Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Pet Wants | |
| Investment | 150000 - 200000 | 59830 - 202000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 7%+ |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1985 | 2010 |
| Year Franchised | 1987 | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Pet Wants | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Pet Wants | |
| 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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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Pet Wants | |
| Training | Class room training - 40 hours | |
| 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 |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media 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 | Pet Wants | |
| 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 | |
| Pet Wants | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Pet Wants | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 4% |
| Pet Wants | 7%+ |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1% |
| Pet Wants | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1985 |
| Pet Wants | 2010 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1987 |
| Pet Wants | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 5 years |
| Pet Wants | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Pet Wants | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Pet Wants | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | No |
| Pet Wants | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Pet Wants | |
| Equipment | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres} | |
| Pet Wants | |
| Inventory | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Pet Wants | |
| Receivables | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Pet Wants | |
| Payroll | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Pet Wants | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Pet Wants | Class room training - 40 hours |
| Support | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Pet Wants | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software |
| Marketing | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Pet Wants | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media 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) |
| Pet Wants | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Pet Wants | 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 | |
| Pet Wants | |
| International Expansion | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Pet Wants | |