Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Investment | 189000 - 369000 | 340000 - 575000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2001 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| 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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| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | You are provided with an Ellianos Operations Manual which has the tools you need to help run your store "at your fingertips. On-going Support and Evaluations- We schedule periodic evaluations at your store to see if there are any areas in which we can help you improve operations. Financial and Operations Advice- You will have access to our Ellianos Corporate business professionals if you have any financial or operations questions. We continuously invest in finding new ways to save our franchisees money through more efficient operations. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | Logo and Branding Materials- Eliminates the need for the franchise owner to invest in essential but costly logos and corporate identity. Marketing Advice- Don’t know what to promote or how to attract customers? Our Marketing Director will be glad to help you put together your own marketing plan. Brand Identity- As the franchise grows, our brand awareness adds an enormous intangible asset to your store. |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | 5% |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Year Founded | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | 2001 |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | 2002 |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | 10 years |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | $1K |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | No |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Equipment | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe} | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Inventory | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Receivables | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Payroll | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
| Support | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | You are provided with an Ellianos Operations Manual which has the tools you need to help run your store "at your fingertips. On-going Support and Evaluations- We schedule periodic evaluations at your store to see if there are any areas in which we can help you improve operations. Financial and Operations Advice- You will have access to our Ellianos Corporate business professionals if you have any financial or operations questions. We continuously invest in finding new ways to save our franchisees money through more efficient operations. |
| Marketing | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | Logo and Branding Materials- Eliminates the need for the franchise owner to invest in essential but costly logos and corporate identity. Marketing Advice- Don’t know what to promote or how to attract customers? Our Marketing Director will be glad to help you put together your own marketing plan. Brand Identity- As the franchise grows, our brand awareness adds an enormous intangible asset to your store. |
| Operations | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | 0 |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Ellianos Coffee Company | |