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Instructor & Class Owner Franchise
Associate/Floating Substitute Franchise
Business Franchise

Instructor & Class Owner Franchise Costs

• Initial franchise fee of $1,000 in the U.S. and $500 in other countries.
• Monthly Continuing Franchise Fee is 20 percent of gross revenues.
• Comprehensive general liability insurance. (Available through Jazzercise, Inc. for $185 to $225 a year)
• Music to accommodate new workout routines.  Approximate annual cost is $200-800, depending on how the music is purchased.
• ASCAP/BMI musicians' royalty fees.  Fees average between $45 and $88 per year for each licensing organization and are determined by the number of participants attending your class(es).
• Equipment including:
  • A sound system and music player (e.g. an Mp3 player with speakers)
  • A DVD player to view and learn new routines.
  • A computer system: a PC, printer, access to e-mail and the Internet, and the Jazzercise JFAS software (Windows-based).
  • A telephone with voice mail or an answering machine.
• Facility rental and promotional costs.

As a newly franchised instructor, you will teach your first class for an investment as low as $2,980 using public facilities rented by the hour, or approximately $9,190 to $38,400 if you lease a commercial site and open a Jazzercise Fitness Center.

Associate/Floating Substitute Working for a Class Owner Costs

• Initial franchise fee of $1,000 in the U.S. and $500 in other countries.
• Comprehensive general liability insurance. (Available through Jazzercise, Inc. for $185 to $225 a year)
• Yearly substitute fee of $100.
• Music to accompany new workout routines.  (The current policy is that subs are not required to buy all music.  Subs may pick and choose.)
• Equipment including:
  • A DVD player to view and learn new routines.
  • A telephone with voice mail or an answering machine.
• Access to equipment meeting the standards specified in the Franchise Agreement and policy manuals.

Business Franchise Costs

• Initial franchise fee of $1,000 in the U.S. and $500 in other countries.
• Monthly Continuing Franchise Fee is 20 percent of gross revenues.
• Comprehensive general liability insurance. (Available through Jazzercise, Inc. for $185 to $225 a year)
• ASCAP/BMI musicians' royalty fees. Fees average between $45 and $88 per year for each licensing organization and are determined by the number of participants attending your class(es).
• Equipment including
  • Computer system: a PC, printer, access to e-mail and the Internet, and the Jazzercise JFAS software (Windows-based).
  • Telephone with voice mail or an answering machine
• Jazzercise-certified Instructors (contact your Jazzercise District Manager).
• Facility rental.
• Promotional and marketing costs.

The information on this Web site is not intended as an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, a franchise. It is for information purposes only. It is not directed to any prospective franchisee in a state or jurisdiction which regulates the offer and sale of franchises if Jazzercise is not registered or exempt in that state or jurisdiction.