Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | EarthWise Pets | |
| Investment | 150000 - 200000 | 233000 - 568000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 1% |
| Year Founded | 1985 | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | 1987 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | EarthWise Pets | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | EarthWise Pets | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | EarthWise Pets | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | EarthWise Pets | |
| 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 | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 4% |
| EarthWise Pets | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1% |
| EarthWise Pets | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1985 |
| EarthWise Pets | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1987 |
| EarthWise Pets | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 5 years |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | No |
| EarthWise Pets | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Equipment | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres} | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Inventory | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Receivables | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Payroll | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| EarthWise Pets | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Ongoing |
| Support | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| EarthWise Pets | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| EarthWise Pets | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| EarthWise Pets | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| EarthWise Pets | 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 | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| International Expansion | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| EarthWise Pets | |