Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Thinkertots | SOS Franchising | |
| Investment | 83100 - 124100 | 200000 - 350000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 7% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1998 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Thinkertots | SOS Franchising | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Thinkertots | SOS Franchising | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Thinkertots | SOS Franchising | |
| Training | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 4 days | |
| Support | ||
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 3 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Thinkertots | SOS Franchising | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion | Worldwide, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Thinkertots | |
| SOS Franchising | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Thinkertots | |
| SOS Franchising | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Thinkertots | 7% |
| SOS Franchising | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Thinkertots | |
| SOS Franchising | |
| Year Founded | |
| Thinkertots | 1998 |
| SOS Franchising | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Thinkertots | 2005 |
| SOS Franchising | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Thinkertots | 5 years |
| SOS Franchising | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Thinkertots | |
| SOS Franchising | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Thinkertots | |
| SOS Franchising | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Thinkertots | No |
| SOS Franchising | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Thinkertots | |
| SOS Franchising | |
| Equipment | |
| Thinkertots} | |
| SOS Franchising | |
| Inventory | |
| Thinkertots | |
| SOS Franchising | |
| Receivables | |
| Thinkertots | |
| SOS Franchising | |
| Payroll | |
| Thinkertots | |
| SOS Franchising | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Thinkertots | * Available at headquarters: 2 weeks * At franchisee's location: 4 days |
| SOS Franchising | |
| Support | |
| Thinkertots | |
| SOS Franchising | |
| Marketing | |
| Thinkertots | |
| SOS Franchising | |
| Operations | |
| Thinkertots | * 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit * Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 3 * Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| SOS Franchising | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Thinkertots | |
| SOS Franchising | 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 | |
| Thinkertots | |
| SOS Franchising | |
| International Expansion | |
| Thinkertots | |
| SOS Franchising | Worldwide, |