Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Offline 1-800-DryClean | Dry Cleaning Station | |
| Investment | 59900 - 78950 | 58000 - 485500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 7% | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1997 | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Offline 1-800-DryClean | Dry Cleaning Station | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Good interpersonal skills, management background helpful | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Offline 1-800-DryClean | Dry Cleaning Station | |
| 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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| Offline 1-800-DryClean | Dry Cleaning Station | |
| Training | 4-6 weeks pre-training via telephone | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 58% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Offline 1-800-DryClean | Dry Cleaning Station | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | |
| Dry Cleaning Station | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | |
| Dry Cleaning Station | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | 7% |
| Dry Cleaning Station | Varies |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | |
| Dry Cleaning Station | |
| Year Founded | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | 1997 |
| Dry Cleaning Station | 1987 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | 2000 |
| Dry Cleaning Station | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | 10 years |
| Dry Cleaning Station | 15 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | |
| Dry Cleaning Station | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | General business experience Marketing skills Good interpersonal skills, management background helpful |
| Dry Cleaning Station | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | No |
| Dry Cleaning Station | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | |
| Dry Cleaning Station | |
| Equipment | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean} | |
| Dry Cleaning Station | |
| Inventory | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | |
| Dry Cleaning Station | |
| Receivables | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | |
| Dry Cleaning Station | |
| Payroll | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | |
| Dry Cleaning Station | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | 4-6 weeks pre-training via telephone |
| Dry Cleaning Station | |
| Support | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Dry Cleaning Station | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | |
| Dry Cleaning Station | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Dry Cleaning Station | 58% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | |
| Dry Cleaning Station | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | |
| Dry Cleaning Station | |
| International Expansion | |
| Offline 1-800-DryClean | |
| Dry Cleaning Station | |