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Brand
Fly Fitness logoATop Quintile
Fly Fitness
Health & Fitness
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Starting Strength logoFBottom Quintile
Starting Strength
Health & Fitness
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Vitals
Investment range
$332K – $618K
$237K – $713K
Liquid capital
$21K – $43K
$1K – $45K
Franchise fee
$50K
$40K
Royalty rate
7.0%
8.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
N/A
$1.4M
Median gross sales
N/A
N/A
Avg owner earnings
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N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
ATop Quintile
FBottom Quintile
Risk score
40 / 100
95 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
N/A
25.0%
SBA loans on record
7
12
Scale
Total units
4
25
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
0.0%
12.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
5
10
Initial training (hrs)
42
57
Contacts
Franchisee phones
18
32

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