Balls N Bumpers vs Playtri Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Balls N Bumpers vs Playtri including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees

 
Balls N Bumpers Franchise
Playtri Franchise
Investment $150,000 - $300,000$203,000 - $399,667
Franchise Fee $33,000$29,500
Royalty Fee 6%5%
Advertising Fee 3%-
Year Founded 2004-
Year Franchised 2004-
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Business Experience Requirements

 
Balls N Bumpers Franchise
Playtri Franchise
Experience -Playtri is looking for franchisees that have a passion for helping people get healthy and are willing to work hard while following the system we have set forth.

Financing Options

 
Balls N Bumpers Franchise
Playtri Franchise
  In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
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Training & Support

 
Balls N Bumpers Franchise
Playtri Franchise
Training Systems Training Each franchise owner must have been successfully trained in all aspects of Company policy, procedure and systems. As these aspects develop and alter, then so will the training be updated to ensure that franchise owners remain fully aware of the latest requirements. Sales Training All franchise owners will undergo sales training, specific to our business. This will be an ongoing program, with participation being mandatory. Basic aspects of salesmanship will also be included, plus where to find sales, how to promote your business, how to deal with price objections etc. will all be included as part of this element. Occupational Health and Safety Basic guidelines to OH & S principles, to ensure safe work practices and procedures are appropriate.Playtri offers a comprehensive classroom and in-store training that covers all aspects of what you need to know as a Playtri franchisee. • 2 Full Weeks of Training �" national office and in-store • Ongoing Phone & Email Support • Online System to Access Training Materials, Franchise Manual, Marketing Tools • Best Practices for Buying, Selling, Inventory and Cash Management • Trusted Corporate Vendor Partners • Site selection support • Pre �" designed local marketing support • Store Opening Assistance
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Marketing All advertising shall be developed and controlled by BALLS N BUMPERS, in conjunction with the franchisee. BNBF pays for advertising which benefits multiple franchise owners from the marketing fund, and individual franchise owners pay for their own local advertising.

*There is a full marketing plan, which covers our proposed expansion of the group in Australia. A Local Marketing Manual has been developed to assist each Franchise owner increase sales in their Territory.

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Expansion Plans

 
Balls N Bumpers Franchise
Playtri Franchise
US Expansion -Yes
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International Expansion Yes-

Company Overviews

About Balls N Bumpers

The future strength of Ball N Bumpers is three-fold. * The brand-name recognition of the Balls N Bumpers name, which is already well known in Tasmania and will become known extensively across Australia, as a highly reputable provider of licensed clothing and accessories. * Buying power and product knowledge. It is often as important to know what not to stock in large quantities as it is to know what is HOT. We can assist you with what to buy, what not to buy and where to get it.

* The Balls N Bumpers System is unique. We have spent years identifying a gap in the sports products retail market. Ball N Bumpers sell only licensed products from suppliers approved by organizations such as the AFL, the V8 teams from Holden and Ford, the ARU, the NRL, the NBA, Cricket Australia and so on. Products are tracked on state of the art computer systems, with both strong and weak sellers quickly recognized and appropriate actions taken.

About Playtri

  In 1999, Ahmed Zaher, founder of Playtri, attended his first triathlon as a spectator - Rivercities Triathlon in Shreverport, LA.  He was so inspired that the next day, he quit smoking and started training for triathlon. He had a ton of questions and wanted to jump in right away.  As an athlete who had been coached all his life, he immediately hired a coach.  He would hire numerous coaches until he decided to become a coach with Troy Jacobson’s Triathlon Academy and would attend one of the first USATriathlon Coaching Certification courses. 
He fell in love with the sport, the knowledge, the learning and the racing and that is where Playtri was born.  His passion for the sport and for coaching would lead him to meet his now wife and the President of our company, Staci Brode in 2002 at the Rivercities Triathlon in Shreveport, LA.  Staci wanted a new coach and rumor had it Ahmed was one of the best in town.  They would begin dating and working together in coaching and event production in 2004. 
In 2011, they would open their first Playtri store.  Over the next 5 years, they would work to perfect the model that would enable them to help more and more people reach their health and fitness goals.
Ahmed will tell you after his 5 beautiful boys, his biggest accomplishment is Playtri and the opportunity it has given him to help people live a healthy lifestyle.
Staci was a high school swimmer, with a Marketing and Business Honors degree from the University of Texas at Austin.  She found triathlon in 2001 while looking for a way to get back in shape after she left college.  She was working in sales for Johnson & Johnson when she decided to leave her job and follow her passion of triathlon and event production in 2004.  Staci would join Ahmed and turn the passion they had into a business empire that’s success is built on hard work and dedication by both Ahmed and Staci. Setting an example for her two boys of living a healthy lifestyle, enjoying sports as an adult and working hard for something you believe in is what drives her everyday.

**Qualified Veterans and Minorities:  Receive a $10,000 discount on the franchise fee and a reduced royalty fee for the first two years of business.·     
**Current Bike/Run Shop Owners: Receive a $10,000 discount on the franchise fee and a reduced royalty fee for the first two years of business.