Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Strings Italian Cafe | Artuzzi's | |
| Investment | 325000 - 325000 | 307500 - 367000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1987 | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | 1989 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
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Business Experience Requirements |
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| Strings Italian Cafe | Artuzzi's | |
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Financing Options |
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Training & Support |
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| Strings Italian Cafe | Artuzzi's | |
| Training | 1. Gold River, CA 6 Weeks 2. On-Site 3 Weeks | * Available at headquarters: 4 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| Support | Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings | * Newsletter * Meetings * Grand opening * Internet * Security/safety procedures * Field operations/evaluations * Adslicks |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | Average Number of Employees: 4-6 Full-time, 15 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Strings Italian Cafe | Artuzzi's | |
| 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 | |
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| Franchise Fee | |
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| Royalty Fee | |
| Strings Italian Cafe | 5% |
| Artuzzi's | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Strings Italian Cafe | 2% |
| Artuzzi's | |
| Year Founded | |
| Strings Italian Cafe | 1987 |
| Artuzzi's | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Strings Italian Cafe | 1989 |
| Artuzzi's | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Strings Italian Cafe | 10 years +5 |
| Artuzzi's | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Strings Italian Cafe | |
| Artuzzi's | 50% of then-current fran. fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Financing Options |
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| Start-up Costs | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Inventory | |
| Strings Italian Cafe | |
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| Receivables | |
| Strings Italian Cafe | |
| Artuzzi's | |
| Payroll | |
| Strings Italian Cafe | |
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Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Strings Italian Cafe | 1. Gold River, CA 6 Weeks 2. On-Site 3 Weeks |
| Artuzzi's | * Available at headquarters: 4 weeks * At franchisee's location: 1 week |
| Support | |
| Strings Italian Cafe | Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings |
| Artuzzi's | * Newsletter * Meetings * Grand opening * Internet * Security/safety procedures * Field operations/evaluations * Adslicks |
| Marketing | |
| Strings Italian Cafe | |
| Artuzzi's | |
| Operations | |
| Strings Italian Cafe | Average Number of Employees: 4-6 Full-time, 15 Part-time Passive Ownership: Allowed, But Discouraged |
| Artuzzi's | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Strings Italian Cafe | 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 |
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| International Expansion | |
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