We believe in efficiency. Most franchises pay aggressive sales commissions that inflate your startup costs. We removed that layer. Instead, we give you direct access to our confidential data (P&L, FDD, Lease Playbook) so you can make a logic-based decision on your own timeline.

No. It is a "Lean Management" opportunity. While our automation handles access control and billing, you (or a manager) are responsible for sales, marketing, and community building. If you are looking for a business you can ignore, this is not for you.

Not necessarily. Many of our partners use a mix of Liquid Cash, HELOCs, and SBA/Unsecured Funding. As long as you have access to the capital required to launch, we can work with you. If you have good credit (700+) but low cash, our funding partners can often bridge the gap.

In many cases, yes. We specialize in negotiating Tenant Improvement (TI) Allowances. This means we look for 2nd Generation spaces where the landlord contributes capital (often $40k - $80k) to renovate the space for you. This is how we keep entry costs low.

Yes, this is the "Manager-Led" model. Because you don't need to be at the front desk scanning badges, you can run this asset while keeping your career, provided you hire a Club Manager or dedicate 10-15 hours a week to high-level management.

You will be routed to the Evaluation Portal. If you meet the capital criteria, you get instant access to the FDD and Founder Chat. If you need funding assistance first, we will route you to our lending partners to get pre-approved before reviewing the legal documents.

We do it for you. Our real estate team identifies "Second Generation" gym spaces in your territory—locations that are already built out but vacant. This is how we negotiate the Tenant Improvement (TI) Allowances where landlords often contribute $40k–$80k toward your launch costs.

We don't sell 'average' numbers because no two territories are the same.

Instead of giving you a generic spreadsheet, we focus on Site Feasibility. We will not approve a location unless our demographic data shows it has the population density and income levels to support a profitable gym.

Our incentive is aligned with yours: We want you to be successful so you open a second and third location. Once we begin the territory mapping process, we will help you build a conservative pro-forma based on your specific market's rent and demographics.

Zero. In fact, we prefer if you don't have it. We aren't looking for personal trainers; we are looking for business operators. We provide the "Playbook"—a complete operational system covering everything from pre-sale marketing to member retention. You hire the fitness staff; you run the business.

Traditional gyms bleed money on payroll because they pay staff to stand around. We don't. Aira uses phone-based access control and AI lead nurturing. This allows you to run a location with 0 Front Desk Staff and shift your payroll dollars to Sales & Management—the roles that actually make you money.

Because we target 2nd Generation spaces (existing gyms/studios), we can often launch in 60–90 days after signing a lease. We skip the 12-month construction delays of big-box franchises.