Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | Comet Cleaners | |
| Investment | 30000 - 30000 | 79000 - 624000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 0 | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1994 | 1947 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 1967 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | Comet Cleaners | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | Comet Cleaners | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | Comet Cleaners | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | Comet Cleaners | |
| US Expansion | Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Mexico, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | |
| Comet Cleaners | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | |
| Comet Cleaners | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | |
| Comet Cleaners | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | |
| Comet Cleaners | |
| Year Founded | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | 1994 |
| Comet Cleaners | 1947 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | 2000 |
| Comet Cleaners | 1967 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | |
| Comet Cleaners | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | |
| Comet Cleaners | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | |
| Comet Cleaners | General business experience |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | |
| Comet Cleaners | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | |
| Comet Cleaners | |
| Equipment | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners} | |
| Comet Cleaners | |
| Inventory | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | |
| Comet Cleaners | |
| Receivables | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | |
| Comet Cleaners | |
| Payroll | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | |
| Comet Cleaners | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | |
| Comet Cleaners | |
| Support | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | |
| Comet Cleaners | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | |
| Comet Cleaners | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | |
| Comet Cleaners | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (75% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | |
| Comet Cleaners | Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | 0 |
| Comet Cleaners | |
| International Expansion | |
| Dove Cleaners & Cadet Cleaners | |
| Comet Cleaners | Mexico, |