Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Shakes Alive | Rita's | |
| Investment | 0 - 0 | 15100 - 435000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6.50% | |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1984 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1989 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Shakes Alive | Rita's | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Shakes Alive | Rita's | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Shakes Alive | Rita's | |
| Training | Covers the areas of administration, operations, customer service and more. Valuable, hands-on experience will be gained through on-the-job training at an existing Shakes Alive! location. Shortly before your location opens, an experienced trainer will attend your grand opening in order to help assure that things start as smooth as possible. | 5 days at Cool University and 4 days on site |
| Support | We are eager to share our expertise with you, and will be available to answer your questions by phone or email at any time. Plus, you will be periodically visited by a Shakes Alive! representative who can provide assistance and insight. | Cool Support Center, newsletter, meetings, toll-free phone line, grand opening, security/safety procedures, field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Includes marketing plans in advertising materials for use in your own local market. | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: average 2 full-time, 15 part-time | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Shakes Alive | Rita's | |
| US Expansion | Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Rita's | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Rita's | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Rita's | 6.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Rita's | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Shakes Alive | 0 |
| Rita's | 1984 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Shakes Alive | 0 |
| Rita's | 1989 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Rita's | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Rita's | 50% of current franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Rita's | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Rita's | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Rita's | |
| Equipment | |
| Shakes Alive} | |
| Rita's | |
| Inventory | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Rita's | |
| Receivables | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Rita's | |
| Payroll | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Rita's | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Shakes Alive | Covers the areas of administration, operations, customer service and more. Valuable, hands-on experience will be gained through on-the-job training at an existing Shakes Alive! location. Shortly before your location opens, an experienced trainer will attend your grand opening in order to help assure that things start as smooth as possible. |
| Rita's | 5 days at Cool University and 4 days on site |
| Support | |
| Shakes Alive | We are eager to share our expertise with you, and will be available to answer your questions by phone or email at any time. Plus, you will be periodically visited by a Shakes Alive! representative who can provide assistance and insight. |
| Rita's | Cool Support Center, newsletter, meetings, toll-free phone line, grand opening, security/safety procedures, field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Shakes Alive | Includes marketing plans in advertising materials for use in your own local market. |
| Rita's | Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Rita's | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: average 2 full-time, 15 part-time |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Rita's | Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Rita's | |
| International Expansion | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Rita's | |