9Round ranked a top low-cost franchise by Entrepreneur Magazine
July 11, 2022
9Round Fitness, the world’s largest kickboxing chain, has been ranked on Entrepreneur Magazine’s 2022 list of the Top Franchises for Less Than $150,000, designating the brand as a top low-cost franchise.
“We are honored to once again be recognized as a top low-cost franchise,” said Shannon Hudson, founder and CEO of 9Round. “Our low cost for starting a franchise allows more people to start their own business and realize their dreams. 9Round is a proven business model that has solidified our place as a leader in the industry, and this recognition is a testament to our successes and value as a business opportunity.”
Entrepreneur magazine’s Top Low-Cost Franchise list ranks the top 100 franchises that can be started for between $100,000 and $150,000. Rankings are based on the score brands received in Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500 list, where 9Round has been ranked for the past 10 years. Factors such as costs and fees, growth, franchisee support, brand strength, and financial strength are considered.
9Round is known for its turn-key model and low overhead costs, with the average total owner investment starting at $113,300. As an established brand, 9Round provides both new and existing franchisees with marketing support, training on business operations and fitness, an annual convention to celebrate owners and trainers, and more.
To view 9Round in the full Entrepreneur magazine Top Low-Cost Franchises listing, visit https://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/toplow-under150k/2022/.
For more information about 9Round Fitness, visit https://www.9round.com.
About 9Round
Founded in 2008 by professional kickboxer Shannon Hudson and his wife, Heather, 9Round is the world’s largest kicking boxing franchise both in gyms and online that brings kickboxing fitness training to the average person in a 30-minute, trainer-guided, full-body circuit format. The program is developed around a proprietary and copyrighted system of nine challenging workout stations created by Shannon himself. Since the workouts occur on a continuous circuit throughout the day, there are no scheduled class times. Members utilize 9ROUND PULSE, the brand’s wearable heart rate technology, to track effort, heart rate, calories burned and workout time during each 9Round session. In 2020, the brand launched 9RoundNOW, an official app that provides on-demand trainer-led workouts via video instruction by 9Round’s team of professional trainers. Today, there are over 600 9Round locations open and operating throughout 41 states and in 20 countries including Canada, Costa Rica, Australia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mexico, Ecuador, New Zealand, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Vietnam, and the United States. For more information, please visit www.9round.com.
