Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Swirls and Twirls | |
| Investment | 75250 - 286900 | 335000 - 664750 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 2005 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Swirls and Twirls | |
| Experience | We are looking for highly self-motivated business minded people searching for independent ownership. We look for franchisees that are outgoing and dedicated to building connections within the community. Our franchisees must also be financially qualified. We have multi-unit opportunities available for those who fulfill specific qualifications. | |
Financing Options |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Swirls and Twirls | |
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| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
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Training & Support |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Swirls and Twirls | |
| Training | You will receive 10 days of training at our location in West Islip, New York covering Swirls and Twirls Systems and Procedures, Food Safety, Customer Service, Finance, Administrative procedures and Local Store Marketing. | |
| 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 | Swirls and Twirls provides its franchisees with support from site selection approvals to store opening assistance, training, ongoing consultation, marketing programs and materials, new products and more. |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | Swirls and Twirls | |
| 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 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 6% |
| Swirls and Twirls | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2% |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| Year Founded | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| Swirls and Twirls | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| Swirls and Twirls | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Swirls and Twirls | We are looking for highly self-motivated business minded people searching for independent ownership. We look for franchisees that are outgoing and dedicated to building connections within the community. Our franchisees must also be financially qualified. We have multi-unit opportunities available for those who fulfill specific qualifications. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| Equipment | |
| Emerald City Smoothie} | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| Inventory | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| Receivables | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| Payroll | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Swirls and Twirls | You will receive 10 days of training at our location in West Islip, New York covering Swirls and Twirls Systems and Procedures, Food Safety, Customer Service, Finance, Administrative procedures and Local Store Marketing. |
| 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 |
| Swirls and Twirls | Swirls and Twirls provides its franchisees with support from site selection approvals to store opening assistance, training, ongoing consultation, marketing programs and materials, new products and more. |
| Marketing | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| Operations | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Swirls and Twirls | 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 |
| Swirls and Twirls | |
| International Expansion | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Swirls and Twirls | |