Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Little Scoops | Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Investment | 87000 - 152000 | 240000 - 265000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $350/wk | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2002 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Little Scoops | Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Experience | The most important qualification is the willingness to sacrifice the time necessary to establish a successful operation. Financial strength and management ability or experiences are also key ingredients. | |
Financing Options |
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| Little Scoops | Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Little Scoops | Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Training | Ongoing support as needed | The initial training program shall be approximately 50 hours over eight days in duration. Franchisee shall complete initial training program at least three weeks before the commencement of operation of the franchised store. |
| Support | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | It is not a requirement to be an owner/operator. However, it is required that the owner participate in the training program and highly encouraged that the owner participate in the operation of the store at a level that control can be maintained. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Little Scoops | Country Style Ice Cream | |
| US Expansion | North East, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Little Scoops | $350/wk |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Year Founded | |
| Little Scoops | 2002 |
| Country Style Ice Cream | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Little Scoops | 2003 |
| Country Style Ice Cream | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Little Scoops | 10 years |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Country Style Ice Cream | The most important qualification is the willingness to sacrifice the time necessary to establish a successful operation. Financial strength and management ability or experiences are also key ingredients. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Little Scoops | No |
| Country Style Ice Cream | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Equipment | |
| Little Scoops} | |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Inventory | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Receivables | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Payroll | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Little Scoops | Ongoing support as needed |
| Country Style Ice Cream | The initial training program shall be approximately 50 hours over eight days in duration. Franchisee shall complete initial training program at least three weeks before the commencement of operation of the franchised store. |
| Support | |
| Little Scoops | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Marketing | |
| Little Scoops | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Operations | |
| Little Scoops | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Country Style Ice Cream | It is not a requirement to be an owner/operator. However, it is required that the owner participate in the training program and highly encouraged that the owner participate in the operation of the store at a level that control can be maintained. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Little Scoops | North East, |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |
| International Expansion | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Country Style Ice Cream | |