Cuts Fitness For Men vs Stretch U Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Cuts Fitness For Men vs Stretch U including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Cuts Fitness For Men Franchise
Stretch U Franchise
Investment $33,600 - $77,900$49,650 - $508,306
Franchise Fee $39,500$29,000 - $344,806
Royalty Fee $400/mo.6%
Advertising Fee -2%
Year Founded 20032010
Year Franchised 20032012
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Cuts Fitness For Men Franchise
Stretch U Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
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    Financing Options

     
    Cuts Fitness For Men Franchise
    Stretch U Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/No-/-
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/Yes-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support

     
    Cuts Fitness For Men Franchise
    Stretch U Franchise
    Training -Between thirty (30) and sixty (60) days before your Unit Franchise opens for business, we provide our initial training program for Stretch U Unit Franchises to you, other members of your management team, and any agents you employ. The training program includes classroom instruction and Franchise operation and on-the-job training at either our headquarters in Oklahoma City, your Unit Franchise location, or any other location we designate, including:  Stretch Training Techniques  Basic Management BDP, & SOP training; financial and KPI training  Sales and marketing training  Software Training
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Regional advertising-
    Operations 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2

    Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans

     
    Cuts Fitness For Men Franchise
    Stretch U Franchise
    US Expansion -Yes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About Cuts Fitness For Men

    Cuts Fitness For Men uses the Body Cuts System which is a 30-minute, full body circuit training workout designed to firm up muscles, improve the cardiovascular system, increase endurance, lose body fat and inches. Founded in May, 2003, Cuts Fitness For Men is North America's fastest growing Men's fitness franchise. The first Cuts fitness center opened in Clark, New Jersey in May, 2003; since then, more than 200 franchises have been sold. Launched in December of 2004, Cuts Fitness For Women enters the market with a unique product featuring an innovative design, high quality equipment and the "experience factor."

    About Stretch U

    All of Stretch U’s locations are currently corporately owned stores or licensed affiliates. We may decide to franchise in the future and if you are interested, you can send an inquiry to [email protected].