Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Slender Lady | LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Investment | 50000 - 50000 | 67200 - 120400 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $395/495/mo. | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1996 | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | 1997 | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Slender Lady | LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Slender Lady | LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Slender Lady | LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Slender Lady | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Slender Lady | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Slender Lady | $395/495/mo. |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Slender Lady | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Year Founded | |
| Slender Lady | 1996 |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Slender Lady | 1997 |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Slender Lady | 7 years |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Slender Lady | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Slender Lady | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Slender Lady | Yes |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Slender Lady | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Equipment | |
| Slender Lady} | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Inventory | |
| Slender Lady | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Receivables | |
| Slender Lady | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Payroll | |
| Slender Lady | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Slender Lady | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
| Support | |
| Slender Lady | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Slender Lady | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| 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) |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Slender Lady | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Slender Lady | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Slender Lady | |
| LA Weight Loss Centers | |