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Successful fitness center owners share their experiences with you in these candid interviews.  Learn first-hand how these club owners got started and how they built successful fitness center businesses.

In these interviews, you will learn:

• How these successful owners first got interested in the fitness business.
  
  
• When did they finally make the decision to open their own fitness center?
  
  
• What kind of work did they do before deciding to opening a fitness center?
  
  
• How did they get the financing to get started?
  
  
• How much money did it take for them to get started?
  
  
• How quickly did they see a return on their investment?
  
  
• Did they start with the business plan, or did they just 'jump right in'?
  
  
• Did they ever consider a franchise club like 'Gold's Gym', 'World Gym', or
  a women's only franchise like 'Curves'?  If so, which franchise and why did they choose not to go with a franchise?
  
  
• Are they a sole proprietorship, partnership, or corporation?
  
  
• How long have they been in business?
  
  
• Do they own more than one fitness center?
  
  
• Are they a one-man show, or do they have employees?
  
  
• What is the square footage of their club?
  
  
• What is their estimated monthly overhead before they breakeven?
  
  
• How many members do they have?
  
  
• What kind of membership plans do they offer and how much do they sell memberships to their club for?
  
  
• What are their hours of operation?
  
  
• Do they have any competition, and if so, what do they feel separates their club from the competition?
  
  
• What is the single most important thing that contributed to their success as a fitness center owner?
  

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