Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Howard Johnson | Comfort Inn | |
| Investment | 336552 - 9898595 | 307125 - 9243275 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4.50% | 5.65% |
| Advertising Fee | 4% | 3.85% |
| Year Founded | 1925 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 1954 | 1981 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Howard Johnson | Comfort Inn | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Howard Johnson | Comfort Inn | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | Yes | |
| Payroll | Yes | |
Training & Support |
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| Howard Johnson | Comfort Inn | |
| Training | Regional workshops | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 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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| Howard Johnson | Comfort Inn | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Howard Johnson | 4.50% |
| Comfort Inn | 5.65% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Howard Johnson | 4% |
| Comfort Inn | 3.85% |
| Year Founded | |
| Howard Johnson | 1925 |
| Comfort Inn | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Howard Johnson | 1954 |
| Comfort Inn | 1981 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Howard Johnson | 15-20 years |
| Comfort Inn | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Comfort Inn | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Comfort Inn | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Howard Johnson | No |
| Comfort Inn | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Equipment | |
| Howard Johnson} | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Inventory | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Receivables | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Payroll | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Comfort Inn | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Howard Johnson | Regional workshops |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Support | |
| Howard Johnson | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Marketing | |
| Howard Johnson | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Operations | |
| 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. |
| Comfort Inn | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Howard Johnson | 0 |
| Comfort Inn | |
| International Expansion | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Comfort Inn | |