Image Sun Tanning Centers vs Sun Tan City Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Image Sun Tanning Centers vs Sun Tan City including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Image Sun Tanning Centers Franchise
Sun Tan City Franchise
Investment $295,000 - $395,000$452,289 - $777,529
Franchise Fee $24,000$30,000
Royalty Fee 6%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19942007
Year Franchised 20002007
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee 10% of fee-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Image Sun Tanning Centers Franchise
Sun Tan City Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
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    Financing Options
     
    Image Sun Tanning Centers Franchise
    Sun Tan City Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/Yes-/-
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/Yes-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/Yes-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Image Sun Tanning Centers Franchise
    Sun Tan City Franchise
    Training

    One week at our support center office in Sterling Heights, Michigan. Then another week of on-site assistance will be provided at your location as we deem necessary. We offer unlimited additional training and support at our support center office.

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    Support Newsletter, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising-
    Operations 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Image Sun Tanning Centers Franchise
    Sun Tan City Franchise
    US Expansion YesYes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About Image Sun Tanning Centers

    Since opening our first tanning center in 1994, Image Sun has continuously developed and refined our business model to meet current customer demands. Today we have what many consider as the LEAST COSTLY and MOST EFFICIENT tanning salon model in the industry. 

    As far as we are concerned, life is too short for spending 5+ years building a successful business. We prefer to be successful in YEAR ONE! With two decades of tanning industry experience we've discovered that while "bigger is better” may be true in some aspects of life, it's certainly NOT true when it comes to tanning and Business Expenses. 

    Image Sun salons are extremely efficient. They are also incredibly EASY TO OPERATE. Our business model is ideal for small communities and suburbs. The fact is that our salons COST FAR LESS to BUILD and OPERATE than other tanning salon models.

    The result... The unique     Image Sun positioning allows our salon owners to INVEST LESS, MAXIMIZE REVENUES and produce a FASTER and BETTER RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT!

    We invite you to contact us today and learn more about our business model and find out if you and your community are good candidates for our truly unique business opportunity.

    About Sun Tan City

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    .In little more than a decade, Sun Tan City has grown from a couple of tanning beds in the back of a video store to one of the nation’s premier tanning salon brands with more than 250 salons across the United States. The reason for this rapid but steady growth is simple - at Sun Tan City, the success of our franchisees is our top priority. That’s why in addition to the equity that comes from a highly recognizable and marketable brand, we provide our franchisees with the best systems and support in the tanning industry.
    We also provide our franchisees with a simple, easy-to-follow concept - offer clients the best tanning equipment available in an impeccably clean, relaxing environment, staffed with well-trained, knowledgeable tanning consultants at an amazing price. In other words, we do tanning differently. And this difference is what puts us ahead of the competition.
    Our salons go above and beyond the traditional by providing clients with a tanning “experience.” We also make converting an existing tanning salon to the Sun Tan City brand simple and easy. There’s no upfront franchise fee, a reduced royalty structure, and a $13,000 credit for each location to help cover the costs of exterior signage, interior branding materials and other conversion-related expenses.
    We’d love to share our success with you.