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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Las Vegas Golf & Tennis vs X-Golf including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $537,000 - $774,000 | $547,200 - $900,000 |
Franchise Fee | $39,000 | $30,000 |
Royalty Fee | 3% | 6% |
Advertising Fee | - | 1% |
Year Founded | 1974 | 2005 |
Year Franchised | 1984 | 2015 |
Term Of Agreement | 15 years | - |
Term Of Agreement | 15 years | - |
Renewal Fee | - | - |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Experience | - | |
Financing Options |
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In-House/3rd Party | In-House/3rd Party | |
Franchise Fees | Yes/No | -/- |
Start-up Costs | Yes/No | -/Yes |
Equipment | Yes/Yes | -/Yes |
Inventory | Yes/Yes | -/Yes |
Receivables | Yes/No | -/Yes |
Payroll | Yes/No | -/Yes |
Training & Support |
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Training | - | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 20 hours Additional Training: On-site training |
Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
Operations |
Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 8
Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Number of Employees Required to Run: 6 |
Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | - | - |
Canada Expansion | No | - |
International Expansion | Yes | - |
The first Las Vegas Golf & Tennis location was established in Nevada's biggest casino city in 1974 and began franchising in 1984. Stores offer new name-brand products including golf equipment, apparel, shoes and accessories, as well as an exclusive line of Vision Golf equipment.
X-Golf’s state of the art simulators each have their own view screens designed with a real world perspective for the ultimate golf simulator experience. Each simulator has an automatic ball feeder, a high performance 35 graphics/physics engine, precision sensor system, and sophisticated swing analysis. On X-Golf simulators, customers will have the ability to play over 150 world famous golf courses. Whether the customer wants to shoot a round or compete with other golfers, the simulator is able to adapt and offer the versatility to account for local tastes and trends of golfers.
Beyond that, the atmosphere is similar to a bowling alley. There is socializing and consumption of alcohol to help create a vibrant atmosphere that allows customers to have fun on and off the tee.
There are approximately 25,000,000 golfers in the U.S. and parents continue to introduce their kids to the game at a young age. As these digital age customers continue to grow, we believe that the demand for the X-Golf model will become more and more valuable in any given market. This demand will fuel continued growth for each franchisee and place us at the forefront of pleasing these new golfers entering the game. These golfers want a faster paced game with larger flexibility on time, location, weather, accessibility, etc. and X-Golf is a viable solution.