Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Hospitality | Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Investment | 133600 - 2602000 | 250000 - 500000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $35/rm/night | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1971 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Hospitality | Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Hospitality | Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Hospitality | Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 10.5 hours Additional Training: At regional training seminars | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations | |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media Website development Email marketing | |
| Operations | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Hospitality | Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| 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, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Hospitality | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Hospitality | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Hospitality | $35/rm/night |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Hospitality | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Year Founded | |
| Hospitality | 1971 |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Hospitality | 1982 |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Hospitality | 5 years |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Hospitality | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Hospitality | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Hospitality | No |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Hospitality | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Equipment | |
| Hospitality} | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Inventory | |
| Hospitality | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Receivables | |
| Hospitality | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Payroll | |
| Hospitality | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Hospitality | Classroom Training: 10.5 hours Additional Training: At regional training seminars |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Support | |
| Hospitality | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Marketing | |
| Hospitality | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media Website development Email marketing |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Operations | |
| Hospitality | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Hospitality | 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 |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Hospitality | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Hospitality | |
| Aston Hotels and Resorts | |