The Palms Tanning Resort vs Fabutan Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
The Palms Tanning Resort Franchise
Fabutan Franchise
Investment $489,750 - $517,000$40,000 - $45,000
Franchise Fee $35,000$7,500 - $18,000
Royalty Fee 6%-
Advertising Fee 2%-
Year Founded 2003-
Year Franchised 2003-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee 25% of initial franchise fee-


Business Experience Requirements
 
The Palms Tanning Resort Franchise
Fabutan Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
  • Customer service skills
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    Financing Options
     
    The Palms Tanning Resort Franchise
    Fabutan Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/Yes-/-
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/No-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    The Palms Tanning Resort Franchise
    Fabutan Franchise
    Training --
    Support Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Regional advertising-
    Operations

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed.

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    Expansion Plans
     
    The Palms Tanning Resort Franchise
    Fabutan Franchise
    US Expansion --
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About The Palms Tanning Resort

    The Palms Tanning Resort offers the most luxurious tanning beds and products available in the world. It's a unique and exciting tanning franchise concept. By providing an elegant, high-end tanning resort experience to each and every guest, The Palms provides much more than just a tan. The Palms' guests find themselves transformed into a lush, tropical world where their tanning experience helps them escape their everyday lives, and find the tranquility that only The Palms can bring them.

    About Fabutan

    Fabutan, North America's largest and fastest growing chain of indoor tanning studios offers you the opportunity to increase your earning potential in a multi-billion dollar industry. Operating on a proven franchise system, a Fabutan franchise provides you with a concrete business opportunity, which includes: * Easy to operate day to day operations, * High earning potential, * Solid support infrastructure * Access to expertise in the areas of operations, marketing, customer service and finance from our Fabutan Head Office team. If you would like to get into business on your own, or extend your entrepreneurial skills to the indoor tanning industry we'd like to hear from you. Contact us today!

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    #82 in Canada's Top franchises.