Brain Balance Achievement Centers vs Challenge Island Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Brain Balance Achievement Centers vs Challenge Island including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Brain Balance Achievement Centers Franchise	Challenge Island Franchise
Investment	$259,386 - $481,571	$48,300 - $62,950
Franchise Fee	$45,000	$39,900
Royalty Fee	8%	6%
Advertising Fee	-	2%
Year Founded	2007	2003
Year Franchised	2008	2012
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Brain Balance Achievement Centers Franchise	Challenge Island Franchise
Experience	-	-
Financing Options
	Brain Balance Achievement Centers Franchise	Challenge Island Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	-/Yes	-/Yes
Start-up Costs	-/Yes	-/Yes
Equipment	-/Yes	-/-
Inventory	-/Yes	-/-
Receivables	-/Yes	-/-
Payroll	-/Yes	-/-
Training & Support
	Brain Balance Achievement Centers Franchise	Challenge Island Franchise
Training	At each Brain Balance Achievement Center we effectively train our franchisees to employ our exclusive Brain Balance Program. The Brain Balance Program is an individualized, comprehensive program that integrates physical and cognitive exercises with easy-to-follow dietary changes. The goal of the Brain Balance Program is to correct a fundamental imbalance between the two hemispheres (sides) of the brain , a "communication breakdown" that may result in a range of negative symptoms and behaviors.	3 days of classroom and hands-on training. Some of the key aspects of the training is provided by the Founder of Challenge Island, Sharon Estroff. Once you return to your market and are ready for business, Challenge Island will have a support person come to your market for one-full day and provide on-site training and assistance. On-The-Job Training: 8 hours Classroom Training: 24 hours
Support	We provide a franchise operations system designed to support all of your business needs from site selection and build out to launch marketing and sales prospecting. We are continually introducing new Brain Balance programs, products and services to increase your sales opportunities. Through national media exposure, training and consulting by program creator and co-founder, Dr. Robert Melillo - renowned researcher, lecturer and author of several best sellers including, Disconnected Kids, Reconnected Kids and his latest book, Autism	Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform
Marketing	*National PR exposure *Exposure Across the Digital Landscape *Web-based Requisition System for Customized Marketing Materials *Local Marketing Guidance	Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing
Operations	-	-
Expansion Plans
	Brain Balance Achievement Centers Franchise	Challenge Island Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	Yes
Canada Expansion	-	-
International Expansion	-	Yes

Company Overviews

About Brain Balance Achievement Centers

Brain Balance Achievement Centers are after school learning centers that help children with learning and behavioral disorders such as ADHD, Dyslexia, Asperger's, High Functioning Autism, and other Learning Disabilities. Brain Balance Achievement Centers offer the Brain Balance Program in 54 (and growing) nationwide locations. The Brain Balance Program integrates physical activities with effective educational and behavioral methods, as well as supportive nutritional initiatives, in order to promote optimum brain and body function. This program improves each function individually and then progressively integrates it with the other brain functions. BB Franchising LLC awards outstanding applicants a franchise of their own, under the name Brain BalanceAchievement Center. Our Brain Balance Achievement Centers offer an effective, non-medical and non-pharmaceutical program designed to help children become more focused in their everyday activities, improve their academic performance, and increase their occurrence of positive behavior, resulting in enhanced communication and social interaction skills.

About Challenge Island

Challenge Island Founder and Creator, Sharon Duke Estroff M.A.T. is an award-winning educator with over two decades of teaching experience in Atlanta public and private schools. She is the author of the popular parenting book Can I Have a Cell Phone for Hanukkah? (Random House) and a feature parenting and education writer for numerous national publications including Woman's Day, Good Housekeeping, Parents Magazine, and Huffington Post. Sharon created Challenge Island while on maternity leave with her fourth child. Maxed out on late-night reruns of a popular, realityTV show, she began wondering if the same basic principals (minus the voting and island part) could become a means of motivating her students to take on complex higher level thinking tasks. She poured everything she'd learned about children into developing this idea, incorporating cutting edge research and educational thought. By the time her daughter graduated from 3 am feedings, Challenge Island was ready for primetime. It's been growing by leaps and bounds ever since. Now over a decade later, thousands of children have experienced the magic and benefits of Challenge Island, as Sharon continues to develop fresh curriculum and content for this popular enrichment program.
 *It's a proven model - truly a home-based business;
*Requires only a modest investment;
*Has NO national competition;
*Quick ROI on your low-cost franchise;
*Can be operated as a part/full time business;
*Has high profit margins;
*Has low fixed overhead;
*It's easy to operate;
*It can be easily taught to anyone;
*The classes, camps and birthday parties are affordable by nearly any family;
*Parents view the classes, camps, and birthday parties as educational and therefore feel that the fees are well spent.
*Year-round income with camps during school vacations and birthday parties anytime.
*Thrive in any economy by providing affordable classes to parents who put education first on their list of expenditures.

Veteran Incentives  10% off franchise fee

#151 in Franchise 500 for 2021.