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SAMPLE BUSINESS PLAN
FITNESS PLUS, INC
Disclaimer:
This is a sample business plan, so the company and business
information are fictitious. This plan reflects our standard business
plan model, and changes in outline and structure can be made as per
client specifications.
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Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................... - 5 -
GENERAL COMPANY DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................................... - 7 -
1.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW: ........................................................................................................................................... - 7 -
1.2 MISSION AND VISION: ........................................................................................................................................... - 7 -
1.3 STRENGTHS AND CORE COMPETENCIES: .................................................................................................................... - 7 -
1.4 CHALLENGES: ....................................................................................................................................................... - 7 -
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS .......................................................................................................................................... - 8 -
SERVICES OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................................... - 9 -
3.1 SERVICES: ........................................................................................................................................................... - 9 -
3.2 BENEFITS AND FEATURES: ...................................................................................................................................... - 9 -
3.3 WHY PEOPLE NEED THIS SERVICE? ............................................................................................................................ - 9 -
MARKETING PLAN............................................................................................................................................ - 10 -
MARKET ANALYSIS: .................................................................................................................................................. - 10 -
4.1 Market Description .................................................................................................................................. - 10 -
4.2 Market Facts: ....................................................................................................................................................
4.3 Market Size: ......................................................................................................................................................
4.4 Market Growth: ................................................................................................................................................
4.5 Market Demand: ...............................................................................................................................................
4.6 Market Trends: ..................................................................................................................................................
4.7 Market Growth Potential: .................................................................................................................................
4.8 Market Opportunities: ......................................................................................................................................
4.9 Barriers to Entry: ...............................................................................................................................................
4.10 Regulations: ....................................................................................................................................................
4.11 Service Potential:.............................................................................................................................................
4.12 Targeted Audience: .........................................................................................................................................
4.13 Competition:....................................................................................................................................................
4.14 Market Niche: .................................................................................................................................................
MARKETING STRATEGY ......................................................................................................................................................
5.1 Value Proposition: .............................................................................................................................................
5.2 Branding: ...........................................................................................................................................................
5.3 Marketing Objectives: .......................................................................................................................................
5.4 Strategy: ............................................................................................................................................................
5.5 Marketing Budget: ............................................................................................................................................
SWOT ANALYSIS .............................................................................................................................................................
MARKETING MIX .............................................................................................................................................................
OPERATIONAL PLAN ................................................................................................................................................
8.1 Service Execution Timeline: ...............................................................................................................................
8.2 Location:............................................................................................................................................................
8.3 Legal Environment: ...........................................................................................................................................
8.4 Personnel: .........................................................................................................................................................
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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION ....................................................................................................................................
9.1 Management Strength: .....................................................................................................................................
9.2 Bankers: ............................................................................................................................................................
9.5 Advisor: .............................................................................................................................................................
FINANCIAL PLAN ......................................................................................................................................................
10.1 Start-up expenses ............................................................................................................................................
10.2 Revenue Forecast (3 - Year): ...........................................................................................................................
10.3 Profit and Loss Projection (3-Year) ..................................................................................................................
10.4 Pro forma Cash Flows (3-Year) ........................................................................................................................
10.5 Projected Balance Sheet: .................................................................................................................................
10.6 Breakeven Analysis .........................................................................................................................................
APPENDIX ................................................................................................................................................................
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Executive Summary
1. Fitness Plus will provide health exercises and body workout services.
2. Fitness Plus will offer low cost services to its targeted segment.
3. Owners are experienced in health care services.
4. Health care market is on the boom in the USA.
5. Market volume is expected to reach $69.8 billion by the year 2012.
6. A large segment of market is still untapped.
7. Heart disease and obesity are on record high causing increase in health club
demand.
8. Low income market segment is ignored by key competitors.
9. Health club market is competitive in Miami but provides immense growth
opportunities.
10. Increasing awareness, obesity and heart disease are the driving forces for
market growth.
11. Fitness Plus will have their own training facility with state of the art health care
equipment from quality manufacturers.
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Highlights
Startup Expenses:
Expected Revenue Growth
Expected Profit Growth:
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General Company Description
1.1 Company overview:
Fitness Plus health club is situated in Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was
formed by David Foster and Steve Homes in December 2008. Fitness Plus will provide
health and fitness services that are good in quality and low in cost.
1.2 Mission and Vision:
Vision: To create awareness about healthy lifestyle and its benefits
Mission: To provide strategies and training programs related to health care
1.3 Strengths and Core Competencies:
? Lowest cost of services in comparison to competitors
? Certified trainers from top ranked health care institutions
? Owner’s commitment and dedication towards health care services
1.4 Challenges:
Fitness Plus will face a challenging situation in creating its brand image and attracting
customers towards their services due to presence of already established players in the
local market such as:
? Gold's Gym
? Coral Gables Adventure Bootcamp
? 30 In A Hurry Fitness Coral Gables Personal Training
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Industry Analysis
A health club can be descried as a service facility that intends to provide physical health
care exercises with the help of specialized equipment. It normally serves both male and
female customers but in some cases, females are provided special attention by means
of female-only health clubs in which all staff including trainers are also females.
Normally, the environment is made casual giving customers a comfortable experience
that helps them carry out exercises with ease.
According to a survey conducted in 2006
1
, total number of health clubs in USA was
29,069 with over 41.3 million members. Almost 49.5%
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of those health clubs were in
California, New York, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts,
Michigan and Alabama. The following chart illustrates the market share of top 10 states.
1
http://activemarketinggroup.com/AssetFactory.aspx?did=32 (accessed March 7, 2009)
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Calculation from active marketing website, check appendix a
California , 3,281, 11%
New York , 1,842, 6%
Texas , 1,860, 6%
Florida , 1,691, 6%
Pennsylvania , 1,393, 5%
Ohio , 993, 4%
Illinois , 1,183, 4%
Massachusetts , 874, 3%
Michigan , 909, 3%
Alabama , 366, 1%
Others
14,677
51%
USA Health Club Market
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Services Overview
3.1 Services:
Fitness Plus will provide following health related services:
? Aerobics
? Cycling
? Boxing
? Yoga
? Pilates
? Muscle Training
? Diabetes & Obesity Control
3.2 Benefits and Features:
? State-of-the-art facility with the latest equipment from quality manufacturers
? Low cost membership with monthly, quarterly and annual subscription plans.
? Personal qualified trainers to help our members achieve results without wasting
much time
3.3 Why people need this service?
Health care and fitness clubs in Florida are mainly serving the high-income segment of
late. Average income of health club members is approximately $76,000 as of 2006
survey. This leaves a large segment of low-income customers with unmet needs.
Fitness Plus will primarily exist to provide health care facility to the lower income class
without compromising on the quality of service.
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Market Analysis:
4.1 Market Description
According to a survey by The International Health Racquet & Sports Club Association in
year 2007, there are 29,636 health clubs in the United States that house a total of 41.5
million
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members. Health clubs that are involved in commercial business have a total of
almost 20.4 million and not-for-profit health clubs possess 17.2 million
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members.
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http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage.cfm&pageId=19547 (accessed March 9, 2009)
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http://www.goldsgym.com/golds/franchising/facts.php (accessed March 9, 2009)
Commercial
20.4
49%
Not for Profit
17.2
42%
Others
3.9
9%
Total Members Distribution in Millions
Commercial
Not for Profit
Others
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Health Clubs in Florida:
State of Florida houses 1,691 health clubs out of total 29,069 in the USA, which makes
almost 5.81%
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. There were only 863 clubs in 1995 that grew by almost 9.59%
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in 2007.
Growth of Health Clubs in Florida:
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Calculation from active marketing website, check appendix b
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Calculation from active marketing website, check appendix c
Rest of USA
27,378
94%
Florida
1,691
6%
Total Health Clubs in Florida
Rest of USA
Florida
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2000
1995 2000 2005
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1,109
1,691
Health Club Growth in Florida
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The above was an excerpt of our fitness business plan
sample.
To view full and updated version of this business
plan, please click on the following link:
http://bizplancorner.com/fitness-business-plan.aspx
doc_317210023.pdf
This brief illustration around sample business plan fitness plus, inc.
Please note that we have updated our business plan
samples.
Kindly visit the following link to see updated versions of our
sample business plans:
www.bizplancorner.com/samples.aspx
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SAMPLE BUSINESS PLAN
FITNESS PLUS, INC
Disclaimer:
This is a sample business plan, so the company and business
information are fictitious. This plan reflects our standard business
plan model, and changes in outline and structure can be made as per
client specifications.
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Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................... - 5 -
GENERAL COMPANY DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................................... - 7 -
1.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW: ........................................................................................................................................... - 7 -
1.2 MISSION AND VISION: ........................................................................................................................................... - 7 -
1.3 STRENGTHS AND CORE COMPETENCIES: .................................................................................................................... - 7 -
1.4 CHALLENGES: ....................................................................................................................................................... - 7 -
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS .......................................................................................................................................... - 8 -
SERVICES OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................................... - 9 -
3.1 SERVICES: ........................................................................................................................................................... - 9 -
3.2 BENEFITS AND FEATURES: ...................................................................................................................................... - 9 -
3.3 WHY PEOPLE NEED THIS SERVICE? ............................................................................................................................ - 9 -
MARKETING PLAN............................................................................................................................................ - 10 -
MARKET ANALYSIS: .................................................................................................................................................. - 10 -
4.1 Market Description .................................................................................................................................. - 10 -
4.2 Market Facts: ....................................................................................................................................................
4.3 Market Size: ......................................................................................................................................................
4.4 Market Growth: ................................................................................................................................................
4.5 Market Demand: ...............................................................................................................................................
4.6 Market Trends: ..................................................................................................................................................
4.7 Market Growth Potential: .................................................................................................................................
4.8 Market Opportunities: ......................................................................................................................................
4.9 Barriers to Entry: ...............................................................................................................................................
4.10 Regulations: ....................................................................................................................................................
4.11 Service Potential:.............................................................................................................................................
4.12 Targeted Audience: .........................................................................................................................................
4.13 Competition:....................................................................................................................................................
4.14 Market Niche: .................................................................................................................................................
MARKETING STRATEGY ......................................................................................................................................................
5.1 Value Proposition: .............................................................................................................................................
5.2 Branding: ...........................................................................................................................................................
5.3 Marketing Objectives: .......................................................................................................................................
5.4 Strategy: ............................................................................................................................................................
5.5 Marketing Budget: ............................................................................................................................................
SWOT ANALYSIS .............................................................................................................................................................
MARKETING MIX .............................................................................................................................................................
OPERATIONAL PLAN ................................................................................................................................................
8.1 Service Execution Timeline: ...............................................................................................................................
8.2 Location:............................................................................................................................................................
8.3 Legal Environment: ...........................................................................................................................................
8.4 Personnel: .........................................................................................................................................................
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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION ....................................................................................................................................
9.1 Management Strength: .....................................................................................................................................
9.2 Bankers: ............................................................................................................................................................
9.5 Advisor: .............................................................................................................................................................
FINANCIAL PLAN ......................................................................................................................................................
10.1 Start-up expenses ............................................................................................................................................
10.2 Revenue Forecast (3 - Year): ...........................................................................................................................
10.3 Profit and Loss Projection (3-Year) ..................................................................................................................
10.4 Pro forma Cash Flows (3-Year) ........................................................................................................................
10.5 Projected Balance Sheet: .................................................................................................................................
10.6 Breakeven Analysis .........................................................................................................................................
APPENDIX ................................................................................................................................................................
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Executive Summary
1. Fitness Plus will provide health exercises and body workout services.
2. Fitness Plus will offer low cost services to its targeted segment.
3. Owners are experienced in health care services.
4. Health care market is on the boom in the USA.
5. Market volume is expected to reach $69.8 billion by the year 2012.
6. A large segment of market is still untapped.
7. Heart disease and obesity are on record high causing increase in health club
demand.
8. Low income market segment is ignored by key competitors.
9. Health club market is competitive in Miami but provides immense growth
opportunities.
10. Increasing awareness, obesity and heart disease are the driving forces for
market growth.
11. Fitness Plus will have their own training facility with state of the art health care
equipment from quality manufacturers.
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Highlights
Startup Expenses:
Expected Revenue Growth
Expected Profit Growth:
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General Company Description
1.1 Company overview:
Fitness Plus health club is situated in Coral Gables, Miami-Dade County, Florida. It was
formed by David Foster and Steve Homes in December 2008. Fitness Plus will provide
health and fitness services that are good in quality and low in cost.
1.2 Mission and Vision:
Vision: To create awareness about healthy lifestyle and its benefits
Mission: To provide strategies and training programs related to health care
1.3 Strengths and Core Competencies:
? Lowest cost of services in comparison to competitors
? Certified trainers from top ranked health care institutions
? Owner’s commitment and dedication towards health care services
1.4 Challenges:
Fitness Plus will face a challenging situation in creating its brand image and attracting
customers towards their services due to presence of already established players in the
local market such as:
? Gold's Gym
? Coral Gables Adventure Bootcamp
? 30 In A Hurry Fitness Coral Gables Personal Training
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Industry Analysis
A health club can be descried as a service facility that intends to provide physical health
care exercises with the help of specialized equipment. It normally serves both male and
female customers but in some cases, females are provided special attention by means
of female-only health clubs in which all staff including trainers are also females.
Normally, the environment is made casual giving customers a comfortable experience
that helps them carry out exercises with ease.
According to a survey conducted in 2006
1
, total number of health clubs in USA was
29,069 with over 41.3 million members. Almost 49.5%
2
of those health clubs were in
California, New York, Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Massachusetts,
Michigan and Alabama. The following chart illustrates the market share of top 10 states.
1
http://activemarketinggroup.com/AssetFactory.aspx?did=32 (accessed March 7, 2009)
2
Calculation from active marketing website, check appendix a
California , 3,281, 11%
New York , 1,842, 6%
Texas , 1,860, 6%
Florida , 1,691, 6%
Pennsylvania , 1,393, 5%
Ohio , 993, 4%
Illinois , 1,183, 4%
Massachusetts , 874, 3%
Michigan , 909, 3%
Alabama , 366, 1%
Others
14,677
51%
USA Health Club Market
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Services Overview
3.1 Services:
Fitness Plus will provide following health related services:
? Aerobics
? Cycling
? Boxing
? Yoga
? Pilates
? Muscle Training
? Diabetes & Obesity Control
3.2 Benefits and Features:
? State-of-the-art facility with the latest equipment from quality manufacturers
? Low cost membership with monthly, quarterly and annual subscription plans.
? Personal qualified trainers to help our members achieve results without wasting
much time
3.3 Why people need this service?
Health care and fitness clubs in Florida are mainly serving the high-income segment of
late. Average income of health club members is approximately $76,000 as of 2006
survey. This leaves a large segment of low-income customers with unmet needs.
Fitness Plus will primarily exist to provide health care facility to the lower income class
without compromising on the quality of service.
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Market Analysis:
4.1 Market Description
According to a survey by The International Health Racquet & Sports Club Association in
year 2007, there are 29,636 health clubs in the United States that house a total of 41.5
million
3
members. Health clubs that are involved in commercial business have a total of
almost 20.4 million and not-for-profit health clubs possess 17.2 million
4
members.
3
http://cms.ihrsa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage.cfm&pageId=19547 (accessed March 9, 2009)
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http://www.goldsgym.com/golds/franchising/facts.php (accessed March 9, 2009)
Commercial
20.4
49%
Not for Profit
17.2
42%
Others
3.9
9%
Total Members Distribution in Millions
Commercial
Not for Profit
Others
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Health Clubs in Florida:
State of Florida houses 1,691 health clubs out of total 29,069 in the USA, which makes
almost 5.81%
5
. There were only 863 clubs in 1995 that grew by almost 9.59%
6
in 2007.
Growth of Health Clubs in Florida:
5
Calculation from active marketing website, check appendix b
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Calculation from active marketing website, check appendix c
Rest of USA
27,378
94%
Florida
1,691
6%
Total Health Clubs in Florida
Rest of USA
Florida
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1995 2000 2005
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1,109
1,691
Health Club Growth in Florida
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sample.
To view full and updated version of this business
plan, please click on the following link:
http://bizplancorner.com/fitness-business-plan.aspx
doc_317210023.pdf