Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Scooter's Coffeehouse | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Investment | 389942 - 860654 | 75250 - 286900 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1998 | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Scooter's Coffeehouse | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Scooter's Coffeehouse | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Scooter's Coffeehouse | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 160 hours Classroom Training: 46 hours Additional Training: At existing coffeehouse | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform | * Use of the Emerald City Smoothie brand and all existing and new marketing materials * Assistance with real estate brokers, site selection, lease negotiation and construction based on best practices learned from over 30 store openings * A turn-key system that includes all architectural design, equipment, shelving, graphics, and signage at a reasonable cost * Extensive ECS Experience training for you and one staff member on drink making, developing a customer community, business management and marketing * Grand opening planning and support * "It's my store" customer involvement program * Peer-to-peer problem and solution sharing with other franchise owners * New drink introductions based on successful pilot programs at other franchises * Web presence for easy store location and product and service pre-selection * Periodic, high-return marketing strategies for pilot testing and implementation * Greater buying power for smoothie and health products as a member of our buying cooperative * Periodic visits to assist with general operations, employee training and to help you fine-tune the ECS experience * Analysis of store sales and performance versus system- wide benchmarks |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 3 - 12 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Scooter's Coffeehouse | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| US Expansion | Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | 6% |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | 2% |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | 1998 |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | 2002 |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | 10 years |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | $5,000 |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | No |
| Emerald City Smoothie | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Equipment | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse} | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Inventory | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Receivables | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Payroll | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | On-The-Job Training: 160 hours Classroom Training: 46 hours Additional Training: At existing coffeehouse |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Support | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Emerald City Smoothie | * Use of the Emerald City Smoothie brand and all existing and new marketing materials * Assistance with real estate brokers, site selection, lease negotiation and construction based on best practices learned from over 30 store openings * A turn-key system that includes all architectural design, equipment, shelving, graphics, and signage at a reasonable cost * Extensive ECS Experience training for you and one staff member on drink making, developing a customer community, business management and marketing * Grand opening planning and support * "It's my store" customer involvement program * Peer-to-peer problem and solution sharing with other franchise owners * New drink introductions based on successful pilot programs at other franchises * Web presence for easy store location and product and service pre-selection * Periodic, high-return marketing strategies for pilot testing and implementation * Greater buying power for smoothie and health products as a member of our buying cooperative * Periodic visits to assist with general operations, employee training and to help you fine-tune the ECS experience * Analysis of store sales and performance versus system- wide benchmarks |
| Marketing | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Operations | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 3 - 12 |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | 0 |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |