Arthur Murray vs Hi-Five Sports Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Arthur Murray Franchise	Hi-Five Sports Franchise
Investment	$46,485 - $225,250	$17,900 - $388,225
Franchise Fee	$12,500 - $100,000	$9,900 - $25,000
Royalty Fee	-	8.75%
Advertising Fee	12% local	-
Year Founded	1912	1990
Year Franchised	1946	2015
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Arthur Murray Franchise	Hi-Five Sports Franchise
Experience	-	-
Financing Options
	Arthur Murray Franchise	Hi-Five Sports Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	-/-	-/Yes
Start-up Costs	-/-	-/Yes
Equipment	-/-	-/Yes
Inventory	-/-	-/Yes
Receivables	-/-	-/Yes
Payroll	-/-	-/Yes
Training & Support
	Arthur Murray Franchise	Hi-Five Sports Franchise
Training	Optional 2 to 3 day training program before the Studio opens, if you have no previous experience.	On-The-Job Training: 13 hours Classroom Training: 5 hours
Support	-	Newsletter Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform
Marketing	-	Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development Email marketing
Operations	You must devote your full time, attention and best efforts to operating the Studio. The Studio always must be under your direct, on-premises control and full time supervision. If you operate more than one Studio, each Studio must be under the direct on-p remises supervision of an acceptable manager who has demonstrated the ab ility to operate a Studio. The manager need not have an equity inte rest in the business. However, the manager must sign an agreement containing confidentiality and noncompe titive provisions with the Studio.	Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 - 3
Expansion Plans
	Arthur Murray Franchise	Hi-Five Sports Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	Yes
Canada Expansion	-	-
International Expansion	Yes	-

Company Overviews

About Arthur Murray

Arthur Murray Dance Studios provide trained professionals who can help interested people in learning the art of dancing in their comfortable and friendly dance studio atmosphere. The professionals enable students to feel comfortable on any dance floor and with any dance partner. Arthur Murray offers convenient times and enrollments that allow you to take lessons in any of their franchised dance studios worldwide. Arthur Murray instructors are specially trained and certified and can put students in touch with today.

About Hi-Five Sports

Hi-Five is your ticket to get in the game with your very own youth sports business. Hi-Five will give you the tools necessary to have your very own Hi-Five Sports Camp. We see our summer multi-sport camp as the "sporty" version of your typical day camp with all the themes and events that go along with it. Hi-Five Sports Franchises also include the following programs to feed into your Hi-Five Sports Camp.

• Preschool Sports Classes
• K-8th Grade Basketball and Flag Football Leagues
• After-School Enrichment Programs
• Hi-Five Birthday Parties
• School-Break Camps
• P.E Outsource Programs
• Specialty Sporting Events
• And More...

With nearly 30 years of experience, Hi-Five continues to innovate the youth sports industry with its unique take on "Youth Sports Entertainment".

Veteran Incentives  50% off franchise fee

#464 in Franchise 500 for 2020.