Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Chocolate Works | Cookies in Bloom | |
| Investment | 284800 - 436600 | 75000 - 116000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | $300/month Nat'l+1%local | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Chocolate Works | Cookies in Bloom | |
| Experience | You don't need to have specific experience in the candy and confections business to become a franchise owner with Chocolate Works. We look for people who have a passion for our products, and who have some retail experience and/or customer service skills. We also prefer franchise owners who will be directly involved in the operations and growth of their Chocolate Works franchises. In turn, we'll provide the support franchisees need to run their Chocolate Works business. We do, of course, also expect that franchisees have the right amount of capital to invest in the business. | General business experience Marketing skills Creativity; customer service; people skills |
Financing Options |
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| Chocolate Works | Cookies in Bloom | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Chocolate Works | Cookies in Bloom | |
| Training | On-the-job training at corporate-approved shop | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Chocolate Works | Cookies in Bloom | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, Mexico, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Chocolate Works | 5% |
| Cookies in Bloom | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Chocolate Works | $300/month Nat'l+1%local |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Year Founded | |
| Chocolate Works | 0 |
| Cookies in Bloom | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Chocolate Works | 0 |
| Cookies in Bloom | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Chocolate Works | 5 years +5+5 |
| Cookies in Bloom | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Cookies in Bloom | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Chocolate Works | You don't need to have specific experience in the candy and confections business to become a franchise owner with Chocolate Works. We look for people who have a passion for our products, and who have some retail experience and/or customer service skills. We also prefer franchise owners who will be directly involved in the operations and growth of their Chocolate Works franchises. In turn, we'll provide the support franchisees need to run their Chocolate Works business. We do, of course, also expect that franchisees have the right amount of capital to invest in the business. |
| Cookies in Bloom | General business experience Marketing skills Creativity; customer service; people skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Equipment | |
| Chocolate Works} | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Inventory | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Receivables | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Payroll | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Cookies in Bloom | On-the-job training at corporate-approved shop |
| Support | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Cookies in Bloom | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Cookies in Bloom | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Cookies in Bloom | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Cookies in Bloom | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| International Expansion | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Cookies in Bloom | Canada, Mexico, |