Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| HipPOPs | Amazon Cafe | |
| Investment | 245175 - 351450 | 127500 - 218500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2012 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 2015 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| HipPOPs | Amazon Cafe | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| HipPOPs | Amazon Cafe | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| HipPOPs | Amazon Cafe | |
| Training | Three days at HipPOPs Central *Operations + business management *Marketing *Human resources + staffing *POPstar + customer service *Two days of training to ensure that you are ready to open *Production + scheduling assessment *Marketing + networking *Staff training + taste testing *Grand opening review | |
| Support | *Field operations + marketing support *Business coaching *Instructional videos + webinars | 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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| HipPOPs | 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion | United Arab Emirates |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Year Founded | |
| HipPOPs | 2012 |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| HipPOPs | 2015 |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| HipPOPs} | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| HipPOPs | Three days at HipPOPs Central *Operations + business management *Marketing *Human resources + staffing *POPstar + customer service *Two days of training to ensure that you are ready to open *Production + scheduling assessment *Marketing + networking *Staff training + taste testing *Grand opening review |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Support | |
| HipPOPs | *Field operations + marketing support *Business coaching *Instructional videos + webinars |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| HipPOPs | |
| 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 |
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| US Expansion | |
| HipPOPs | 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 | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Amazon Cafe | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| HipPOPs | United Arab Emirates |
| Amazon Cafe | |