Nice news yesterday.
FlirtyGirl Fitness signs Francorp to establish franchise package immediately
1/12/2006 4:00:44 PM
TORONTO, Jan 12, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- FlirtyGirl Fitness is pleased to announce the agreement to have Francorp (the world's largest franchising consultants) to develop and establish our FlirtyGirl franchise package immediately.
Kerry Knee says "since the inception of our concept and the opening of one of North America's largest and premiere pole dancing studios we have thought about franchising this exciting venture. We immediately started researching companies to aid and assist in this process. We chose Francorp as they are the leader in this industry and have a solid plan for our launch."
Francorp is the world leader in franchise development and consulting with headquarters in Chicago, USA and 11 international offices including New York, Los Angeles, Naples (Florida), Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Santiago, La Plata, Montevideo, Manila and Tokyo. With full in-house capability and experience to provide all the services needed by a franchisor, Francorp has been named as one of the top 100 management consulting firms in North America by Consultants News and are quoted regularly by the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Fortune, Business Week and Forbes, just to name a few.
Michael Svancarek, Senior Consultant with Francorp, Inc said, "With the increased popularity of alternative forms of exercise such as pole dancing and striptease, Flirty Girl Fitness is well positioned as they plan to expand via franchising. Francorp is excited to be a partner with Flirty Girl Fitness in that process."
More than 50% of retail and service revenue in the United States comes from franchised businesses. The franchise industry is a huge part of our national and local economy. The Economic Impact of Franchised Businesses states that Franchising generates more than 18 million jobs for Americans (one in seven of private sector jobs). Franchising produces $1.53 trillion in total economic output. Franchising provides more than $506.6 billion in private sector payroll. Franchising consists of over 760,000 establishments.
Flirty Girl Fitness International is company with the international and infomercial rights for women's health and fitness studios that provides women with the hottest and coolest workout trends. Today, this trend is striptease aerobics and pole dancing and the focus of the Flirty Girl studios. Traditional aerobics, yoga and strength training activities are combined with the sensual movements performed in pole dancing, striptease and other exotic dances to achieve a total body workout.
Striptease aerobics and pole dancing are the latest trends to come out of Hollywood. Many celebrities, including Oprah Winfrey, Teri Hatcher, Demi Moore, and Darryl Hannah rave about the benefits of striptease aerobics. Media coverage of this fitness trend by programs like Jay Leno, Oprah, Ellen Degeneres, The View, etc., has fuelled demand for this type of fitness all across North America.
www.flirtygirlfitness.com
www.francorp.com
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