Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| ShapeXpress | Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
| Investment | 89500 - 152000 | 133600 - 270700 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | Varies | $3.50/student/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2002 | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| ShapeXpress | Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
| Experience | Marketing skills Sales skills, previous employee supervision skills | |
Financing Options |
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| ShapeXpress | Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| ShapeXpress | Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
| 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 | Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
| 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 | |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | Varies |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | $3.50/student/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
| Year Founded | |
| ShapeXpress | 2002 |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | 1983 |
| Year Franchised | |
| ShapeXpress | 2003 |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| ShapeXpress | 10 years |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | $2.5K |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| ShapeXpress | Marketing skills Sales skills, previous employee supervision skills |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| ShapeXpress | No |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
| Equipment | |
| ShapeXpress} | |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
| Inventory | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
| Receivables | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
| Payroll | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| ShapeXpress | Ongoing |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
| Support | |
| ShapeXpress | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
| Marketing | |
| ShapeXpress | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
| 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) |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | 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 | |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |
| International Expansion | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Tiger-Rock Martial Arts | |