Cash Converters vs Fitness Machine Technicians Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Cash Converters vs Fitness Machine Technicians including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Cash Converters Franchise
Fitness Machine Technicians Franchise
Investment $160,000 - $300,000$71,450 - $118,490
Franchise Fee $50,000$40,000 - $45,000
Royalty Fee -6%
Advertising Fee -1%
Year Founded 19952002
Year Franchised -2012
Term Of Agreement --
Term Of Agreement --
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements

 
Cash Converters Franchise
Fitness Machine Technicians Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options

 
Cash Converters Franchise
Fitness Machine Technicians Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees -/-Yes/-
Start-up Costs -/--/Yes
Equipment -/--/Yes
Inventory -/--/Yes
Receivables -/--/Yes
Payroll -/--/Yes

Training & Support

 
Cash Converters Franchise
Fitness Machine Technicians Franchise
Training - On-The-Job Training: 80 hours Classroom Training: 46 hours Additional Training: Field training
Support -Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software
Marketing -Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development
Operations - Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 - 2

Expansion Plans

 
Cash Converters Franchise
Fitness Machine Technicians Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion No-

Company Overviews

About Cash Converters

Cash Converters is a unique and exciting international retail concept. What began in Perth Australia in 1984 is today a dynamic international franchise group with over 500 stores worldwide. Cash Converters specializes in the buying and selling of quality second-hand goods - jewelry, TVs, stereos, tools, electrical goods, etc. Bright, well-merchandised stores with trained, uniformed staff service the customers who receive cash for their goods when they sell and a 30-day warranty on products when they buy. People have been trading goods for hundreds and hundreds of years. The primal instinct to exchange one thing for something else probably pre-dates written history. It's an instinct that drives bargain hunters to garage sales and auction lovers to on-line sites.
The desire to strike a deal, to barter or to think you have obtained something for virtually nothing is the reason Cash Converters came into existence.

About Fitness Machine Technicians

At Fitness Machine Technicians, we pride ourselves on offering aspiring business owners the opportunity to build their franchise quickly and efficiently so they can thrive in their new career path.
As a service based franchise, we don’t have many of the expenses that burden the brick and mortar franchise owners. The benefits are:
  • You can work from a home-based office or small leased space (500sf).
  • You can lease or buy your technicians’ field vehicles.
  • Inventory is on demand direct from suppliers as needed for repairs, so minimal storage space is needed.

#208 in Franchise 500 for 2021.  Not in Franchise 500 for 2020.