Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Firehouse Subs | Amazon Cafe | |
| Investment | 57502 - 868696 | 127500 - 218500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | 3-5% | |
| Year Founded | 1994 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Firehouse Subs | Amazon Cafe | |
| Experience | 1. Minimum of $80k to invest 2. Credit score of 650+ 3. Strong inner drive for excellence 4. Devotion to your Firehouse Subs business 5. Motivated and community-minded 6. Must love subs! | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Firehouse Subs | Amazon Cafe | |
| 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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| Firehouse Subs | Amazon Cafe | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Firehouse Subs | Amazon Cafe | |
| 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 | North East, South East, |
| 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 | Canada, Mexico |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Firehouse Subs | 6% |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Firehouse Subs | 3-5% |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Year Founded | |
| Firehouse Subs | 1994 |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Firehouse Subs | 1995 |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Firehouse Subs | 1. Minimum of $80k to invest 2. Credit score of 650+ 3. Strong inner drive for excellence 4. Devotion to your Firehouse Subs business 5. Motivated and community-minded 6. Must love subs! |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Firehouse Subs | No |
| Amazon Cafe | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| Firehouse Subs} | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Support | |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Amazon Cafe | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Firehouse Subs | 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 |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Firehouse Subs | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Amazon Cafe | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Firehouse Subs | Canada, Mexico |
| Amazon Cafe | |