Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Wag 'N Wash | |
| Investment | 150000 - 200000 | 510910 - 843410 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 1.50% |
| Year Founded | 1985 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 1987 | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Wag 'N Wash | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Wag 'N Wash | |
| 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 | Wag 'N Wash | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 160 hours Classroom Training: 64 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 Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional 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 | Wag 'N Wash | |
| 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 | |
| Wag 'N Wash | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Wag 'N Wash | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 4% |
| Wag 'N Wash | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1% |
| Wag 'N Wash | 1.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1985 |
| Wag 'N Wash | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1987 |
| Wag 'N Wash | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 5 years |
| Wag 'N Wash | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Wag 'N Wash | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Wag 'N Wash | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | No |
| Wag 'N Wash | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Wag 'N Wash | |
| Equipment | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres} | |
| Wag 'N Wash | |
| Inventory | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Wag 'N Wash | |
| Receivables | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Wag 'N Wash | |
| Payroll | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Wag 'N Wash | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Wag 'N Wash | On-The-Job Training: 160 hours Classroom Training: 64 hours |
| Support | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Wag 'N Wash | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Wag 'N Wash | 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) |
| Wag 'N Wash | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Wag 'N Wash | 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 | |
| Wag 'N Wash | |
| International Expansion | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Wag 'N Wash | |