Start-Up Costs and Fees |
||
| Smart for Life | Medifast | |
| Investment | 0 - 0 | 148000 - 269000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | ||
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2002 | 1980 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
||
| Smart for Life | Medifast | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
||
| Smart for Life | Medifast | |
| Franchise Fees | ||
| Start-up Costs | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
||
| Smart for Life | Medifast | |
| Training | Comprehensive Training Programs: Program and product training Operational training Weight-loss consultation and member management training Sales training Continuing education programs | |
| Support | Real Estate, Construction and Business Development: Comprehensive Real Estate & Construction Manual Comprehensive Business Start-Up Manual Demographics research and site selection assistance Dedicated center start-up specialists General Operations Support: Program and product support teams Grand opening support Product ordering support Member management | |
| Marketing | Corporate branding corporate website, national TV, and national print Public relations support Best practices support in advertising and marketing, including print, radio, television, and local campaigns Lead management system Interactive content managed website for your local business Local search engine optimization and search engine management Social media resources and applications | |
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
||
| Smart for Life | Medifast | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
|
| Investment | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Medifast | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Medifast | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Medifast | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Medifast | |
| Year Founded | |
| Smart for Life | 2002 |
| Medifast | 1980 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Smart for Life | 2004 |
| Medifast | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Medifast | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Medifast | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Medifast | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Medifast | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Medifast | |
| Equipment | |
| Smart for Life} | |
| Medifast | |
| Inventory | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Medifast | |
| Receivables | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Medifast | |
| Payroll | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Medifast | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Medifast | Comprehensive Training Programs: Program and product training Operational training Weight-loss consultation and member management training Sales training Continuing education programs |
| Support | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Medifast | Real Estate, Construction and Business Development: Comprehensive Real Estate & Construction Manual Comprehensive Business Start-Up Manual Demographics research and site selection assistance Dedicated center start-up specialists General Operations Support: Program and product support teams Grand opening support Product ordering support Member management |
| Marketing | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Medifast | Corporate branding corporate website, national TV, and national print Public relations support Best practices support in advertising and marketing, including print, radio, television, and local campaigns Lead management system Interactive content managed website for your local business Local search engine optimization and search engine management Social media resources and applications |
| Operations | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Medifast | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Medifast | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Smart for Life | 0 |
| Medifast | |
| International Expansion | |
| Smart for Life | |
| Medifast | |