Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Sweet Nel's | |
| Investment | 64600 - 311750 | 354000 - 539000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1989 | 2015 |
| Year Franchised | 1995 | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Sweet Nel's | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Sweet Nel's | |
| 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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| Surf City Squeeze | Sweet Nel's | |
| 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. | 2 weeks of intensive training from the most basic of shop functions to the most comprehensive management techniques necessary to run the Sweet Nel's business. Training is ongoing for both you and your employees. |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | A Sweet Nel's consultant will guide you through every phase of development and, eventually, to help you open your shop. After shop construction, and for the 2-weeks prior to grand opening, we will assist in setting up your Sweet Nel's Shop. Sweet Nel's franchisees are provided with a Field Service Consultant on-call to answer questions and to provide support. They will visit on a regular basis and have an in-depth meeting about how things are going and to offer suggestions and evaluations. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | We support you with the tools you need to take advantage of promotional opportunities and create new programs on an ongoing basis. |
| 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) | We do not allow multiple shop ownership at this time. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Surf City Squeeze | Sweet Nel's | |
| US Expansion | Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 6% |
| Sweet Nel's | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1% |
| Sweet Nel's | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1989 |
| Sweet Nel's | 2015 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1995 |
| Sweet Nel's | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 10 years |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 75% of then-current fee |
| Sweet Nel's | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Industry experience General business experience |
| Sweet Nel's | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Surf City Squeeze | No |
| Sweet Nel's | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Equipment | |
| Surf City Squeeze} | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Inventory | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Receivables | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Payroll | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
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. |
| Sweet Nel's | 2 weeks of intensive training from the most basic of shop functions to the most comprehensive management techniques necessary to run the Sweet Nel's business. Training is ongoing for both you and your employees. |
| Support | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Sweet Nel's | A Sweet Nel's consultant will guide you through every phase of development and, eventually, to help you open your shop. After shop construction, and for the 2-weeks prior to grand opening, we will assist in setting up your Sweet Nel's Shop. Sweet Nel's franchisees are provided with a Field Service Consultant on-call to answer questions and to provide support. They will visit on a regular basis and have an in-depth meeting about how things are going and to offer suggestions and evaluations. |
| Marketing | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Sweet Nel's | We support you with the tools you need to take advantage of promotional opportunities and create new programs on an ongoing basis. |
| 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) |
| Sweet Nel's | We do not allow multiple shop ownership at this time. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Sweet Nel's | Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 0 |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| International Expansion | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Sweet Nel's | |