Open a Gym with Snap Fitness: Our Guide to Franchise Ownership
Opening a Snap Fitness club is a great way to break into a booming industry with a leading franchisor. We’ve established ourselves as a fitness industry innovator by consistently putting franchisees and members at the forefront of everything we do. Our fitness franchise ownership opportunity is a welcome change of pace for entrepreneurs looking to ditch the corporate grind while working toward building an asset for years to come.
The Health and Wellness industry is consistently growing as more consumers prioritize efforts leading to lasting well-being and lifespan longevity. Younger generations are more health-conscious, embracing a connected, emotional, and inclusive approach to wellness. These consumers seek fitness clubs that suit their lifestyles – brands like Snap Fitness!
We’ve designed our fitness franchise ownership opportunity to set you on the path to success and break into the over $96.7B global fitness industry. With a consistent annual growth rate of 7.67% projected for the years 2023 to 2030, there’s never been a better time to get started.
When you join forces with Snap Fitness, a worldwide gym leader, you’ll gain our over 20 years of franchise ownership knowledge and expertise to use to your advantage. We provide our gym franchise owners with a strong support network that comes with a wealth of experience and in-market knowledge. As an owner, you’ll learn how our positive techniques replace members’ fear with fun to ensure a more inviting and empathetic fitness experience to help you build a successful franchise fitness center.
Fitness for Everyone: Our Commitment to Inclusivity
One of the key elements that sets Snap Fitness apart from the competition is our dedication to focusing on how exercise makes you feel rather than how it makes you look. We’re proud to offer members of every level a completely supportive fitness experience.
Through each of our gym locations, we have the opportunity to prove fitness can be done differently – and better – by offering our members a wellness approach founded on inclusiveness. Our innovative and unique fitness experience pushes the usual gym-world conventions and is a great differentiator for members and franchise owners alike.
Our holistic, super supportive, and step-by-step approach to fitness makes it possible for every member to achieve their fitness goals, no matter their shape, size, or level of experience. We keep it simple to make it stick – both in the gym and in everyday life.
When you invest in a franchise with us, we’ll show you how to use our proven business model, world-class training, and ongoing support to start and operate a thriving Snap Fitness club. Part of our complete franchisee support structure is teaching our franchisees how to harness key experience elements to attract new members to join and retain their membership year after year.
Opening a Gym with Snap Fitness
If you’re ready to do something different with your career and follow your dreams, now is the time! Our Snap Fitness clubs offer a comprehensive investment designed to give motivated entrepreneurs everything they need to run a business.
To become a Snap Fitness club owner, you’ll need to meet our financial requirements. We require owners to have $250K in liquid capital assets for a single license and $500K for an area developer license. Your net worth requirement is $1M for a single license and $2M for an area developer license.
Our initial franchise ownership fee is $39.5K, and your estimated initial investment ranges from $529K to $1.1M. We offer a multi-unit discount of $5K off the initial franchise fee for each subsequent club you open, and to thank veterans for their service, we offer a $5K discount off their initial franchise fee.
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Types of Gym Franchise Ownership Support
Here are some of the different types of support you’ll enjoy when you invest:
Pre-Application
Our team is available to help you understand the fitness franchise ownership requirements, discuss your goals and background, explore your financing options, and more.
Documents and Financing
We’ll send you our Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) to review, and our team is available to answer any questions you may have. We work closely with several financing partners to provide our franchisees with a range of options that best meet their unique financial needs. Our team is ready to help you find and choose the right funding option for your business.
Franchise Business Model
We provide comprehensive training designed to teach you everything you need to know in all key areas of your business, complete with ongoing support, member analytics, recruitment and training, pre-sale and launch assistance, a personal contact, and economies of scale. Your Franchisee Support Team Member is always available to ensure you have the insights and support you need to run your gym business effectively.
Location and Setup
Our in-house property experts and a network of top brokers in each market will help you find and secure the best site for your new club. The Snap Fitness project management team provides design services at no additional cost as part of our fitness franchise opportunity. Our team will create 2D and 3D designs to plan for the ideal zone and equipment placement. Our detailed Design Guide contains all the information you’ll need to build out your new club. From electrical to paint, lighting, and flooring – we’ve got you covered.
Gym Equipment
When it comes to equipment, we’ll provide you with access to our preferred fitness equipment vendors with whom we’ve established broker relationships, including Matrix, LifeFitness, True Octane Fitness, and TechnoGym. We've pre-negotiated amazing discounts on your behalf! Plus, vendor representatives can assist with installation and training on new equipment, as well as offer multiple financing and leasing options.
Marketing and Branding
Our operations and marketing teams will work with you to ensure a successful launch and post-opening. With our operations manual and ongoing guidance, you’ll be able to focus on growing your business. A strong customer base can help you see a return on your investment. Keeping members happy is the key to customer retention and encourages your current members to remain loyal to your business. With our years of experience, we’ll provide you with retention strategies to keep your members happy and coming back.
Operations and Management
Our continuous support with operations and management will keep you on track to achieve your business goals. We’ve made operations easy for you: our proven business model features an inclusive gym experience with state-of-the-art equipment, 24/7 worldwide access, personal training, and results-driven technology that appeals to a broad audience. Having a strong team that matches your passion and gives their best is hard to find, so our team is ready to help you in the recruitment process. Our recruitment partners will present you with the best candidates, and we'll set you and your team up with thorough training to ensure you're all up to speed with all things Snap Fitness.
Member Experience
We provide our fitness franchise owners with several ways to earn revenue. Membership plans will be your primary revenue driver, and you’ll have the ability to set your pricing. You’ll also have the opportunity to add personal training and group fitness classes as a way to add value to your membership plans and create an additional revenue stream. Club owners can also choose to offer other club amenities, like infrared spas or body composition analysis.
Technology
Our innovative back-end technology keeps franchisees on the pulse of member behaviors and needs and gives them more time to focus on other aspects of the business. Franchisees receive wellness gym franchisee support in all areas, including operations, systems, member analytics, cutting-edge equipment, product and technology (ex: Snap App), and more.
Invest in Our Snap Fitness Gym Opportunity
Are you ready to be part of something bigger? We're expanding our global network of 1,000+ clubs and serving over a million members with passionate, service-oriented franchisees who share our mission to transform the fitness industry. At Snap Fitness, we’re not just another gym; we’re changing how people experience fitness.
With our unique approach, you'll connect with a diverse audience while enjoying a profitable franchise opportunity that sets you apart as an entrepreneur. We believe in the power of collaboration, working closely with our franchisees to ensure mutual success.
Don’t Miss Out!
If you're eager to reshape fitness in your community, take action now! Invest in a Snap Fitness gym franchise and be a part of our growing family!
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