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Elements Diet & Fitness

Fitness, diet & lifestyle club for women

Background

Founded: 2003 Franchising since: 2008
701 Lincoln Rd., 1st Fl.
Miami Beach, Florida 33139
Phone:
(866)893-9603


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 12 employee(s); 6 employee(s) in franchise department.

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

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: 7,500 population

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $98.7K-784.4K
Franchise fee: $39.9K-59.9K
Ongoing royalty fee: $1.2K/mo.
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 No
Accounts Receivable No No
Payroll No No

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $500K
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience
  • Marketing skills

Operations
  • 80% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 8
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 4+ days
  • At franchisee's location: 2+ days
  • Ongoing training by phone/online

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