EncouraGym vs Romp n' Roll Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of EncouraGym vs Romp n' Roll including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
EncouraGym Franchise
Romp n' Roll Franchise
Investment $25,600 - $69,400$198,500 - $396,450
Franchise Fee $10,500$45,000
Royalty Fee 6%6%
Advertising Fee -2%
Year Founded 20012004
Year Franchised 20042005
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Term Of Agreement 5 years-
Renewal Fee 10% of current franchise fee-


Business Experience Requirements
 
EncouraGym Franchise
Romp n' Roll Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
  • Desire to work with children
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    Financing Options
     
    EncouraGym Franchise
    Romp n' Roll Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees Yes/Yes-/-
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/Yes-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    EncouraGym Franchise
    Romp n' Roll Franchise
    Training --
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations-
    Marketing Ad slicks-
    Operations 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 8

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

    Romp n' Roll owners are involved in the day to day operations of the business. Some hire managers so they can spend more time teaching, or vice versa, but we do not allow "absentee owners."

    Expansion Plans
     
    EncouraGym Franchise
    Romp n' Roll Franchise
    US Expansion Yes-
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About EncouraGym

    Interested in a program for your home, church, school, or daycare? Don't invest $20,000 to $50,000 BEFORE you see what the others have to offer. EncouraGYM makes it possible to START YOUR OWN PROGRAM using our acclaimed lesson plans.
    Stop DREAMING and START LIVING your dreams.

    About Romp n' Roll

    If you have a passion for early learning, an outgoing personality and the ability to act silly on command, then this is the franchise for you!
    Romp n' Roll is a unique business opportunity that was created to help kids develop physical and social skills while nurturing their youthful imaginations and creativity. Simply put, Romp n' Roll offers a proven business model that allows you to enrich the lives of children in your community with classes that incorporate gym, art and music into way-cool fun. And as a parent, you will appreciate that Romp n' Roll only caters to kids 6 years of age and under with a wide variety of age appropriate classes you won't find anywhere else!