TheStreet.com:
Entrepreneurs looking to start a health fitness franchise might not expect to see the family atmosphere that prevails at the CKO Kickboxing booth #150 at International Franchise Expo this week.
That’s because the fast-growing, nationwide cardio kickboxing franchise prides itself on creating a friendly atmosphere for its franchisees — and are dedicated to helping them succeed with regular training sessions geared for specific business challenges.
In fact, most franchisees started out as club members.
“They liked the workout so much, they bought franchises,” said Joe Andreula, Founder of CKO Kickboxing, one of America’s fastest-growing franchises according to industry standard Entrepreneur Magazine, which included the kickboxing gym franchise in its Franchise 500 list of best franchises. They also rated CKO Kickboxing as the 48th top new franchise in 2011.