Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Slender Lady | U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| Investment | 50000 - 50000 | 100000 - 999999 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $395/495/mo. | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1996 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 1997 | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Slender Lady | U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Slender Lady | U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Slender Lady | U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op 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 | U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Slender Lady | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Slender Lady | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Slender Lady | $395/495/mo. |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Slender Lady | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| Year Founded | |
| Slender Lady | 1996 |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Slender Lady | 1997 |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Slender Lady | 7 years |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Slender Lady | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Slender Lady | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Slender Lady | Yes |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Slender Lady | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| Equipment | |
| Slender Lady} | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| Inventory | |
| Slender Lady | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| Receivables | |
| Slender Lady | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| Payroll | |
| Slender Lady | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Slender Lady | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| Support | |
| Slender Lady | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| Marketing | |
| Slender Lady | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| 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) |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Slender Lady | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | 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 | |
| Slender Lady | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Slender Lady | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |