Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Foot Solutions | Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Investment | 69500 - 242000 | 114501 - 244800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1.50% | |
| Year Founded | 2000 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Foot Solutions | Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Experience | General business experience | Friendly and outgoing. $50,000 minimum liquidity. |
Financing Options |
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| Foot Solutions | Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Foot Solutions | Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Training | Classroom and hands-on training | Manuals, online training courses, 5-day Big Frog University in Dunedin FL, 4 days in-store at opening. Online courses, live webinars and recorded videos, Best Practices monthly newsletter, annual FROG-A-Thon convention. On-The-Job Training: 36 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Site selection and lease negotiation, pre-opening manual and online task manager and weekly calls, Intranet and forums, pre-opening marketing program, weekly coaching calls, onsite visits, Grand Opening program, closed Facebook group, marketing calendar and online Ad-builder and dashboard, monthly KPI reports, annual marketing and business planning assistance. Store design drawings, DTG printer installation and training, on-demand business coaching, weekly coaching calls, franchisee peer groups, onsite visits, new product research and development, website and Facebook page, recruiting platform and program, DTG ink sales, pay-per-click (PPC) ad campaigns, bi-monthly e-mail marketing blasts, garment vendor discounts and other benefits, proprietary point-of-sale (POS) software, IT support vendor, community event programs. Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Foot Solutions | Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| 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, | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Foot Solutions | 5% |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | 1.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| Foot Solutions | 2000 |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Foot Solutions | 2000 |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Foot Solutions | 20 years |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Foot Solutions | General business experience |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Friendly and outgoing. $50,000 minimum liquidity. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Foot Solutions | No |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Equipment | |
| Foot Solutions} | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Inventory | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Receivables | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Payroll | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Foot Solutions | Classroom and hands-on training |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Manuals, online training courses, 5-day Big Frog University in Dunedin FL, 4 days in-store at opening. Online courses, live webinars and recorded videos, Best Practices monthly newsletter, annual FROG-A-Thon convention. On-The-Job Training: 36 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Support | |
| Foot Solutions | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Site selection and lease negotiation, pre-opening manual and online task manager and weekly calls, Intranet and forums, pre-opening marketing program, weekly coaching calls, onsite visits, Grand Opening program, closed Facebook group, marketing calendar and online Ad-builder and dashboard, monthly KPI reports, annual marketing and business planning assistance. Store design drawings, DTG printer installation and training, on-demand business coaching, weekly coaching calls, franchisee peer groups, onsite visits, new product research and development, website and Facebook page, recruiting platform and program, DTG ink sales, pay-per-click (PPC) ad campaigns, bi-monthly e-mail marketing blasts, garment vendor discounts and other benefits, proprietary point-of-sale (POS) software, IT support vendor, community event programs. Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Foot Solutions | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| Foot Solutions | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | 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 | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Nationwide, |
| International Expansion | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |