Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| ShapeXpress | Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Investment | 89500 - 152000 | 18500 - 29100 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | Varies | $500/ month |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2002 | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| ShapeXpress | Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Experience | Marketing skills Sales skills, previous employee supervision skills | |
Financing Options |
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| ShapeXpress | Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| ShapeXpress | Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Training | Ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | Best Training and Support in the Industry, Be in Business for Yourself, Not by Yourself. You will have access to ongoing marketing and retail items available to operate your business. We want you to be successful, so we don't just get you started - you get continued support every step of the way! |
| 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 needed to run franchised unit: 0 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| ShapeXpress | Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | Varies |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | $500/ month |
| Advertising Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Year Founded | |
| ShapeXpress | 2002 |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | |
| ShapeXpress | 2003 |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| ShapeXpress | 10 years |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | $2.5K |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | $2,000 |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| ShapeXpress | Marketing skills Sales skills, previous employee supervision skills |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| ShapeXpress | No |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Equipment | |
| ShapeXpress} | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Inventory | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Receivables | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Payroll | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| ShapeXpress | Ongoing |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Support | |
| ShapeXpress | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | Best Training and Support in the Industry, Be in Business for Yourself, Not by Yourself. You will have access to ongoing marketing and retail items available to operate your business. We want you to be successful, so we don't just get you started - you get continued support every step of the way! |
| Marketing | |
| ShapeXpress | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| 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) |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 0 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |
| International Expansion | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Healthy Times Newspaper | |