Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Juice It Up! | |
| Investment | 75250 - 286900 | 214375 - 390475 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 2005 | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Juice It Up! | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Juice It Up! | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Juice It Up! | |
| Training | Comprehensive Franchise Training Program consisting of an Orientation, Initial Franchise Training (pre-store start up), and --On The Job-- Training, including a complete set of training manuals. On-The-Job Training: 100 hours Classroom Training: 36 hours | |
| Support | * Use of the Emerald City Smoothie brand and all existing and new marketing materials * Assistance with real estate brokers, site selection, lease negotiation and construction based on best practices learned from over 30 store openings * A turn-key system that includes all architectural design, equipment, shelving, graphics, and signage at a reasonable cost * Extensive ECS Experience training for you and one staff member on drink making, developing a customer community, business management and marketing * Grand opening planning and support * "It's my store" customer involvement program * Peer-to-peer problem and solution sharing with other franchise owners * New drink introductions based on successful pilot programs at other franchises * Web presence for easy store location and product and service pre-selection * Periodic, high-return marketing strategies for pilot testing and implementation * Greater buying power for smoothie and health products as a member of our buying cooperative * Periodic visits to assist with general operations, employee training and to help you fine-tune the ECS experience * Analysis of store sales and performance versus system- wide benchmarks | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Juice It Up! | |
| 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 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Juice It Up! | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Juice It Up! | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 6% |
| Juice It Up! | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2% |
| Juice It Up! | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| Juice It Up! | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| Juice It Up! | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Juice It Up! | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Juice It Up! | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Juice It Up! | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Juice It Up! | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Juice It Up! | |
| Equipment | |
| Emerald City Smoothie} | |
| Juice It Up! | |
| Inventory | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Juice It Up! | |
| Receivables | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Juice It Up! | |
| Payroll | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Juice It Up! | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Juice It Up! | Comprehensive Franchise Training Program consisting of an Orientation, Initial Franchise Training (pre-store start up), and --On The Job-- Training, including a complete set of training manuals. On-The-Job Training: 100 hours Classroom Training: 36 hours |
| Support | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | * Use of the Emerald City Smoothie brand and all existing and new marketing materials * Assistance with real estate brokers, site selection, lease negotiation and construction based on best practices learned from over 30 store openings * A turn-key system that includes all architectural design, equipment, shelving, graphics, and signage at a reasonable cost * Extensive ECS Experience training for you and one staff member on drink making, developing a customer community, business management and marketing * Grand opening planning and support * "It's my store" customer involvement program * Peer-to-peer problem and solution sharing with other franchise owners * New drink introductions based on successful pilot programs at other franchises * Web presence for easy store location and product and service pre-selection * Periodic, high-return marketing strategies for pilot testing and implementation * Greater buying power for smoothie and health products as a member of our buying cooperative * Periodic visits to assist with general operations, employee training and to help you fine-tune the ECS experience * Analysis of store sales and performance versus system- wide benchmarks |
| Juice It Up! | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Juice It Up! | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Juice It Up! | 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Juice It Up! | 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 | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 0 |
| Juice It Up! | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Juice It Up! | |