Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Cookies in Bloom | Sweet Factory | |
| Investment | 75000 - 116000 | 355500 - 1500000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1%-2% | |
| Year Founded | 1988 | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Cookies in Bloom | Sweet Factory | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Creativity; customer service; people skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Cookies in Bloom | Sweet Factory | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Cookies in Bloom | Sweet Factory | |
| 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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| Cookies in Bloom | Sweet Factory | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Canada, Mexico, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Sweet Factory | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Sweet Factory | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Cookies in Bloom | 5% |
| Sweet Factory | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Sweet Factory | 1%-2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Cookies in Bloom | 1988 |
| Sweet Factory | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Cookies in Bloom | 1992 |
| Sweet Factory | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Cookies in Bloom | 5 years |
| Sweet Factory | 10 years+5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Cookies in Bloom | $1K |
| Sweet Factory | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Cookies in Bloom | General business experience Marketing skills Creativity; customer service; people skills |
| Sweet Factory | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Cookies in Bloom | No |
| Sweet Factory | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Sweet Factory | |
| Equipment | |
| Cookies in Bloom} | |
| Sweet Factory | |
| Inventory | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Sweet Factory | |
| Receivables | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Sweet Factory | |
| Payroll | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Sweet Factory | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Cookies in Bloom | On-the-job training at corporate-approved shop |
| Sweet Factory | |
| Support | |
| Cookies in Bloom | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Sweet Factory | |
| Marketing | |
| Cookies in Bloom | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Sweet Factory | |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| Sweet Factory | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| 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, |
| Sweet Factory | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Sweet Factory | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Cookies in Bloom | Canada, Mexico, |
| Sweet Factory | |