Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Howard Johnson | Knights Inn | |
| Investment | 336552 - 9898595 | 93000 - 6277500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4.50% | $21/rm./mo. |
| Advertising Fee | 4% | |
| Year Founded | 1925 | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | 1954 | 1991 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Howard Johnson | Knights Inn | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Howard Johnson | Knights Inn | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | Yes | |
| Payroll | Yes | |
Training & Support |
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| Howard Johnson | Knights 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 | Knights 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 | 0 | 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 | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Howard Johnson | 4.50% |
| Knights Inn | $21/rm./mo. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Howard Johnson | 4% |
| Knights Inn | |
| Year Founded | |
| Howard Johnson | 1925 |
| Knights Inn | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Howard Johnson | 1954 |
| Knights Inn | 1991 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Howard Johnson | 15-20 years |
| Knights Inn | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Knights Inn | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Knights Inn | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Howard Johnson | No |
| Knights Inn | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Equipment | |
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| Knights Inn | |
| Inventory | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Receivables | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Payroll | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Knights Inn | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Howard Johnson | Regional workshops |
| Knights Inn | |
| Support | |
| Howard Johnson | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Knights Inn | |
| Marketing | |
| Howard Johnson | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Knights 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. |
| Knights Inn | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Knights Inn | 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 | |
| Howard Johnson | 0 |
| Knights Inn | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
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| Knights Inn | |