Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Little Scoops | HipPOPs | |
| Investment | 87000 - 152000 | 245175 - 351450 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $350/wk | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2002 | 2012 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Little Scoops | HipPOPs | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Little Scoops | HipPOPs | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Little Scoops | HipPOPs | |
| Training | Ongoing support as needed | Three days at HipPOPs Central *Operations + business management *Marketing *Human resources + staffing *POPstar + customer service *Two days of training to ensure that you are ready to open *Production + scheduling assessment *Marketing + networking *Staff training + taste testing *Grand opening review |
| Support | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | *Field operations + marketing support *Business coaching *Instructional videos + webinars |
| 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Little Scoops | HipPOPs | |
| US Expansion | North East, | 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 | ||
| International Expansion | United Arab Emirates |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Little Scoops | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Little Scoops | $350/wk |
| HipPOPs | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Year Founded | |
| Little Scoops | 2002 |
| HipPOPs | 2012 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Little Scoops | 2003 |
| HipPOPs | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Little Scoops | 10 years |
| HipPOPs | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| HipPOPs | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Little Scoops | |
| HipPOPs | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Little Scoops | No |
| HipPOPs | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Little Scoops | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Equipment | |
| Little Scoops} | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Inventory | |
| Little Scoops | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Receivables | |
| Little Scoops | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Payroll | |
| Little Scoops | |
| HipPOPs | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Little Scoops | Ongoing support as needed |
| HipPOPs | Three days at HipPOPs Central *Operations + business management *Marketing *Human resources + staffing *POPstar + customer service *Two days of training to ensure that you are ready to open *Production + scheduling assessment *Marketing + networking *Staff training + taste testing *Grand opening review |
| Support | |
| Little Scoops | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| HipPOPs | *Field operations + marketing support *Business coaching *Instructional videos + webinars |
| Marketing | |
| Little Scoops | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| HipPOPs | |
| 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) |
| HipPOPs | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Little Scoops | North East, |
| HipPOPs | 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 | |
| Little Scoops | |
| HipPOPs | |
| International Expansion | |
| Little Scoops | |
| HipPOPs | United Arab Emirates |