Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Little Scoops | Planet Smoothie | |
| Investment | 87000 - 152000 | 190150 - 358500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $350/wk | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 2002 | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Little Scoops | Planet Smoothie | |
| Experience | A Planet Smoothie franchisee should have an outgoing personality and a desire to provide customers a healthier option. You should also enjoy going out into the community to meet new people and let them know about your store. Building partnerships in the community is key to growing revenue for your store. We provide a detailed game plan to help you build awareness, and executing the game plan can be half the fun of owning a store: You get to be the person who makes the community a little bit better and a little bit healthier, and communities love that! To open a store, you need at least $100,000 in liquid capital and a net worth of $400,000. | |
Financing Options |
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| Little Scoops | Planet Smoothie | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Little Scoops | Planet Smoothie | |
| Training | Ongoing support as needed | Hands-on experience in operating a Planet Smoothie restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia. This covers all facets of operating the Planet Smoothie business. A Planet Smoothie representative will then assist you at the opening of your first restaurant. |
| 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Little Scoops | Planet Smoothie | |
| US Expansion | North East, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Little Scoops | $350/wk |
| Planet Smoothie | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Planet Smoothie | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Little Scoops | 2002 |
| Planet Smoothie | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Little Scoops | 2003 |
| Planet Smoothie | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Little Scoops | 10 years |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Planet Smoothie | A Planet Smoothie franchisee should have an outgoing personality and a desire to provide customers a healthier option. You should also enjoy going out into the community to meet new people and let them know about your store. Building partnerships in the community is key to growing revenue for your store. We provide a detailed game plan to help you build awareness, and executing the game plan can be half the fun of owning a store: You get to be the person who makes the community a little bit better and a little bit healthier, and communities love that! To open a store, you need at least $100,000 in liquid capital and a net worth of $400,000. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Little Scoops | No |
| Planet Smoothie | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Equipment | |
| Little Scoops} | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Inventory | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Receivables | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Payroll | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Planet Smoothie | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Little Scoops | Ongoing support as needed |
| Planet Smoothie | Hands-on experience in operating a Planet Smoothie restaurant in Atlanta, Georgia. This covers all facets of operating the Planet Smoothie business. A Planet Smoothie representative will then assist you at the opening of your first restaurant. |
| Support | |
| Little Scoops | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Marketing | |
| Little Scoops | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| 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) |
| Planet Smoothie | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Little Scoops | North East, |
| Planet Smoothie | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Planet Smoothie | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Planet Smoothie | |