What is included in the Pump It Up Start Up Package?
Pump_It_Up Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
C. Start Up Package. Prior to opening your Franchised Business, PIU will provide you with a list of start up items that includes products and services that must be purchased from PIU Vendors (defined below in Section 12.B). These items make up the "Start Up Package." The products, which account for most of the cost of the Start Up Package, includes furniture, fixtures, equipment, inventory, marketing materials, graphics packages, supplies, and certain intangible services which include, without limitation, consultation and training related to the opening of your Franchised Business. You must pay any applicable state sales tax on the products included in the Start Up Package and all shipping costs, which may vary based on your location. You will purchase a Start Up Package for each Pump It Up Business that you open. PIU may change any item or the quantity of any item in the Start Up Package from time to time. You must pay the invoiced amount of the Start Up Package to us or the PIU Vendors along with any applicable taxes no later than 15 days after the signing of your Lease and prior to attending our initial training program as described in Section 11. You may be required to purchase additional items and/or furniture that are not part of our standard Start Up Package.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 60–225)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Pump It Up's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, prior to opening a franchised business, Pump It Up will provide a list of start-up items that must be purchased from approved vendors. These items constitute the "Start Up Package." The majority of the cost of the Start Up Package is attributed to products such as furniture, fixtures, equipment, inventory, marketing materials, graphics packages, and supplies. The package also includes certain intangible services, such as consultation and training related to opening the franchised business.
A prospective Pump It Up franchisee must pay any applicable state sales tax on the products included in the Start Up Package, as well as all shipping costs, which may vary based on location. A Start Up Package must be purchased for each Pump It Up business that is opened. Pump It Up retains the right to change any item or the quantity of any item in the Start Up Package at any time.
The franchisee is obligated to pay the invoiced amount of the Start Up Package to Pump It Up or its approved vendors, along with any applicable taxes, no later than 15 days after signing the lease and before attending the initial training program. It is important to note that franchisees may be required to purchase additional items and/or furniture that are not part of the standard Start Up Package.