Vital Dent vs Vision Source Franchise Comparison

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

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Vital Dent Franchise
Vision Source Franchise
Investment $512,500 - $797,000$500 - $33,300
Franchise Fee $45,000 - $60,000N/A
Royalty Fee 5%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19892003
Year Franchised 19952003
Term Of Agreement 10years-
Term Of Agreement 10years-
Renewal Fee $3000/ treatment room-


Business Experience Requirements
 
Vital Dent Franchise
Vision Source Franchise
Experience --

Financing Options
 
Vital Dent Franchise
Vision Source Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees No/No-/-
Start-up Costs No/No-/-
Equipment No/No-/-
Inventory No/No-/-
Receivables No/No-/-
Payroll No/No-/-

Training & Support
 
Vital Dent Franchise
Vision Source Franchise
Training --
Support --
Marketing --
Operations --

Expansion Plans
 
Vital Dent Franchise
Vision Source Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
Canada Expansion No-
International Expansion No-

Company Overviews

About Vital Dent

Vital Dent, a well-respected leader in the dental health care field, is a multi-national company which began business in Spain in 1989. Started first as a dental prosthetics business, in 1991 the company began developing dental offices. Then in 1995, Vital Dent established its franchise system.

Vital Dent owns and operates 23 company offices and 160 franchised offices in Spain, with another 10 franchised offices in Portugal and 2 offices being built in Italy.

The Vital Dent franchise network is now being developed in the United States.

About Vision Source

"Vision
Founded in 1991, Vision Source® is a family of over 3,200 locally owned practices and more than 4,600 doctors collaborating to provide quality professional eye care and to support the long-term success of independent optometry. Vision Source clinicians treat an estimated 16 million patients every year.

The total investment necessary to begin operation of a new Vision Source® office ranges from $85,000 to $333,300. The total investment necessary to convert an existing optometry office to operation under a Vision Source® franchise agreement ranges from $500 to $35,200. None of these amounts must be paid to the franchisor. If you elect, in your sole discretion, to purchase products from an affiliate of franchisor, the purchase price for those products will be paid to the affiliate of franchisor.