Bell Buckle Holdings, Inc. (OTC: BLLB) subsidiary Jump Start Sports, a leader in the youth sports industry, announced today it has signed an agreement to expand its franchise operations to Pittsburgh. The deal is the 11th franchise territory sold this year and includes all of Allegheny County, a region which, with Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, and Chicago, is in the 3rd largest megaregion in the world.
Leading the ownership of Jump Start Sports Pittsburgh is Tyal Prince. Ty was born in McKeesport, where he played high school basketball at Lincoln Park before going on to Capital University to play college basketball. He decided to move back to Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh to pursue a career in IT and careers at GNC, Palantir, and Dell Technologies. Ty also coaches the North Allegheny Carson Middle School boys’ basketball team and plays in multiple adult basketball leagues. Along with his finance, Daphne Chavez, who will also be his business partner, he loves chasing around their son, Cayson, and dog, Pistashio.
Daphne was born in El Paso, Texas, but moved to Pennsylvania at a young age. Daphne played multiple sports in high school and is an active force and influencer for staying active and learning new ways of staying mobile. She will be instrumental in the operation of Jump Start Sports Pittsburgh.
The newest Jump Start Sports market has 1.3 million residents, is home to 29 colleges & universities, and 500 plus public & private high schools. Programs will begin this fall.
Franchising
Jump Start Sports plans to expand into 100 new markets in the next 3 years. It has partnered with iFranchise, a leading franchise consulting business, and Quarles & Brady, a preeminent franchise law firm, to assist in its growth plans. According to its FDD, a Jump Start Sports Franchise costs $35,000 per territory, with an initial investment of $75,000 required by a Franchisee.
Bell Buckle Holdings Inc. (OTC: BLLB)
Bell Buckle Holdings, Inc. is a holding company in the Youth Sports & Enrichment industry, a $19B market with over 80 million participants every year in the United States.
About JUMP START SPORTS
Jump Start Sports, founded in 2002, partners with schools and recreation departments to offer youth sports camps and programs that encourage an active and healthy lifestyle and empower kids through participation in football, soccer, basketball, baseball, lacrosse, cheerleading, volleyball and other sporting activities. It has served hundreds of thousands of children across communities in Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, North Carolina, and now New York and Arizona. Jump Start Sports provides opportunities for children to develop physically, mentally, and emotionally through participation in sports and other extracurricular activities.
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