YAS Fitness Centers

Founded: 2001 Franchising since: 2008

1101 Abbot Kinney Blvd. Venice, California 90291

Phone: (310)383-4587

Franchisor is a privately-held company with 4 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2009	2	0	0	1
2008	2	0	0	1
2007	0	0	0	1
2006	N/A	N/A	N/A	1
2005	N/A	N/A	N/A	1

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. California, Colorado, Florida, New york

Exclusive territories not available.
Territory size: By city

Total investment: $267.8K-352.5K Franchise fee: $45K

Ongoing royalty fee: 6% Term of agreement: 5 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K
Cash liquidity requirement: $45K
Business Experience:

• General business experience

Operations

• Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 - 18
• Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training

• Available at headquarters
• At franchisee's location: as needed

Ongoing Support

• Newsletter
• Meetings
• Toll-free phone line
• Grand opening
• Internet
• Security/safety procedures
• Field operations/evaluations
• Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support

• Co-op advertising
• Ad slicks
• National media
• Regional advertising