Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| America's Best Inns & Suites | stayAPT Suites | |
| Investment | 109250 - 5836500 | 4148500 - 7616000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 17.50 -$22.50/room/mo. | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1970 | 2018 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 2018 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| America's Best Inns & Suites | stayAPT Suites | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| America's Best Inns & Suites | stayAPT Suites | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| America's Best Inns & Suites | stayAPT Suites | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| America's Best Inns & Suites | stayAPT Suites | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| stayAPT Suites | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| stayAPT Suites | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 17.50 -$22.50/room/mo. |
| stayAPT Suites | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| stayAPT Suites | |
| Year Founded | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 1970 |
| stayAPT Suites | 2018 |
| Year Franchised | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 1982 |
| stayAPT Suites | 2018 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| stayAPT Suites | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 50% of then-current fran. fee |
| stayAPT Suites | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| stayAPT Suites | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | No |
| stayAPT Suites | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| stayAPT Suites | |
| Equipment | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites} | |
| stayAPT Suites | |
| Inventory | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| stayAPT Suites | |
| Receivables | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| stayAPT Suites | |
| Payroll | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| stayAPT Suites | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| stayAPT Suites | |
| Support | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| stayAPT Suites | |
| Marketing | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| stayAPT Suites | |
| Operations | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
| stayAPT Suites | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| stayAPT Suites | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Canada Expansion | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | 0 |
| stayAPT Suites | |
| International Expansion | |
| America's Best Inns & Suites | |
| stayAPT Suites | |