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Brand
Starting Strength logoFBottom Quintile
Starting Strength
Health & Fitness
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SWEAT440 logoATop Quintile
SWEAT440
Health & Fitness
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Vitals
Investment range
$237K – $713K
$285K – $668K
Liquid capital
$1K – $45K
$20K – $50K
Franchise fee
$40K
$60K
Royalty rate
8.0%
N/A
Ad fund rate
2.0%
N/A
Performance
Avg gross sales
$1.4M
$718K
Median gross sales
N/A
$671K
Avg owner earnings
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N/A
$554K
Earnings metric
Not classified
EBITDA
Risk
Rating
FBottom Quintile
ATop Quintile
Risk score
95 / 100
23 / 100
SBA charge-off rate
25.0%
N/A
SBA loans on record
12
9
Scale
Total units
25
22
Net change (latest yr)
N/A
N/A
Turnover rate
12.0%
4.5%
Contract
Initial term (years)
10
10
Renewal term (years)
10
5
Initial training (hrs)
57
48
Contacts
Franchisee phones
32
12

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