Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Outdoor Connection | Cruise Planners | |
| Investment | 10400 - 15100 | 2295 - 23665 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 1% - 3% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1988 | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | 1990 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Outdoor Connection | Cruise Planners | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Outdoor Connection | Cruise Planners | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Outdoor Connection | Cruise Planners | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: Ongoing Classroom Training: 58.5 hours Additional Training: Available | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 - 2 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Outdoor Connection | Cruise Planners | |
| US Expansion | 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Outdoor Connection | |
| Cruise Planners | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Outdoor Connection | |
| Cruise Planners | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Outdoor Connection | 3-5% |
| Cruise Planners | 1% - 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Outdoor Connection | |
| Cruise Planners | |
| Year Founded | |
| Outdoor Connection | 1988 |
| Cruise Planners | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Outdoor Connection | 1990 |
| Cruise Planners | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Outdoor Connection | 5 years |
| Cruise Planners | 3 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Outdoor Connection | $500 |
| Cruise Planners | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Outdoor Connection | |
| Cruise Planners | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Outdoor Connection | Yes |
| Cruise Planners | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Outdoor Connection | |
| Cruise Planners | |
| Equipment | |
| Outdoor Connection} | |
| Cruise Planners | |
| Inventory | |
| Outdoor Connection | |
| Cruise Planners | |
| Receivables | |
| Outdoor Connection | |
| Cruise Planners | |
| Payroll | |
| Outdoor Connection | |
| Cruise Planners | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Outdoor Connection | |
| Cruise Planners | On-The-Job Training: Ongoing Classroom Training: 58.5 hours Additional Training: Available |
| Support | |
| Outdoor Connection | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Cruise Planners | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Outdoor Connection | Co-op advertising, National media |
| Cruise Planners | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| Outdoor Connection | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Cruise Planners | Franchise can be run from home. Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 - 2 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Outdoor Connection | |
| Cruise Planners | 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 | |
| Outdoor Connection | 0 |
| Cruise Planners | |
| International Expansion | |
| Outdoor Connection | Canada, |
| Cruise Planners | |