Cuts Fitness For Men vs Hard Exercise Works Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Cuts Fitness For Men vs Hard Exercise Works including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Cuts Fitness For Men Franchise
Hard Exercise Works Franchise
Investment $33,600 - $77,900$136,273 - $486,897
Franchise Fee $39,500$29,900
Royalty Fee $400/mo.-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 20032011
Year Franchised 20032011
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Term Of Agreement 10 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Cuts Fitness For Men Franchise
Hard Exercise Works Franchise
Experience
  • Industry experience
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills
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    Financing Options
     
    Cuts Fitness For Men Franchise
    Hard Exercise Works Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/No-/-
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/Yes-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Cuts Fitness For Men Franchise
    Hard Exercise Works Franchise
    Training --
    Support Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives-
    Marketing Co-op advertising, Regional advertising-
    Operations 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2

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

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Cuts Fitness For Men Franchise
    Hard Exercise Works Franchise
    US Expansion -Yes
    Canada Expansion No-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About Cuts Fitness For Men

    Cuts Fitness For Men uses the Body Cuts System which is a 30-minute, full body circuit training workout designed to firm up muscles, improve the cardiovascular system, increase endurance, lose body fat and inches. Founded in May, 2003, Cuts Fitness For Men is North America's fastest growing Men's fitness franchise. The first Cuts fitness center opened in Clark, New Jersey in May, 2003; since then, more than 200 franchises have been sold. Launched in December of 2004, Cuts Fitness For Women enters the market with a unique product featuring an innovative design, high quality equipment and the "experience factor."

    About Hard Exercise Works

    "Hard

    At Hard Exercise Works, we guide our members to do exactly that through bootcamp-style group training. Their success is our success.
    That’s why so many of our franchise owners are former members!
    The Franchise Business you will own and operate is a fitness business that offers nutrition accountability programs, group training programs and other fitness services (based on similar principles as U.S. Navy S.E.A.L. workouts) to get members into shape operating under the trade name “Hard Exercise Works®”.