Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Relax The Back | Great American BackRub | |
| Investment | 219700 - 391300 | 100000 - 150000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 2%-5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1984 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 1989 | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Relax The Back | Great American BackRub | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Relax The Back | Great American BackRub | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Relax The Back | Great American BackRub | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 18 hours Classroom Training: 24 hours Additional Training: Regional training | All new franchisees must attend and successfully complete the 5-day franchisee-training program at specified GABR Canada facilities. |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing | |
| Operations | 34% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Relax The Back | Great American BackRub | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Relax The Back | |
| Great American BackRub | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Relax The Back | |
| Great American BackRub | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Relax The Back | 2%-5% |
| Great American BackRub | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Relax The Back | 2% |
| Great American BackRub | |
| Year Founded | |
| Relax The Back | 1984 |
| Great American BackRub | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Relax The Back | 1989 |
| Great American BackRub | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Relax The Back | 10 years |
| Great American BackRub | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Relax The Back | |
| Great American BackRub | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Relax The Back | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Great American BackRub | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Relax The Back | No |
| Great American BackRub | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Relax The Back | |
| Great American BackRub | |
| Equipment | |
| Relax The Back} | |
| Great American BackRub | |
| Inventory | |
| Relax The Back | |
| Great American BackRub | |
| Receivables | |
| Relax The Back | |
| Great American BackRub | |
| Payroll | |
| Relax The Back | |
| Great American BackRub | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Relax The Back | On-The-Job Training: 18 hours Classroom Training: 24 hours Additional Training: Regional training |
| Great American BackRub | All new franchisees must attend and successfully complete the 5-day franchisee-training program at specified GABR Canada facilities. |
| Support | |
| Relax The Back | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Great American BackRub | |
| Marketing | |
| Relax The Back | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Great American BackRub | |
| Operations | |
| Relax The Back | 34% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Great American BackRub | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Relax The Back | 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 |
| Great American BackRub | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Relax The Back | |
| Great American BackRub | |
| International Expansion | |
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| Great American BackRub | |