Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Just-A-Buck | Dollar Castle | |
| Investment | 140000 - 250000 | 216550 - 526000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | up to 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1988 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Just-A-Buck | Dollar Castle | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Just-A-Buck | Dollar Castle | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Just-A-Buck | Dollar Castle | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Just-A-Buck | Dollar Castle | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Just-A-Buck | |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Just-A-Buck | |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Just-A-Buck | 4% |
| Dollar Castle | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Just-A-Buck | |
| Dollar Castle | up to 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Just-A-Buck | 1988 |
| Dollar Castle | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Just-A-Buck | 1992 |
| Dollar Castle | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Just-A-Buck | 10 years |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Just-A-Buck | |
| Dollar Castle | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Just-A-Buck | |
| Dollar Castle | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Just-A-Buck | No |
| Dollar Castle | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Just-A-Buck | |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Equipment | |
| Just-A-Buck} | |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Inventory | |
| Just-A-Buck | |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Receivables | |
| Just-A-Buck | |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Payroll | |
| Just-A-Buck | |
| Dollar Castle | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Just-A-Buck | |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Support | |
| Just-A-Buck | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Marketing | |
| Just-A-Buck | Ad slicks |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Operations | |
| Just-A-Buck | 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Dollar Castle | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Just-A-Buck | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Dollar Castle | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Just-A-Buck | |
| Dollar Castle | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Just-A-Buck | |
| Dollar Castle | |