Nexgym vs Kangaroo Bobs Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Nexgym Franchise
Kangaroo Bobs Franchise
Investment $213,000 - $397,000$50,000 - $400,000
Franchise Fee $30,000$25,000 - $35,000
Royalty Fee 6%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 2005-
Year Franchised 2006-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee 25% of franchise fee-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Nexgym Franchise
Kangaroo Bobs Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Nexgym Franchise
Kangaroo Bobs Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/No-/-
Start-up Costs No/No-/-
Equipment -/No-/-
Inventory No/No-/-
Receivables No/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support
 
Nexgym Franchise
Kangaroo Bobs Franchise
Training * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks

* At franchisee's location: 1 week

  • Hands-on training in our flagship store
  • Intensive classroom instruction at Kangaroo Bob's
  • Training reference manuals, including electronic supplements
    • Support -
  • On-site grand opening training and assistance
  • Quarterly consultation visits from Kangaroo Bob's field team
  • Regular quality assurance consultations
  • Business review analysis of store sales and performance vs. system-wide benchmarks
  • Operating system manuals
  • Proprietary Quarterly Team Game rollouts as well as new product rollouts
  • Website maintenance, hosting, consumer calendar, and content management
  • Password-protected intranet
    • Marketing -
  • Grand opening support and assistance
  • High quality promotional and marketing materials
  • Public relations materials
  • New product development
  • Use of the Kangaroo Bob's name, logo, and characters
    • Operations * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10

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

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Nexgym Franchise
    Kangaroo Bobs Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion --
    International Expansion --

    Company Overviews

    About Nexgym

    no longer franchising

    About Kangaroo Bobs

    Kangaroo Bob's, which is at the forefront of child development, has created a fun environment to teach teamwork to children through parties and play. Kangaroo Bob's patent pending teamwork curriculum creates an extraordinary party and play experience for children and their families, which correlates into an incredible business opportunity for franchise candidates that are as passionate about running their business as they are about developing young minds. Kangaroo Bob's has designed two unique business opportunities for franchisees that utilizes our patent pending teamwork curriculum. Franchisees can choose between our facility based Play and Party Center package, which is a $250k to $400k investment, or choose our home based Walkabout Package which is a total capital investment of $50k. Please call us at 770-364-4017 to learn more about this thrilling and exciting children's entertainment franchise experience.