Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Three Dog Bakery | Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Investment | 187000 - 326500 | 120250 - 195350 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5.5% | 4.50% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1989 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 2007 | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Three Dog Bakery | Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Experience | Birding hobby knowledge | |
Financing Options |
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| Three Dog Bakery | Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Three Dog Bakery | Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Training | The franchisee must attend a 6 day training program with Three Dog Bakery. The training program is conducted in various sites in and around Kansas City, Missouri, including the Three Dog Bakery offices, at the central production facility at which Three Dog Bakery produces products for sale in the franchised stores, and at the one "company-owned" Three Dog Bakery store. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | The Three Dog Bakery store must at all times be under the direct, day-to-day, full-time supervision of the franchisee or an operating manager who has been approved by Three Dog and who has satisfactorily completed Three Dog's training program. | 3% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Three Dog Bakery | Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| 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 | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Three Dog Bakery | 5.5% |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | 4.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Year Founded | |
| Three Dog Bakery | 1989 |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Three Dog Bakery | 2007 |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Three Dog Bakery | 7 years |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | Birding hobby knowledge |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Equipment | |
| Three Dog Bakery} | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Inventory | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Receivables | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Payroll | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Three Dog Bakery | The franchisee must attend a 6 day training program with Three Dog Bakery. The training program is conducted in various sites in and around Kansas City, Missouri, including the Three Dog Bakery offices, at the central production facility at which Three Dog Bakery produces products for sale in the franchised stores, and at the one "company-owned" Three Dog Bakery store. |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Support | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Three Dog Bakery | The Three Dog Bakery store must at all times be under the direct, day-to-day, full-time supervision of the franchisee or an operating manager who has been approved by Three Dog and who has satisfactorily completed Three Dog's training program. |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | 3% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Three Dog Bakery | 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 |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| International Expansion | |
| Three Dog Bakery | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | Canada, |