Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Growing Roots | The Swim Squad | |
| Investment | 25100 - 45100 | 16200 - 33500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
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| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Growing Roots | The Swim Squad | |
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Financing Options |
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| Growing Roots | The Swim Squad | |
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| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
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Training & Support |
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| Growing Roots | The Swim Squad | |
| 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. | Each Franchisee will participate in a 2 week training course involving all of our policies and procedures, as well as business operations. On-site training for an additional 10 business days to help the transition into your new business |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 20. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Growing Roots | The Swim Squad | |
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Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Growing Roots | |
| The Swim Squad | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Growing Roots | |
| The Swim Squad | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Growing Roots | 4% |
| The Swim Squad | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Growing Roots | 1% |
| The Swim Squad | |
| Year Founded | |
| Growing Roots | 0 |
| The Swim Squad | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Growing Roots | 0 |
| The Swim Squad | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Growing Roots | |
| The Swim Squad | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Growing Roots | |
| The Swim Squad | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Growing Roots | |
| The Swim Squad | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
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| Start-up Costs | |
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| Equipment | |
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| The Swim Squad | |
| Inventory | |
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| Receivables | |
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| The Swim Squad | |
| Payroll | |
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| The Swim Squad | |
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. |
| The Swim Squad | Each Franchisee will participate in a 2 week training course involving all of our policies and procedures, as well as business operations. On-site training for an additional 10 business days to help the transition into your new business |
| 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. |
| The Swim Squad | |
| 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. |
| The Swim Squad | |
| Operations | |
| Growing Roots | |
| The Swim Squad | Franchise can be run from home. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 - 20. Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Growing Roots | |
| The Swim Squad | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Growing Roots | |
| The Swim Squad | |
| International Expansion | |
| Growing Roots | |
| The Swim Squad | |