Curves vs FIT4MOM Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Curves vs FIT4MOM including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Curves Franchise
FIT4MOM Franchise
Investment $115,600 - $243,200$6,905 - $26,385
Franchise Fee $39,900$6,495 - $12,395
Royalty Fee 5%2% - To maintain your franchise, you'll pay monthly maintenance fees between $214 - $424
Advertising Fee -$10 - $30
Year Founded 19922001
Year Franchised 19952005
Term Of Agreement 5 years3 Year
Term Of Agreement 5 years3 Year
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Curves Franchise
FIT4MOM Franchise
Experience
  • Financially stable
    		• Fitness background is a plus, but not a requirement! We will train you!

    Financing Options
     
    Curves Franchise
    FIT4MOM 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
    FIT4MOM Franchise
    Training At regional meetings (full day), convention (3 days), local events (1 day)Web-bases on-boarding business training (required for new franchisees), Online business training's to help you grow your business (offered 2-3 times a month), Monthly instructor hangouts with our National Fitness director, Monthly virtual"coffee-chat's" with Lisa Druxman, owner and founder of FIT4MOM, Exercise & workout database, online files & resources for franchisees and instructors, Marketing & Planning calendar, Live Franchise Support team, Mentor program, Personal Business Coach.
    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
    FIT4MOM Franchise
    US Expansion -Yes
    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 FIT4MOM

    AT FIT4MOM we believe in building community, raising healthy children, nurturing connections, empowering women, cultivating healthy homes, supporting each other, motivating transformation, inspiring positive energy and we believe in the power of moms! We provide the "Strength for Motherhood" through our programs across the country. If you have a passion for fitness and motherhood and want to join a village of moms with that same mission, our FIT4MOM Franchise opportunity might be right for you! We offer low cost, turn key franchise models where you can be a mom first and foremost, but still have a career that is supportive of motherhood. Join the leader in pre and postnatal fitness. We have created the perfect combination of business and fitness for any stage of motherhood.FIT4MOM is the fitness franchise that offers Fit4Baby, Stroller Strides, Stroller Barre and Body Back. At FIT4MOM we are proud to be one of the fastest-growing franchises in the nation (Entrepreneur 2007-2012), one of Working Mother's Top 25 companies to work for, and the proud recipient of the Franchise 50 by the Franchise Business Review for 2016 and we were ranked #1 Fitness Company based on franchisee satisfaction in 2015! More than 2,000 FIT4MOM locations are giving women the "Strength for Motherhood" in the US, and you can too!
     

    Owning a FIT4MOM franchise allows you to have the best of both worlds -- to become a successful business owner and have a career that is supportive of motherhood.

    But the most rewarding part of being a FIT4MOM owner can only be described in one word: IMPACT. As a small business owner, you have the power to change the lives of women in your community Every. Single. Day.

    Does this sound like the right fit for you?