Monthly Archives: May 2010

Alex,

We are operating as a corporation.
I am the only employee at the moment, but we have interns. If we expand, I may hire a manager, or it might be a franchisee situation, so they may or may not hire a manager.
I’m afraid I’m not divulging finances right now. That’s information we give to prospective franchisees who are serious about working with us. Continue reading →

Hey Adam!
My name is Alex, I’m a student from Switzerland. Some classmates and I have chosen your gym to be our topic of the presentation we have to do.
In fact I only have some small questions:
1. what’s your corporate organization? corporation, limited liability corporation?
2. How many empolyees do you have at the moment? I read about some expansions plans, how many employees do you plan to engage?
3. About your finaces: sales volume/ profit ?

all the rest i need to know i can already take from your answers to other students, thx a lot! Continue reading →

Reid, I agree, and we’re actually just finishing up a project that will enable us to do that exact thing. As with everything we’re doing, it’s taken awhile to get to the point where we have something reliable to show, but I hope we’ll have something on our website showing the energy generation of our spin bikes in the next month, and in the next few months, every piece of electricity generating cardio in the gym. Continue reading →

Hi Adam,

I’m wondering if it is at all possible (or feasible) to equip your machines with a digital readout displaying each users’ contribution to the overall output. I realize that this will require some sort of database and registration system (and therefore use additional electricity), but I figure it will motivate users to both compete with one another and to feel a sense of contribution (through quantification of their efforts).

I am a graduate student completing a business plan for an eco-friendly gym – any information (or additional contacts/resources) on the above would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you kindly,

Reid Continue reading →

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I pay an average of $50 a month for electricity. Good luck with those 900 points!
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Hello,I’m doing a project worth 900 points and well I need to get some info about your finances. Anything will help mostly how much you pay for utilities. That’s about it, thank you. Continue reading →

Cassie,

I’m happy to answer your questions – some I’ll have to pass on because of confidentiality reasons, but please first read more thoroughly through our website and previous questions – I think most of your questions will be answered.

After that, please re-submit your questions and I’ll get to them.

Sorry to be rude, but I only have so much time to devote to answering student questions. Continue reading →