Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| SOHO Hero | BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Investment | 175000 - 190000 | 65000 - 147000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 16-19% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1997 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| SOHO Hero | BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| SOHO Hero | BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Franchise Fees | ||
| Start-up Costs | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| SOHO Hero | BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Training | Available at headquarters: 5 days. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives, Lease Negotiation | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators). | |
Expansion Plans |
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| SOHO Hero | BlueGrace Logistics | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee | 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| SOHO Hero | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| SOHO Hero | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| SOHO Hero | 5% |
| BlueGrace Logistics | 16-19% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| SOHO Hero | 2% |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Year Founded | |
| SOHO Hero | 1997 |
| BlueGrace Logistics | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| SOHO Hero | 2000 |
| BlueGrace Logistics | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| SOHO Hero | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| SOHO Hero | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| SOHO Hero | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| SOHO Hero | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| SOHO Hero | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Equipment | |
| SOHO Hero} | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Inventory | |
| SOHO Hero | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Receivables | |
| SOHO Hero | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| Payroll | |
| SOHO Hero | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| SOHO Hero | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | Available at headquarters: 5 days. |
| Support | |
| SOHO Hero | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives, Lease Negotiation |
| Marketing | |
| SOHO Hero | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media |
| Operations | |
| SOHO Hero | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5. Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators). |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| SOHO Hero | Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee |
| BlueGrace Logistics | 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 | |
| SOHO Hero | 0 |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |
| International Expansion | |
| SOHO Hero | |
| BlueGrace Logistics | |