Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Max Muscle | Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | |
| Investment | 114600 - 281300 | 170100 - 320250 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1988 | 2012 |
| Year Franchised | 2001 | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Max Muscle | Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Max Muscle | Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Max Muscle | Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 7 days Classroom Training: 7 days Additional Training: At grand opening | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Max Muscle | Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Max Muscle | |
| Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Max Muscle | |
| Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Max Muscle | 3% |
| Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Max Muscle | |
| Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Max Muscle | 1988 |
| Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | 2012 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Max Muscle | 2001 |
| Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Max Muscle | 5 years |
| Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Max Muscle | $1.5K |
| Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Max Muscle | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Max Muscle | No |
| Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Max Muscle | |
| Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | |
| Equipment | |
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| Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | |
| Inventory | |
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| Receivables | |
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| Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | |
| Payroll | |
| Max Muscle | |
| Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Max Muscle | |
| Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | On-The-Job Training: 7 days Classroom Training: 7 days Additional Training: At grand opening |
| Support | |
| Max Muscle | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | Purchasing Co-ops Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations |
| Marketing | |
| Max Muscle | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | |
| Operations | |
| Max Muscle | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Max Muscle | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Vida-Flo: The Hydration Station | |
| Canada Expansion | |
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| International Expansion | |
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