Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Little Scoops | Jo to Go | |
| Investment | 87000 - 152000 | 82500 - 786000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | $350/wk | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2002 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Little Scoops | Jo to Go | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Little Scoops | Jo to Go | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Little Scoops | Jo to Go | |
| Training | Ongoing support as needed | |
| Support | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| 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) | 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 7 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Little Scoops | Jo to Go | |
| US Expansion | North East, | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Jo to Go | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Jo to Go | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Little Scoops | $350/wk |
| Jo to Go | 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Jo to Go | |
| Year Founded | |
| Little Scoops | 2002 |
| Jo to Go | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Little Scoops | 2003 |
| Jo to Go | 2001 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Little Scoops | 10 years |
| Jo to Go | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Jo to Go | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Jo to Go | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Little Scoops | No |
| Jo to Go | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Jo to Go | |
| Equipment | |
| Little Scoops} | |
| Jo to Go | |
| Inventory | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Jo to Go | |
| Receivables | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Jo to Go | |
| Payroll | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Jo to Go | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Little Scoops | Ongoing support as needed |
| Jo to Go | |
| Support | |
| Little Scoops | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Jo to Go | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Little Scoops | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Jo to Go | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| 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) |
| Jo to Go | 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 7 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Little Scoops | North East, |
| Jo to Go | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Jo to Go | |
| International Expansion | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Jo to Go | |