The total estimated initial investment to open an RVSL franchise runs from about $11,500 to $63,000. For a youth sports franchise, that is on the low end, and it is one of the reasons RVSL is built to be within reach of a first-time owner rather than only a deep-pocketed investor group.
The two biggest line items are the ones you pay directly to us: a franchise fee of $1,000 to $25,000, which can be paid monthly or as a lump sum, and a territory fee of $1,000 to $15,000, due upon signing. Everything else, from grand opening advertising ($2,000 to $5,000) to insurance, equipment, legal and accounting, training, and a few months of additional working capital, goes to outside suppliers, the same way it would for any small business.
One cost that does not appear on that list is software. SportX1, the platform that runs registration, scheduling, payments, and referee scoring, is included free and unlimited. Other youth sports franchise models charge separately for this or leave you to stitch together several tools yourself.
On the revenue side, you are stepping into a market worth more than $60 billion a year, with over 60 million kids playing and roughly $1,000 spent per child annually. Owners earn primarily through season registrations, with camps and clinics as a secondary stream. Because seven in ten kids quit typical youth sports by 13, mostly because it stops being fun, the retention built into RVSL's model is not just a nice story, it is what keeps that registration revenue from leaking out the door every season.
You can choose a 5 year or 10 year agreement, and we would rather talk through which fits your situation than hand you a one-size-fits-all contract. These figures are preliminary estimates for illustration, and the exact numbers are confirmed in RVSL's Franchise Disclosure Document before any offer is made, but they should give you a realistic picture of what to budget for.
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