
Whenever the word Tennis comes out in India, the name Mahesh Bhupathi does not remain far behind. Founded by the 12-time Grand Slam winner, Mahesh Bhupathi Tennis Academy (MBTA) was started with the objective of imparting professional world-class practical and theoretical tennis coaching to youngsters of all age-groups.
Many people are now opting for international sports like tennis as a career. But for that, they need professional training from an experienced staff.
MBTA has established itself as a force that adopts a systematic and well-planned approach at every stage in the process of tennis coaching. It is customised to the capabilities and needs of each participant and leads to a comprehensive and highly effective graduation process.
Today MBTA has developed into a platform that imparts high quality and international standard tennis coaching, with over 20 centres spread across the country and over 8000 children across various levels learning the game of Tennis. MBTA is working towards abolishing the myth that ‘tennis is an elitist sport.
Team
With MBTA, Mahesh Bhupathi’s vision became a reality of imparting professional, world-class training and highly specialised coaching to youngsters of all age-groups.
Besides that, they have a team of over 90 professionally trained coaches complemented by a fully integrated backend team. Their team works efficiently on conceiving, developing and reinventing coaching programs, plans events for the children and puts into place systems to standardise their tennis coaching program.
Here are the points on how to start Mahesh Bhupathi Tennis Academy franchise in India:
Location
Since MBTA targets the major metro cities as their preferred locations, hence opportunities in these cities are flourishing. But the location should be chosen carefully, as it might affect the academy’s business. Preferred expansion locations for MBTA franchise are Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, West Bengal, and many more.
Training
MBTA provides field assistance for its franchisee. Expert guidance from Head Office is also available to franchisees in opening the franchise. Current IT systems will be included in the franchise.
Property Requirement
For starting a Mahesh Bhupathi Tennis Academy you will require a commercial type of property with floor area requirement of 2000 Sq.ft.
Franchising facts
Total stores: 20 centres stores are already operational and many franchises are already signed up
Investment: About INR 50lac – 1 Cr. per store
Area required: 2000 Sq. ft
Duration of franchise term: 5 years