Vital Dent vs Sterling Optical Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Vital Dent Franchise
Sterling Optical Franchise
Investment $512,500 - $797,000$32,840 - $838,750
Franchise Fee $45,000 - $60,000$20,000
Royalty Fee 5%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 1989-
Year Franchised 1995-
Term Of Agreement 10years-
Term Of Agreement 10years-
Renewal Fee $3000/ treatment room-


Business Experience Requirements

 
Vital Dent Franchise
Sterling Optical Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Vital Dent Franchise
Sterling Optical 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

 
Vital Dent Franchise
Sterling Optical Franchise
Training --
Support --
Marketing --
Operations --

Expansion Plans

 
Vital Dent Franchise
Sterling Optical Franchise
US Expansion --
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion No-

Company Overviews

About Vital Dent

Vital Dent, a well-respected leader in the dental health care field, is a multi-national company which began business in Spain in 1989. Started first as a dental prosthetics business, in 1991 the company began developing dental offices. Then in 1995, Vital Dent established its franchise system.

Vital Dent owns and operates 23 company offices and 160 franchised offices in Spain, with another 10 franchised offices in Portugal and 2 offices being built in Italy.

The Vital Dent franchise network is now being developed in the United States.

About Sterling Optical

If you're looking for a solid business opportunity with a good name, financial security and a bright future, consider joining the Sterling Optical / Site for Sore Eyes Franchise Family. It's not by chance that we are one of America's largest retail optical chains and the fastest growing optical franchise in the industry. Sterling Optical and Site for Sore Eyes provide nationwide support and a range of personalized start-up services including:

 A solid national reputation as a leader in the retail optical business
Special financing programs and relationships with lenders
Dramatic savings through significant company buying power
National and regional cooperative advertising
A comprehensive business operating system
Customer generating activities that build traffic and increase profits
Point of sale customer retention programs
A nationally coordinated training program with a certified in-field training team
Franchise Advisory Committee providing solid franchise support

Existing high volume stores currently available for sale.

The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Sterling Optical franchised business is presently estimated to range from $175,790 to $838,750, if your Franchise relates to a newly built Center; $71,840 to $2,093,750, if your Franchise relates to an existing Center which, at the time you acquire your Franchise, is being operated by either EVI or another Franchisee; and $32,840 to $523,750, if you are converting your existing retail optical store to a Franchised Center.