Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Hospitality | Comfort Inn | |
| Investment | 133600 - 2602000 | 307125 - 9243275 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $35/rm/night | 5.65% |
| Advertising Fee | 3.85% | |
| Year Founded | 1971 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 1981 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Hospitality | Comfort Inn | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Hospitality | Comfort Inn | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Hospitality | Comfort Inn | |
| 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 | Comfort Inn | |
| 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 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Hospitality | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Hospitality | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Hospitality | $35/rm/night |
| Comfort Inn | 5.65% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Hospitality | |
| Comfort Inn | 3.85% |
| Year Founded | |
| Hospitality | 1971 |
| Comfort Inn | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Hospitality | 1982 |
| Comfort Inn | 1981 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Hospitality | 5 years |
| Comfort Inn | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Hospitality | |
| Comfort Inn | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Hospitality | |
| Comfort Inn | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Hospitality | No |
| Comfort Inn | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Hospitality | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Equipment | |
| Hospitality} | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Inventory | |
| Hospitality | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Receivables | |
| Hospitality | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Payroll | |
| Hospitality | |
| Comfort Inn | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Hospitality | Classroom Training: 10.5 hours Additional Training: At regional training seminars |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Support | |
| Hospitality | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Marketing | |
| Hospitality | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media Website development Email marketing |
| Comfort Inn | |
| 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) |
| Comfort Inn | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| 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 |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Hospitality | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Comfort Inn | |
| International Expansion | |
| Hospitality | |
| Comfort Inn | |