Franchisee Satisfaction Report

Company
Year Founded: 1997
Franchising Since: 2002
Total Franchisees: 31
Total Locations: 33

JumpBunch offers all the advantages of a great business opportunity:

• Home-based (no storefront or “gym” facility required)
• No teaching or sports experience required
• Low start-up and low overhead costs
• Rapid growth market
• Proven business model
• Strong training and ongoing support
• Protected geographic territories

Superior Training and Support – A lot of franchises promise, but few really deliver in this area. JumpBunch founder Tom Bunchman is committed to a rigorous training process to give each franchisee the best springboard for success.

A robust online “Extranet” allows franchisees to share questions, ideas and solutions anytime, and an annual JumpBunch conference gives each owner a chance to strategize directly with JumpBunch staff and other franchisees who share a similar passion and vision for their business JumpBunch offers structured sports and fitness programs for children from age 15 months to 12 years.

The classes are typically 30 minutes long, once a week, with over 70 activity plans. Not a gym or facility, JumpBunch classes are offered as part of a child's day at school, daycare, and after-school programs, plus YMCA's and Parks and Rec Departments. We help build healthy bodies, self-esteem and a life-long love for sports and fitness! JumpBunch delivers the advantages you look for in a superior franchise opportunity.

You want the independence to grow your own business but also want to invest in a proven business model - and in a market with strong growth potential. You also need to know that you can count on all the training and ongoing support you'll need to succeed. You manage JumpBunch from home, but you offer classes at existing facilities (preschool, daycare, public and private elementary schools, etc).

This means you are simply offering an additional service to someone else's established customer base. JumpBunch is attractive to them because you offer a unique, complementary, turn-key program. For you, overhead is low because you use their facility, and your "customers" are already in place.

I researched a number of different franchise opportunities. JumpBunch has delivered exactly what I was looking for: we were up and running quickly and easily, the cost was very reasonable, and I’m doing something I really enjoy.
Greg Burg, San Jose, CA

I am thrilled with my decision to start a JumpBunch franchise. With each class I realize how rewarding it is to teach children about sports and fitness. The kids love the classes, and I actually have fun working. The support from the corporate office is great, and "quality" shows within every aspect of the business. Christy Dugan & Lisa Jones, Maryland

Financial Requirements
Startup Investment: $40,700 - $73,900
Cash Requirement: $50,000
Net Worth Requirement: $75,000+

Commonly asked questions and answers about this franchise opportunity.

What kind of experience do I need?
While experience teaching or running your own business can be helpful, they are not required. The most important qualities for success are a sincere interest in teaching children combined with the motivation and commitment to grow a successful business.

Is JumpBunch a full or part-time career?
To own a JumpBunch franchise, you must be prepared to make this a full-time (roughly 40 hours a week) endeavor. The nature of JumpBunch classes allows flexibility from a normal 9-5 career, but to be successful, it really needs to be a full-time business pursuit.

Do you need a physical location or storefront to operate a JumpBunch franchise?
No, JumpBunch franchisees make relationships with existing daycare, preschool and elementary schools and other host locations to offer classes at THEIR location, to their existing “customer” base. This is one reason JumpBunch is such a low-cost and low-overhead business model.

Can you please provide a breakdown of the $35K - $77K initial investment? The $35,200 figure is for a franchise fee of $30,000 plus miscellaneous expenses, such as first year's insurance, travel to Maryland for training, starter equipment, etc. That is for a territory of 250,000, which is thoroughly examined in advance for its demographic viability. A territory of 500,000 is $40,000 (plus miscellaneous), and a territory of 1,000,000 is $50,000 (plus miscellaneous, which is higher than the 250,000 person territory).

Many schools, daycares, YMCA/YWCA, etc already offer programs like these. How do you get them to do business with Jumpbunch? We differentiate ourselves by offering a sports and fitness class, emphasis on sports. Parents love getting their kids a head start in sports, and invest a lot for their kids extra-curricular sports. Certainly not every venue gets started with JumpBunch, but enough do, and usually we get great numbers of sign-ups. Our competition is mostly gymnastics, and in many cases we coexist with them.

Who pays your franchisees… the parents of the kids or the school/business? Roughly 70% of our volume is paid for directly by the parents. Preschools and daycares are our largest marketplace. JumpBunch is offered as an enrichment program in these venues; parents see the value and sign up their child. The other roughly 30% comes from what we call "contract schools", where the school budgets for us and pays us directly. Please contact me anytime with additional questions. Thanks.

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