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Archive for the ‘Curves For Women’ Category

July 15th, 2008

CURVES FRANCHISE OWNERS: Share Your Story Here

Curves franchise owners and ex-franchise owners:
What’s it like to own a Curves for Women franchise?
Was it a good investment decision?   Was the Curves franchise ownership what you expected?
Has it enriched you financially?  Emotionally?
Would you recommend the Curves franchise to would-be franchise owners?
 SHARE YOUR STORY, EXPERIENCES, INSIGHTS WITH A COMMENT.
Tags: curves for women franchise, Curves […]

By sean -- 3 comments

June 20th, 2008

When & Why Do Franchisors Offer Franchisees Buy-out Agreements?

(FranchisePick.Com) If a franchisee fails in the second year of their 10 year franchise agreement, odds are the franchisor can hold them responsible for the estimated future royalties on the remaining 8 years of the contract.
While rarely collected, the threat of “future royalties” can be a big stick used to demand a reduced […]

By sean -- 3 comments

May 11th, 2008

Curves Owner Faces Felony Charges; Calls Curves Franchise "A Dying Concept."

(FranchisePick.Com)  Curves for Women franchise owner Stacy Burnett dreamed of owning her own mini-chain of Curves franchises, becoming financially independent and helping women improve their health and their lives.  Somewhere along the line, Burnett’s plan went terribly wrong. 
According to New York’s Times Herald-Record,  Stacy Burnett not only faces the financial difficulties of recovering […]

By sean -- 2 comments

May 8th, 2008

Curves For Women Franchise Owner Defends her Chain

(FranchisePick.Com) 
Related articles:  Curves For Women Franchise: 20% of Curves Franchises Closed in MA,  HAS CURVES FOR WOMEN ABANDONED ITS FRANCHISE OWNERS?,  Is Curves for Women a Good Franchise Investment?
Women’s 30 Minute fitness franchises, Curves included, get a fair share of scrutiny (and abuse) on FranchisePick.com. 
On the lively comment thread on Is Curves for […]

By sean -- 2 comments

April 23rd, 2008

How to Buy a Curves Franchise for $1.00… or Less!

(FranchisePick.Com)  Do you dream of joining the fastest growing franchise system in history, of owning your own Curves for Women 30 minute fitness franchise… but you only have a dollar?  No Problem!
You CAN own a Curves fitness franchise for less than the cost of a Big Mac. 
I will tell you the secret as […]

By sean -- 8 comments

April 20th, 2008

Curves Franchise Failures Prompt Attorney General’s Review

(FranchisePick.Com)  Also read: 
Curves For Women Franchise: 20% of Curves Franchises Closed in MA,
HAS CURVES FOR WOMEN ABANDONED ITS FRANCHISE OWNERS?,
Insider Advice for Curves Resale Franchise Buyers,
200+ comments: Is Curves for Women a Good Franchise Investment?
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In a recent Concord Monitor article, AG bureau looks into gym closings, Kate Davidson reports that 2 […]

By sean -- 3 comments

February 29th, 2008

Insider Advice for Curves Resale Franchise Buyers

(FranchisePick Franchise Blog)  Thanks to the readers and contributors of FranchisePick.com, our pages contain a wealth of great franchise buying advice from insiders and franchise owners you’ll find nowhere else.  If you’ve got a question, post it and you might get a thorough and insightful answer, such as this one regarding the purchase of an existing Curve fitness […]

By sean -- 8 comments

February 15th, 2008

Article Scrutinizes Quiznos Rick Schaden, 1-2-3 Fit Franchise, Butterfly Life Franchise, Contours Express Franchise & Fitness Franchise Woes

Stuart Goldman of Club Industry’s Fitness Business Pro, a leading health club industry trade publication, has written an extensive and well-researched article on the struggling 30-minute fitness franchise chains and some of the powerful names that were instrumental in putting the match to this “hot new franchise” phenomenon.
I plan to look at particular points of […]

By sean -- 4 comments

February 15th, 2008

HAS CURVES FOR WOMEN ABANDONED ITS FRANCHISE OWNERS?

(FranchisePick.Com)  FranchisePick.com is broadcasting remotely from Whitefish, MT this week.  See our first transmission here:  The New Frontier of Franchising: Whitefish, MT
Has Curves for Women deserted the franchise owners who built the startup into a 10,000 unit chain and global brand in order to cash in on more lucrative profit centers?  That’s the contention of FranchisePick.com reader […]

By sean -- 7 comments

February 4th, 2008

Curves For Women Franchise: 20% of Curves Franchises Closed in MA

 Photo:  Bobu.  Licensed by Creative Commons. 
 (FranchisePick.Com)  In it’s article Curves sheds a fifth of its fitness centers, BostonNow Business reports that both membership and number of Curves for women franchise clubs in Massachusetts has declined significantly in the past three years.  According to the article citing information from the Boston Business Journal:
“…Owned by local franchisees, last […]

By sean -- 27 comments

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