The Athlete's Foot The Athlete's Foot® is the world's first franchisor of athletic footwear stores and is recognized today as the world leader in athletic footwear franchising. Robert and David Lando opened the first The Athlete's Foot® store in 1971 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the first athletic footwear specialty store of its kind in the United States.
Minimum Investment: $200,000
Gold Franchisors:
Gold's Gym Brand Awareness is one of any company's most important assets and certainly the strong brand awareness enjoyed by the Gold's Gym brand is a key reason to consider a franchise. Franchisees benefit from over 40 years of Gold's Gym brand recognition as the fitness industry creator and leader - it's an achievement that provides our franchise owners an instant advantage over other fitness clubs.
Minimum Investment: $800,000
Franchise
Advice
You’ve given it a lot of thought
and carefully considered the alternatives. You’ve decided
you have what it takes to succeed. You want your own business. More
specifically, you’ve decided you want a franchised business.
What do you do next? What can you expect
from franchise companies? How will you know when you’ve
found the right one for you? Let’s deal with these questions
in the order that you’ll face each issue.
Am I a Good Franchise Candidate? With the knowledge that most new businesses are likely to fail
within the first few years, it makes sense to consider a franchise, as
the success rate is far greater. If you
are at the point where you are reading this article, you are probably
someone...
