Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Entrepreneur's Source | Referral Institute | |
| Investment | 92450 - 100750 | 21300 - 25800 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 25% | 15% |
| Advertising Fee | $750/mo. | |
| Year Founded | 1984 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 1997 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Entrepreneur's Source | Referral Institute | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Entrepreneur's Source | Referral Institute | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Entrepreneur's Source | Referral Institute | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 252 hours Classroom Training: 77 hours Additional Training: Ongoing virtual training, mentor | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee ownership allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Entrepreneur's Source | Referral Institute | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | |
| Referral Institute | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | |
| Referral Institute | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | 25% |
| Referral Institute | 15% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | $750/mo. |
| Referral Institute | |
| Year Founded | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | 1984 |
| Referral Institute | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | 1997 |
| Referral Institute | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | 10 years |
| Referral Institute | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | $5K |
| Referral Institute | 25% of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | |
| Referral Institute | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | No |
| Referral Institute | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | |
| Referral Institute | |
| Equipment | |
| Entrepreneur's Source} | |
| Referral Institute | |
| Inventory | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | |
| Referral Institute | |
| Receivables | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | |
| Referral Institute | |
| Payroll | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | |
| Referral Institute | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | On-The-Job Training: 252 hours Classroom Training: 77 hours Additional Training: Ongoing virtual training, mentor |
| Referral Institute | |
| Support | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Online Support Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Referral Institute | |
| Marketing | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Referral Institute | |
| Operations | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee ownership allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Referral Institute | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | 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 |
| Referral Institute | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Referral Institute | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Entrepreneur's Source | |
| Referral Institute | |