Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Griswold Special Care | CarePatrol | |
| Investment | 106350 - 133100 | 72220 - 89145 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4% | $500-1.5K/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | 0.50% | |
| Year Founded | 1982 | 1993 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Griswold Special Care | CarePatrol | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Griswold Special Care | CarePatrol | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | Yes | |
Training & Support |
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| Griswold Special Care | CarePatrol | |
| Training | Ongoing training in the field & free annual workshop series | On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 58 hours Additional Training: Online training |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 - 2 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Griswold Special Care | CarePatrol | |
| US Expansion | Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, | 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 | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| CarePatrol | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| CarePatrol | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Griswold Special Care | 4% |
| CarePatrol | $500-1.5K/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Griswold Special Care | 0.50% |
| CarePatrol | |
| Year Founded | |
| Griswold Special Care | 1982 |
| CarePatrol | 1993 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Griswold Special Care | 1984 |
| CarePatrol | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Griswold Special Care | 7 years |
| CarePatrol | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| CarePatrol | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| CarePatrol | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Griswold Special Care | No |
| CarePatrol | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| CarePatrol | |
| Equipment | |
| Griswold Special Care} | |
| CarePatrol | |
| Inventory | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| CarePatrol | |
| Receivables | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| CarePatrol | |
| Payroll | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| CarePatrol | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Griswold Special Care | Ongoing training in the field & free annual workshop series |
| CarePatrol | On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 58 hours Additional Training: Online training |
| Support | |
| Griswold Special Care | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| CarePatrol | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Griswold Special Care | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| CarePatrol | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Griswold Special Care | Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| CarePatrol | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 - 2 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Griswold Special Care | Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, |
| CarePatrol | 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 | |
| Griswold Special Care | 0 |
| CarePatrol | |
| International Expansion | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| CarePatrol | |