Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Waves Coffee House | |
| Investment | 56200 - 123300 | 300000 - 350000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 8-5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1996 | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Waves Coffee House | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Waves Coffee House | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Waves Coffee House | |
| Training | The Waves training program takes approximately 5 weeks. 3 weeks in our Training Academy, and an extra 2 weeks in-store training in your newly opened location. Waves is committed to offering you excellent training in all areas of your operation so you may operate your location at projected high volume profits. | |
| Support | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Once you become familiar with operating a profitable Waves Coffee House it is very possible to open a second or third location. It is quite common in the franchised coffee shop business to own a chain of successful locations. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Cafe Ala Carte | Waves Coffee House | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 8-5% |
| Waves Coffee House | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Waves Coffee House | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 1996 |
| Waves Coffee House | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 2000 |
| Waves Coffee House | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 10 years |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | The then-current franchise fee |
| Waves Coffee House | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | No |
| Waves Coffee House | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Equipment | |
| Cafe Ala Carte} | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Inventory | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Receivables | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Payroll | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Waves Coffee House | The Waves training program takes approximately 5 weeks. 3 weeks in our Training Academy, and an extra 2 weeks in-store training in your newly opened location. Waves is committed to offering you excellent training in all areas of your operation so you may operate your location at projected high volume profits. |
| Support | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Marketing | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Ad slicks |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Operations | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Waves Coffee House | Once you become familiar with operating a profitable Waves Coffee House it is very possible to open a second or third location. It is quite common in the franchised coffee shop business to own a chain of successful locations. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| International Expansion | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Waves Coffee House | |