Hockey Experts vs Playtri Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Hockey Experts Franchise
Playtri Franchise
Investment N/A$203,000 - $399,667
Franchise Fee N/A$29,500
Royalty Fee -5%
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 2007-
Year Franchised 2007-
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Hockey Experts Franchise
Playtri Franchise
Experience -Playtri is looking for franchisees that have a passion for helping people get healthy and are willing to work hard while following the system we have set forth.

Financing Options

 
Hockey Experts Franchise
Playtri Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees -/--/-
Start-up Costs -/--/-
Equipment -/--/-
Inventory -/--/-
Receivables -/--/-
Payroll -/--/-

Training & Support

 
Hockey Experts Franchise
Playtri Franchise
Training -Playtri offers a comprehensive classroom and in-store training that covers all aspects of what you need to know as a Playtri franchisee. • 2 Full Weeks of Training �" national office and in-store • Ongoing Phone & Email Support • Online System to Access Training Materials, Franchise Manual, Marketing Tools • Best Practices for Buying, Selling, Inventory and Cash Management • Trusted Corporate Vendor Partners • Site selection support • Pre �" designed local marketing support • Store Opening Assistance
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Marketing --
Operations --

Expansion Plans

 
Hockey Experts Franchise
Playtri Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion --
International Expansion --

Company Overviews

About Hockey Experts

Hockey Experts is one of the newest banners to be added to the Forzani group of companies, having opened its first stores in Ontario and Quebec in 2007. Fuelled by a growing demand for hockey equipment, as Canada's sport continues its blistering pace of popularity, Hockey Experts is the best source for top quality hockey equipment and unmatched professional service from genuine hockey experts. Our buying power and brand partnership means that we can carry numerous lines of skates, sticks, protective gear and other hockey equipment across a variety of price points, for a variety of playing levels. Whether adult or junior, recreational or competitive, and whether you plan to train on-ice or off, Hockey Experts is absolutely a one-stop shop, offering almost every top-level hockey product on the market today. For more information about store hours and locations please visit www.hockeyexperts.ca

About Playtri

  In 1999, Ahmed Zaher, founder of Playtri, attended his first triathlon as a spectator - Rivercities Triathlon in Shreverport, LA.  He was so inspired that the next day, he quit smoking and started training for triathlon. He had a ton of questions and wanted to jump in right away.  As an athlete who had been coached all his life, he immediately hired a coach.  He would hire numerous coaches until he decided to become a coach with Troy Jacobson’s Triathlon Academy and would attend one of the first USATriathlon Coaching Certification courses. 
He fell in love with the sport, the knowledge, the learning and the racing and that is where Playtri was born.  His passion for the sport and for coaching would lead him to meet his now wife and the President of our company, Staci Brode in 2002 at the Rivercities Triathlon in Shreveport, LA.  Staci wanted a new coach and rumor had it Ahmed was one of the best in town.  They would begin dating and working together in coaching and event production in 2004. 
In 2011, they would open their first Playtri store.  Over the next 5 years, they would work to perfect the model that would enable them to help more and more people reach their health and fitness goals.
Ahmed will tell you after his 5 beautiful boys, his biggest accomplishment is Playtri and the opportunity it has given him to help people live a healthy lifestyle.
Staci was a high school swimmer, with a Marketing and Business Honors degree from the University of Texas at Austin.  She found triathlon in 2001 while looking for a way to get back in shape after she left college.  She was working in sales for Johnson & Johnson when she decided to leave her job and follow her passion of triathlon and event production in 2004.  Staci would join Ahmed and turn the passion they had into a business empire that’s success is built on hard work and dedication by both Ahmed and Staci. Setting an example for her two boys of living a healthy lifestyle, enjoying sports as an adult and working hard for something you believe in is what drives her everyday.

**Qualified Veterans and Minorities:  Receive a $10,000 discount on the franchise fee and a reduced royalty fee for the first two years of business.·     
**Current Bike/Run Shop Owners: Receive a $10,000 discount on the franchise fee and a reduced royalty fee for the first two years of business.