Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Pickles & Ice Cream | Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Investment | 167200 - 366000 | 114501 - 244800 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1.50% | |
| Year Founded | 1997 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Pickles & Ice Cream | Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Experience | Friendly and outgoing. $50,000 minimum liquidity. | |
Financing Options |
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| Pickles & Ice Cream | Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Pickles & Ice Cream | Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Training | Manuals, online training courses, 5-day Big Frog University in Dunedin FL, 4 days in-store at opening. Online courses, live webinars and recorded videos, Best Practices monthly newsletter, annual FROG-A-Thon convention. On-The-Job Training: 36 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours | |
| Support | Site selection and lease negotiation, pre-opening manual and online task manager and weekly calls, Intranet and forums, pre-opening marketing program, weekly coaching calls, onsite visits, Grand Opening program, closed Facebook group, marketing calendar and online Ad-builder and dashboard, monthly KPI reports, annual marketing and business planning assistance. Store design drawings, DTG printer installation and training, on-demand business coaching, weekly coaching calls, franchisee peer groups, onsite visits, new product research and development, website and Facebook page, recruiting platform and program, DTG ink sales, pay-per-click (PPC) ad campaigns, bi-monthly e-mail marketing blasts, garment vendor discounts and other benefits, proprietary point-of-sale (POS) software, IT support vendor, community event programs. Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | |
| Operations | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Pickles & Ice Cream | Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| 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 | Nationwide, |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | 6% |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | 1.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | 1997 |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | 1999 |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | 7 years |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | 33% of then current Fran. fee |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Friendly and outgoing. $50,000 minimum liquidity. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | No |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Equipment | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream} | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Inventory | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Receivables | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Payroll | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Manuals, online training courses, 5-day Big Frog University in Dunedin FL, 4 days in-store at opening. Online courses, live webinars and recorded videos, Best Practices monthly newsletter, annual FROG-A-Thon convention. On-The-Job Training: 36 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Support | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Site selection and lease negotiation, pre-opening manual and online task manager and weekly calls, Intranet and forums, pre-opening marketing program, weekly coaching calls, onsite visits, Grand Opening program, closed Facebook group, marketing calendar and online Ad-builder and dashboard, monthly KPI reports, annual marketing and business planning assistance. Store design drawings, DTG printer installation and training, on-demand business coaching, weekly coaching calls, franchisee peer groups, onsite visits, new product research and development, website and Facebook page, recruiting platform and program, DTG ink sales, pay-per-click (PPC) ad campaigns, bi-monthly e-mail marketing blasts, garment vendor discounts and other benefits, proprietary point-of-sale (POS) software, IT support vendor, community event programs. Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | 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 | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | 0 |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Nationwide, |
| International Expansion | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |