Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Connoisseur | Forest of Flowers | |
| Investment | 200000 - 270000 | 105000 - 185000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2.50% | |
| Year Founded | 1972 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1988 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Connoisseur | Forest of Flowers | |
| Experience | Marketing skills | *Willing and committed to follow a proven formula. *Outstanding customer care skills. *Management skills *The desire to be in command of your success. |
Financing Options |
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| The Connoisseur | Forest of Flowers | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| The Connoisseur | Forest of Flowers | |
| Training | Training Upgrades *On-line updates to our training programs | |
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Planning & Financial Assistance with business plan & financing applications Creating Your Store Site selection and lease negotiation assistance, store design and development assistance Training Your People Extensive one week management training in London, comprehensive in-field staff training programs Operations Exclusive FOF integrated software and POS system, Standard Operating Procedures for all functional areas Getting Your Flowers Ordering is easy, products delivered directly to your store Communication Website portal exclusively for franchisees Marketing Support Advertising and merchandising templates Grand Opening Pre-opening assistance and knowledgeable field team |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| The Connoisseur | Forest of Flowers | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Forest of Flowers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Forest of Flowers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Connoisseur | 6% |
| Forest of Flowers | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Forest of Flowers | 2.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| The Connoisseur | 1972 |
| Forest of Flowers | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Connoisseur | 1988 |
| Forest of Flowers | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Connoisseur | 10 years |
| Forest of Flowers | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Forest of Flowers | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Connoisseur | Marketing skills |
| Forest of Flowers | *Willing and committed to follow a proven formula. *Outstanding customer care skills. *Management skills *The desire to be in command of your success. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Connoisseur | No |
| Forest of Flowers | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Forest of Flowers | |
| Equipment | |
| The Connoisseur} | |
| Forest of Flowers | |
| Inventory | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Forest of Flowers | |
| Receivables | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Forest of Flowers | |
| Payroll | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Forest of Flowers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Forest of Flowers | Training Upgrades *On-line updates to our training programs |
| Support | |
| The Connoisseur | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Forest of Flowers | Planning & Financial Assistance with business plan & financing applications Creating Your Store Site selection and lease negotiation assistance, store design and development assistance Training Your People Extensive one week management training in London, comprehensive in-field staff training programs Operations Exclusive FOF integrated software and POS system, Standard Operating Procedures for all functional areas Getting Your Flowers Ordering is easy, products delivered directly to your store Communication Website portal exclusively for franchisees Marketing Support Advertising and merchandising templates Grand Opening Pre-opening assistance and knowledgeable field team |
| Marketing | |
| The Connoisseur | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Forest of Flowers | |
| Operations | |
| The Connoisseur | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Forest of Flowers | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Forest of Flowers | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Forest of Flowers | |
| International Expansion | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Forest of Flowers | |