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Brand
FRED ASTAIRE DANCE STUDIOS logoATop Quintile
FRED ASTAIRE DANCE STUDIOS
Health & Fitness
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Starting Strength logoFBottom Quintile
Starting Strength
Health & Fitness
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Fly Fitness logoATop Quintile
Fly Fitness
Health & Fitness
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Vitals
Investment range
$296K – $658K
$237K – $713K
$332K – $618K
Liquid capital
$50K – $70K
$1K – $45K
$21K – $43K
Franchise fee
$35K
$40K
$50K
Royalty rate
7.0%
8.0%
7.0%
Ad fund rate
2.0%
2.0%
2.0%
Performance
Avg gross sales
$777K
$1.4M
N/A
Median gross sales
$639K
N/A
N/A
Avg owner earnings
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N/A
N/A
N/A
Earnings metric
Not classified
Not classified
Not classified
Risk
Rating
ATop Quintile
FBottom Quintile
ATop Quintile
Risk score
48 / 100
95 / 100
40 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
6.1%
25.0%
N/A
SBA loans on record
33
12
7
Scale
Total units
261
25
4
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
1.5%
12.0%
0.0%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
10
5
Initial training (hrs)
37
57
42
Contacts
Franchisee phones
15
32
18

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