Red Wheel Fundraising vs BallStars Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise
BallStars Franchise
Investment $38,000 - $86,000$7,995 - $27,995
Franchise Fee $20,000N/A
Royalty Fee 8%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19821996
Year Franchised 19881996
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee $2000-


Business Experience Requirements

 
Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise
BallStars Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise
BallStars 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

 
Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise
BallStars Franchise
Training * Available at headquarters: 30 hours+

* At franchisee's location: 8 hours+

* At existing franchisees' locations: 30 hours+

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Support --
Marketing --
Operations * Franchise can be run from home

* 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit

* Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 3

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

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Expansion Plans

 
Red Wheel Fundraising Franchise
BallStars Franchise
US Expansion --
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

About Red Wheel Fundraising

Since 1982 Red Wheel has been in the business of manufacturing food for fundraising. Headquarters are in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Our business has grown steadily. Today Red Wheel is the industry’s largest manufacturer of the best variety of frozen food for fundraising.

Red Wheel manufactures the best food products to help fundraising groups attain their goals. Our tagline of "our goal is to help you attain yours" says it all.

About BallStars

We have an All-Star lineup to choose from: Based on your business goals and growth strategy, you can be sure one of our business systems will fit your needs. Whether you want to start out small with our starter Model 2200 Sports Business System or hit the ground running with our fully packed Model 9500 Pro Sports Business System. Each business system includes our patented arched press head and is designed to press all sizes of our custom coated sports balls. Model 2200Model 2200: This package comes with the Model 2200 Manual Heat Press and is best suited for individuals and businesses needing portability. It provides an economical way to enter the sports ball heat transfer market. $7,995.00 Model 5500Model 5500: This package comes with the Model 5500 pneumatic Heat Press and is best suited for those who want to add all the BallStars photo sports ball products to their business. Allows easy entry into the photo sports ball market in an automated highly productive way. $9,995.00 Model 5500ProModel 7500 PRO: This package comes with the Model 7500 pneumatic Heat Press and is considered a complete business opportunity package. Great for mobile applications & on-site events. $17,995.00 Model 9500 Photo Pro BallStars SystemModel 9500 PRO: This package comes with the Model 9500 pneumatic Heat Press and is considered a complete sports based business opportunity package. You'll be able to shoot professional level sports action photographs, produce balls, produce photo prints and thousands of addtional sports related photo products. $27,995.00 On-Site Event Photo BallStars SystemEvent System: Designed for people wanting to print and produce photo sports balls live, on-site at the event. With this system you'll have everything you need conveniently situated in a custom designed ATA Travel Trunk that is easy to roll out and setup within minutes. You'll be able to shoot professional level photographs, produce balls, produce photo prints and thousands of additional sports related photo products. $8,995.00 To find out more about each business system, just visit http://www.ballstars.com/systems.aspx