Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Hospitality | Howard Johnson | |
| Investment | 133600 - 2602000 | 336552 - 9898595 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $35/rm/night | 4.50% |
| Advertising Fee | 4% | |
| Year Founded | 1971 | 1925 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 1954 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Hospitality | Howard Johnson | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Hospitality | Howard Johnson | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | Yes |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Receivables | No | Yes |
| Payroll | No | Yes |
Training & Support |
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| Hospitality | Howard Johnson | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 10.5 hours Additional Training: At regional training seminars | Regional workshops |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media Website development Email marketing | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| 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) | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Hospitality | Howard Johnson | |
| 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 | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Hospitality | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Hospitality | $35/rm/night |
| Howard Johnson | 4.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Hospitality | |
| Howard Johnson | 4% |
| Year Founded | |
| Hospitality | 1971 |
| Howard Johnson | 1925 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Hospitality | 1982 |
| Howard Johnson | 1954 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Hospitality | 5 years |
| Howard Johnson | 15-20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Hospitality | |
| Howard Johnson | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Hospitality | |
| Howard Johnson | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Hospitality | No |
| Howard Johnson | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Hospitality | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Equipment | |
| Hospitality} | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Inventory | |
| Hospitality | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Receivables | |
| Hospitality | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Payroll | |
| Hospitality | |
| Howard Johnson | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Hospitality | Classroom Training: 10.5 hours Additional Training: At regional training seminars |
| Howard Johnson | Regional workshops |
| Support | |
| Hospitality | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations |
| Howard Johnson | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Hospitality | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media Website development Email marketing |
| Howard Johnson | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| 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) |
| Howard Johnson | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
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 |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Hospitality | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Howard Johnson | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Hospitality | |
| Howard Johnson | |