21 Minute Convenience Fitness vs Curves Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of 21 Minute Convenience Fitness vs Curves including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
21 Minute Convenience Fitness Franchise
Curves Franchise
Investment $124,500 - $195,300$115,600 - $243,200
Franchise Fee $29,500$39,900
Royalty Fee 3%5%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 20031992
Year Franchised 20051995
Term Of Agreement 10 years5 years
Term Of Agreement 10 years5 years
Renewal Fee 25% of fran. fee-


Business Experience Requirements

 
21 Minute Convenience Fitness Franchise
Curves Franchise
Experience -
  • Financially stable

  • Financing Options

     
    21 Minute Convenience Fitness Franchise
    Curves Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/YesNo/No
    Start-up Costs No/YesNo/No
    Equipment No/NoNo/No
    Inventory No/NoNo/No
    Receivables No/NoNo/No
    Payroll No/NoNo/No

    Training & Support

     
    21 Minute Convenience Fitness Franchise
    Curves Franchise
    Training InternetAt regional meetings (full day), convention (3 days), local events (1 day)
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluationsNewsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicksCo-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising
    Operations 1% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 2

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.

    50% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (70% of current franchisees are owner/operators)


    Expansion Plans

     
    21 Minute Convenience Fitness Franchise
    Curves Franchise
    US Expansion --
    Canada Expansion NoNo
    International Expansion YesYes

    Company Overviews

    About 21 Minute Convenience Fitness

    We are passionate about helping others succeed and invite you to explore a revolutionary business opportunity in the rapidly expanding fitness world. If you desire the freedom and independence to own and operate your own business, combined with the satisfaction of helping others achieve their health and fitness goals, then join 21 Minute Convenience Fitness, The Leader in Convenience Fitness. In 2004, former Harvard University economist, Zane Paul Pilzer, stated that the fitness, weight loss and wellness market in the US would grow from $300 billion to over one trillion dollars by the end of the decade!

    About Curves

    At the age of 20, pre-med student Gary Heavin had taken over a failing fitness center in Houston, turning the business around and, within five years, opened six more centers. After 10 years and 17 centers, Heavin's business went under. Not wanting to give up, Heavin took lessons from the strengths and weaknesses of his first chain and decided to open a second. In 1992, Heavin opened Curves for Women, a women-only fitness center, in Harlingen, Texas. The company began franchising in 1995.

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