Buying a leisure or entertainment franchise gives you access to a whole suite of tools, backed by the franchisor’s experience, to help you successfully operate your new business.

Here are five entertainment brands, from local operators to multi-million dollar global concepts.

Six active entertainment brands

Surf Lake

A surf-park business that creates multiple surfing breaks in a custom-designed pool thanks to its unique concentric wave generation technology. This Aussie concept offers five levels of surf breaks, and is designed to maximise energy use too, with one pulse creating 10 waves.

Surf Lake is taking its business model around the world.

Flip Out

A trampoline park but with so much more including foam pits, parkour arenas and running walls.

There are multiple revenue sources for franchisees including entry fees, parties and groups, classes, group bookings, a cafe, fundraiser events.

Flip Out has 17 venues open in Australia, and 55 overseas.

Bounce

This activity centre chain is expanding overseas with a model of multiple venues licensed to one operator. In Australia this trampoline business has established more than 15 centres.

Ninja Parc Indoor Obstacle Course

An indoor obstacle course venue that’s part of the multi-brand Belgravia Group.

Ninja Parc offers casual play and direct debit membership options, and multiple revenue stream capabilities. It recently revamped its franchise offer, providing three different sized options: 300sqm, 600sqm and the full size 1200sqm.

Inflatable World

An ideal business opportunity for existing indoor sports operators, Inflatable World offers extra revenue streams in holidays and weekends.

Oz Boat Hire

Aussie-owned and operating in Sydney since 2009 Oz Boat Hire plans to expand to every major coastal city nationwide.

The business has a simple operating system which anyone with limited boating or business experience can master.

Oz Boat Hire provides a variety of high quality, commercially approved vessels and hire accessories, catering for marine activities such as fishing, sightseeing, whale watching and diving.

The business offers lifestyle benefits, has low staffing requirements and a database of repeat customers. Training will cover operational set up, Roads and Maritime licensing, daily business management, customer relations and marketing programs.