Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Sawmill | Damon's | |
| Investment | 1000000 - 999999 | 1200000 - 3200000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1976 | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Sawmill | Damon's | |
| Experience | Industry experience | |
Financing Options |
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| The Sawmill | Damon's | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| The Sawmill | Damon's | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 90% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 80 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| The Sawmill | Damon's | |
| US Expansion | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Damon's | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Damon's | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Damon's | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Damon's | |
| Year Founded | |
| The Sawmill | 1976 |
| Damon's | 1979 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Sawmill | 2004 |
| Damon's | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Damon's | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Damon's | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Damon's | Industry experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Damon's | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Damon's | |
| Equipment | |
| The Sawmill} | |
| Damon's | |
| Inventory | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Damon's | |
| Receivables | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Damon's | |
| Payroll | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Damon's | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Damon's | |
| Support | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Damon's | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Damon's | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Damon's | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 90% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 80 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Sawmill | Nationwide, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming |
| Damon's | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The Sawmill | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Damon's | |
| International Expansion | |
| The Sawmill | |
| Damon's | |