works | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| ShapeXpress | Ongoing |
| Hard Exercise Works | |
| Support | |
| ShapeXpress | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Hard Exercise Works | |
| Marketing | |
| ShapeXpress | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Hard Exercise Works | |
| 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) |
| Hard Exercise Works | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Hard Exercise Works | 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 | |
| Hard Exercise Works | |
| International Expansion | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Hard Exercise Works | |