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Velocity Sports Performance

Sports performance training

Background

Founded: 1999 Franchising since: 2002
4340 Von Karman, #100
Newport Beach, California 92660
Phone:
(949)567-0031


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 20 employee(s); 3 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2007 65 2 0 5
2006 71 2 0 1
2005 52 1 0 1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Asia, Australia/new zealand, Canada, Eastern europe, Western europe

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 50,000+ children & young adults aged 24 and under

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $554.8K-1.5M
Franchise fee: $54K
Ongoing royalty fee: 6%
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable


Type of Financing Available
In-House Third Party
Franchise Fee No No
Startup Costs No Yes
Equipment No Yes
Inventory No Yes
Accounts Receivable No No
Payroll No No

Third-party financing source(s): Wirth Business Credit, Guidant

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $1.5M
Cash liquidity requirement: $250K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills

Operations
  • 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 9 - 15
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
  • At franchisee's location: 1 week
  • Periodic conferences; quarterly sales training

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Internet
  • Security/safety procedures
  • Field operations/evaluations
  • Purchasing cooperatives

Other marketing support
  • Direct-mail pieces & marketing brochures