Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Splash and Dash | |
| Investment | 150000 - 200000 | 119250 - 262100 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 6.50% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 2.50% |
| Year Founded | 1985 | 2009 |
| Year Franchised | 1987 | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Splash and Dash | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Splash and Dash | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Splash and Dash | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 30 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions 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 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) | Number of Employees Required to Run: 3 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Splash and Dash | |
| 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 | |
| Splash and Dash | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Splash and Dash | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 4% |
| Splash and Dash | 6.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1% |
| Splash and Dash | 2.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1985 |
| Splash and Dash | 2009 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1987 |
| Splash and Dash | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 5 years |
| Splash and Dash | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Splash and Dash | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Splash and Dash | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | No |
| Splash and Dash | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Splash and Dash | |
| Equipment | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres} | |
| Splash and Dash | |
| Inventory | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Splash and Dash | |
| Receivables | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Splash and Dash | |
| Payroll | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Splash and Dash | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Splash and Dash | On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 30 hours |
| Support | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Splash and Dash | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions 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 |
| Splash and Dash | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising 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) |
| Splash and Dash | Number of Employees Required to Run: 3 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Splash and Dash | 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 | |
| Splash and Dash | |
| International Expansion | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Splash and Dash | |