Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Shakes Alive | |
| Investment | 64600 - 311750 | 0 - 0 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1989 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Shakes Alive | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Shakes Alive | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Shakes Alive | |
| Training | K-Tec is a 5-day training all Kahala franchisees receive and is the companion to brand specific in-store training. It introduces participants to the Kahala culture, level of support provided, and the roles and responsibilities for supporting franchisee and franchisor success. It provides exposure to basic business concepts such as customer service, profitability, quality assurance, inventory, purchasing and distribution, and more. | 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. |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | 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. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Includes marketing plans in advertising materials for use in your own local market. |
| Operations | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Shakes Alive | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 6% |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1% |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Year Founded | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1989 |
| Shakes Alive | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1995 |
| Shakes Alive | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 10 years |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 75% of then-current fee |
| Shakes Alive | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Industry experience General business experience |
| Shakes Alive | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Surf City Squeeze | No |
| Shakes Alive | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Equipment | |
| Surf City Squeeze} | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Inventory | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Receivables | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Payroll | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Shakes Alive | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Surf City Squeeze | K-Tec is a 5-day training all Kahala franchisees receive and is the companion to brand specific in-store training. It introduces participants to the Kahala culture, level of support provided, and the roles and responsibilities for supporting franchisee and franchisor success. It provides exposure to basic business concepts such as customer service, profitability, quality assurance, inventory, purchasing and distribution, and more. |
| 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. |
| Support | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| 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. |
| Marketing | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Shakes Alive | Includes marketing plans in advertising materials for use in your own local market. |
| Operations | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Shakes Alive | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 0 |
| Shakes Alive | |
| International Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Shakes Alive | |