Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Sweet Nel's | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Investment | 354000 - 539000 | 64600 - 311750 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | 1% |
| Year Founded | 2015 | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | 2015 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Sweet Nel's | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Sweet Nel's | Surf City Squeeze | |
| 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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| Sweet Nel's | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Training | 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. | 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. |
| Support | 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. | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | We support you with the tools you need to take advantage of promotional opportunities and create new programs on an ongoing basis. | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | We do not allow multiple shop ownership at this time. | 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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| Sweet Nel's | Surf City Squeeze | |
| US Expansion | Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Sweet Nel's | 5% |
| Surf City Squeeze | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Sweet Nel's | 2% |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Sweet Nel's | 2015 |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Sweet Nel's | 2015 |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 75% of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Sweet Nel's | No |
| Surf City Squeeze | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Equipment | |
| Sweet Nel's} | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Inventory | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Receivables | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Payroll | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Support | |
| 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. |
| Surf City Squeeze | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| 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. |
| Surf City Squeeze | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Sweet Nel's | We do not allow multiple shop ownership at this time. |
| 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) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Sweet Nel's | Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |