Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| U Weight Loss Clinics | ShapeXpress | |
| Investment | 100000 - 999999 | 89500 - 152000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | Varies | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2007 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 2007 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| U Weight Loss Clinics | ShapeXpress | |
| Experience | Marketing skills Sales skills, previous employee supervision skills | |
Financing Options |
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| U Weight Loss Clinics | ShapeXpress | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| U Weight Loss Clinics | ShapeXpress | |
| 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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| U Weight Loss Clinics | ShapeXpress | |
| 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 | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| ShapeXpress | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Year Founded | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | 2007 |
| ShapeXpress | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | 2007 |
| ShapeXpress | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| ShapeXpress | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| ShapeXpress | $2.5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| ShapeXpress | Marketing skills Sales skills, previous employee supervision skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Equipment | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics} | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Inventory | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Receivables | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Payroll | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| ShapeXpress | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| ShapeXpress | Ongoing |
| Support | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| ShapeXpress | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| ShapeXpress | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 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 |
| ShapeXpress | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| 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 |
| ShapeXpress | |
| International Expansion | |
| U Weight Loss Clinics | |
| ShapeXpress | |