Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Slender Lady | Healthy Inspirations | |
| Investment | 50000 - 50000 | 75000 - 375000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $395/495/mo. | $395/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1996 | 2000 |
| Year Franchised | 1997 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Slender Lady | Healthy Inspirations | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Slender Lady | Healthy Inspirations | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Slender Lady | Healthy Inspirations | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Ad slicks |
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Slender Lady | Healthy Inspirations | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Healthy Inspirations | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Healthy Inspirations | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Slender Lady | $395/495/mo. |
| Healthy Inspirations | $395/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Healthy Inspirations | |
| Year Founded | |
| Slender Lady | 1996 |
| Healthy Inspirations | 2000 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Slender Lady | 1997 |
| Healthy Inspirations | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Slender Lady | 7 years |
| Healthy Inspirations | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Healthy Inspirations | $2.5K or 20% of franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Healthy Inspirations | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Slender Lady | Yes |
| Healthy Inspirations | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Healthy Inspirations | |
| Equipment | |
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| Healthy Inspirations | |
| Inventory | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Healthy Inspirations | |
| Receivables | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Healthy Inspirations | |
| Payroll | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Healthy Inspirations | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Healthy Inspirations | |
| Support | |
| Slender Lady | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Healthy Inspirations | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Slender Lady | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Healthy Inspirations | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Slender Lady | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Healthy Inspirations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Healthy Inspirations | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Healthy Inspirations | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Slender Lady | |
| Healthy Inspirations | |