Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Growing Roots | Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Investment | 25100 - 45100 | 35300 - 64800 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 0 | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Growing Roots | Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Growing Roots | Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Growing Roots | Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Training | An extensive initial 5 day training at Headquarters and off-site. Before the initial training in Long Beach, CA, you will be sent a package with pre-training materials including manuals, DVD's and books to review in order to get you familiar with interior plantscaping. Training will consist of but not limited to, study materials on plant identification and proper care, hands-on lessons, nursery tours, business training and review of the expansive Operations Manual. | |
| Support | Access to on-going support for all of your questions and concerns via phone and e-mail. Franchisee's will also have the opportunity to attend franchisee meetings and training sessions in order to share ideas and thoughts that will strengthen the franchise system as a whole. We will also set-up franchisee meetings at Industry seminars and trade shows so we can take advantage of the time to learn and grow. | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | During the initial 5-day training we will cover marketing and advertising techniques as well as going over the marketing materials we utilize. You will be provided with some of the select marketing materials during training and the information for preferred printing vendors. As part of advertising, we will provide assistance in creating the proper signage for your specific vehicle with the Growing Roots logo using our preferred vendor or an approved local vendor. | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Growing Roots | Maintenance Made Simple | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Growing Roots | 4% |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Growing Roots | 1% |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Growing Roots | 0 |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Growing Roots | 0 |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Growing Roots | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Equipment | |
| Growing Roots} | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Inventory | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Receivables | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Payroll | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Growing Roots | An extensive initial 5 day training at Headquarters and off-site. Before the initial training in Long Beach, CA, you will be sent a package with pre-training materials including manuals, DVD's and books to review in order to get you familiar with interior plantscaping. Training will consist of but not limited to, study materials on plant identification and proper care, hands-on lessons, nursery tours, business training and review of the expansive Operations Manual. |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |
| Support | |
| Growing Roots | Access to on-going support for all of your questions and concerns via phone and e-mail. Franchisee's will also have the opportunity to attend franchisee meetings and training sessions in order to share ideas and thoughts that will strengthen the franchise system as a whole. We will also set-up franchisee meetings at Industry seminars and trade shows so we can take advantage of the time to learn and grow. |
| Maintenance Made Simple | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Growing Roots | During the initial 5-day training we will cover marketing and advertising techniques as well as going over the marketing materials we utilize. You will be provided with some of the select marketing materials during training and the information for preferred printing vendors. As part of advertising, we will provide assistance in creating the proper signage for your specific vehicle with the Growing Roots logo using our preferred vendor or an approved local vendor. |
| Maintenance Made Simple | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Maintenance Made Simple | |