Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| The Senior's Choice | Touching Hearts | |
| Investment | 45000 - 65000 | 48900 - 75600 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | Membership: $500/month (with 30-day written notice to discontinue membership. No ongoing royalties) | 3%-5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1999 | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | 2007 | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| The Senior's Choice | Touching Hearts | |
| Experience | Minimum Net Worth: $100,000 Average Number Of Employees: 2 full time staff, 40 caregivers Passive Ownership: No | |
Financing Options |
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| The Senior's Choice | Touching Hearts | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| The Senior's Choice | Touching Hearts | |
| Training | The Senior's Choice provides extensive training and support to its members They receive 4 days of initial training where they learn all aspects of the business and the tools and resources that are available to them. After training, they enroll in a 90-day coaching program with our dedicated Trainer and Coach. In addition, support is available by phone and email during normal business hours. The Senior's Choice also hosts regularly scheduled regional "next-level" educational and networking events, as well as an annual conference. | Classroom Training: 32 hours |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development | |
| Operations | 4 Primary Advantages: 1. We charge No Royalty Fees, just a flat monthly fee of $500 - This results in huge savings and much greater take-home earnings compared with their industry franchise competitors. 2. Franchises sign No Long-Term Contracts - Their membership with us is month to month and they can cancel at any time with 30 days notice. This requires management to provide exceptional value to its owners every day, or risk losing residual revenue due to canceled memberships. That said; our retention rate is impressively high. 3. Franchisees establish their Individual Brand Identity - Senior care is one industry where franchise brand recognition is less than 1%. Therefore, our owners have the advantage of developing their own unique brand identity and representing themselves as a locally owned/operated business - which clients prefer. 4. Franchisees are free to customize their business according to their wishes/needs - While we provide our Members/owners with complete operating systems, business framework and best-practices; they are free to customize their business according to their needs and desires. This enables them to adapt their business and services according to the unique demands of their local market and to take advantage of any revenue opportunities that they feel are beneficial to them. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| The Senior's Choice | Touching Hearts | |
| 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 | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| The Senior's Choice | |
| Touching Hearts | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| The Senior's Choice | |
| Touching Hearts | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| The Senior's Choice | Membership: $500/month (with 30-day written notice to discontinue membership. No ongoing royalties) |
| Touching Hearts | 3%-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| The Senior's Choice | |
| Touching Hearts | |
| Year Founded | |
| The Senior's Choice | 1999 |
| Touching Hearts | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | |
| The Senior's Choice | 2007 |
| Touching Hearts | 2007 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| The Senior's Choice | 5 years |
| Touching Hearts | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| The Senior's Choice | |
| Touching Hearts | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| The Senior's Choice | Minimum Net Worth: $100,000 Average Number Of Employees: 2 full time staff, 40 caregivers Passive Ownership: No |
| Touching Hearts | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| The Senior's Choice | No |
| Touching Hearts | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| The Senior's Choice | |
| Touching Hearts | |
| Equipment | |
| The Senior's Choice} | |
| Touching Hearts | |
| Inventory | |
| The Senior's Choice | |
| Touching Hearts | |
| Receivables | |
| The Senior's Choice | |
| Touching Hearts | |
| Payroll | |
| The Senior's Choice | |
| Touching Hearts | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| The Senior's Choice | The Senior's Choice provides extensive training and support to its members They receive 4 days of initial training where they learn all aspects of the business and the tools and resources that are available to them. After training, they enroll in a 90-day coaching program with our dedicated Trainer and Coach. In addition, support is available by phone and email during normal business hours. The Senior's Choice also hosts regularly scheduled regional "next-level" educational and networking events, as well as an annual conference. |
| Touching Hearts | Classroom Training: 32 hours |
| Support | |
| The Senior's Choice | |
| Touching Hearts | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| The Senior's Choice | |
| Touching Hearts | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development |
| Operations | |
| The Senior's Choice | 4 Primary Advantages: 1. We charge No Royalty Fees, just a flat monthly fee of $500 - This results in huge savings and much greater take-home earnings compared with their industry franchise competitors. 2. Franchises sign No Long-Term Contracts - Their membership with us is month to month and they can cancel at any time with 30 days notice. This requires management to provide exceptional value to its owners every day, or risk losing residual revenue due to canceled memberships. That said; our retention rate is impressively high. 3. Franchisees establish their Individual Brand Identity - Senior care is one industry where franchise brand recognition is less than 1%. Therefore, our owners have the advantage of developing their own unique brand identity and representing themselves as a locally owned/operated business - which clients prefer. 4. Franchisees are free to customize their business according to their wishes/needs - While we provide our Members/owners with complete operating systems, business framework and best-practices; they are free to customize their business according to their needs and desires. This enables them to adapt their business and services according to the unique demands of their local market and to take advantage of any revenue opportunities that they feel are beneficial to them. |
| Touching Hearts | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| The Senior's Choice | 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 |
| Touching Hearts | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| The Senior's Choice | |
| Touching Hearts | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| The Senior's Choice | |
| Touching Hearts | |