Curves vs Fit For Her Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Curves Franchise
Fit For Her Franchise
Investment $115,600 - $243,200$120,000 - $150,000
Franchise Fee $39,900N/A
Royalty Fee 5%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 1992-
Year Franchised 1995-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Curves Franchise
Fit For Her Franchise
Experience
  • Financially stable
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    Financing Options
     
    Curves Franchise
    Fit For Her Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/No-/-
    Start-up Costs No/No-/-
    Equipment No/No-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Curves Franchise
    Fit For Her Franchise
    Training At regional meetings (full day), convention (3 days), local events (1 day)-
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations-
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising-
    Operations 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)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Curves Franchise
    Fit For Her Franchise
    US Expansion --
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    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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    About Fit For Her

    We offer a dynamic opportunity in a fast growing business with significant potential. Now is a great time to take advantage of the growth in the fitness industry, especially in the woman's fitness and weight loss segment, which is the fastest growing segment in the fitness industry. The number of health clubs and gyms in the US has increased consistently over the past 5 years, up 39% from 13,097 businesses in 1997. This news follows the announcement that consumer demand for health clubs remained strong in 2001, growing approximately 3% to 33.8 million US members as of January of this year. Clearly, Americans are still using there disposable income to attain their fitness and weight goals - despite a rocky economy.