Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Connoisseur | Waters Edge Wineries | |
| Investment | 200000 - 270000 | 269674 - 769760 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% +$200/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1972 | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | 1988 | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Connoisseur | Waters Edge Wineries | |
| Experience | Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| The Connoisseur | Waters Edge Wineries | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| The Connoisseur | Waters Edge Wineries | |
| Training | You will receive comprehensive training from us.We will provide you with pre-opening training courses, both hands-on and classroom based, to help you prepare for opening for business. We ll also provide training and documentation on how to run our micro-winery tank system. On-The-Job Training: 1 week Classroom Training: 1 week Additional Training: Via Webinar | |
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Ongoing support and refresher training as needed. And, you ll have access to confidential operational documents and manuals to help guide your daily winery business functions efficiently. Our team of experts will provide on-going support to ensure the success of your business. Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | Getting to know your market - we offer tools and guidance to help know more about the demographics in your market versus our benchmarks. You may want to start to look for spaces that are appropriate for our model, and get an idea on market rents. |
| 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) | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 3 - 5 |
Expansion Plans |
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| The Connoisseur | Waters Edge Wineries | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Connoisseur | 6% |
| Waters Edge Wineries | 5% +$200/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| The Connoisseur | 1972 |
| Waters Edge Wineries | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Connoisseur | 1988 |
| Waters Edge Wineries | 2012 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Connoisseur | 10 years |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Connoisseur | Marketing skills |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Connoisseur | No |
| Waters Edge Wineries | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| Equipment | |
| The Connoisseur} | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| Inventory | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| Receivables | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| Payroll | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | You will receive comprehensive training from us.We will provide you with pre-opening training courses, both hands-on and classroom based, to help you prepare for opening for business. We ll also provide training and documentation on how to run our micro-winery tank system. On-The-Job Training: 1 week Classroom Training: 1 week Additional Training: Via Webinar |
| Support | |
| The Connoisseur | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Waters Edge Wineries | Ongoing support and refresher training as needed. And, you ll have access to confidential operational documents and manuals to help guide your daily winery business functions efficiently. Our team of experts will provide on-going support to ensure the success of your business. Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations |
| Marketing | |
| The Connoisseur | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Waters Edge Wineries | Getting to know your market - we offer tools and guidance to help know more about the demographics in your market versus our benchmarks. You may want to start to look for spaces that are appropriate for our model, and get an idea on market rents. |
| 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) |
| Waters Edge Wineries | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 3 - 5 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| International Expansion | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |