Blink Fitness Franchising
The total investment to open a Blink Fitness Franchising franchise ranges from $618,800 to $2.3M. The initial franchise fee is $10,000. Ongoing royalties are 5% plus a 2% advertising fee.
What is the Blink Fitness Franchising franchise?
Blink Fitness Franchising is a gym business for people who want a place to exercise. The estimated total initial investment is $618,800 to $2,334,100, and the initial franchise fee is $10,000.
The royalty is 5 percent, and the advertising or brand fund fee is 2 percent. The franchise agreement term is 10 years.
The company is headquartered in New York, NY, and was founded in 2011.
Loan Activity Score
32/100
SBA Default Rate
75.0%
Active Lenders
1
According to its Franchise Disclosure Document or public business records, Blink Fitness Franchising has 4 locations, all owned by franchisees. Public SBA loan records show 1 lender made 4 loans to franchisees of Blink Fitness Franchising. PeerSense calculates Blink Fitness Franchising's score as 32 out of 100, using public SBA loan performance and recent lending activity.
Franchising since 2011 · 4 locations
$618,800 to $2.3M
$10,000
4
4 franchised
Proprietary PeerSense metric
LimitedDistinct lenders in public SBA records for Blink Fitness Franchising
4
Total SBA loans
$68K
Average loan size
Source: public SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records through December 31, 2025
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SBA Lending Activity for Blink Fitness Franchising
Loan Activity Score Breakdown
Emerging (3 to 9 loans)
Are lenders increasingly or decreasingly funding this brand? Growing trends score highest.
Blended default rate (recent + all time) compared to NAICS sector peers.
Quality lenders actively backing this brand, with penalty for lender pullback.
FDD availability, Item 19 disclosure, and overall data completeness.
Geographic spread of SBA funded locations across states.
SBA Lending Performance
SBA Default Rate
75.0%
vs 7.9% peer avg
SBA Loans
4
Total Volume
$0.3M
Active Lenders
1
States
1
vs. SBA Sector Average
SBA loan default rate vs. all franchises in the same NAICS sector, not limited to direct competitors
Key Highlights
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Data Insights
Key performance metrics for Blink Fitness Franchising based on SBA lending data
SBA Default Rate
75.0%
67.1% above peer avg
SBA Loan Volume
4 loans
Across 1 lender
Lender Diversity
1 lender
Avg 4.0 loans per lender
Investment Tier
Premium investment
$618,800 to $2,334,100 total
Payment Estimator
Estimated Monthly Payment
$6,406
Principal & Interest only
Indicative only, as of October 1, 2026. Not a quote, commitment or offer of credit. Final pricing, leverage and terms are determined by the lender at underwriting, after full transaction materials are reviewed. PeerSense sources the file. The lender sets pricing. What these terms mean.
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Reviewed by Edward L. Freeman, Founder and Managing Director, PeerSense
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- Edward L. Freeman founded PeerSense in January 2020.
- He is a Registered Franchise Consultant with Business Alliance, Inc., a credential issued in March 2022, and worked as a franchise consultant there from March 2022 to May 2023.
- His recorded experience includes a $22 million SBA construction loan, with about $16 million funded on the deal.
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