Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | Hallmark Card Shop | |
| Investment | 21600 - 46500 | 250000 - 500000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | $200/mo. | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 2002 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2006 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | Hallmark Card Shop | |
| Experience | A heartbeat...KIDDING! Must be outgoing | |
Financing Options |
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| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | Hallmark Card Shop | |
| Franchise Fees | ||
| Start-up Costs | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | Hallmark Card Shop | |
| Training | 3 Day training in Winnipeg (hotel and airfare included in startup) | Each new storeowner and new store manager may attend a training program to learn all the basics required for running a Hallmark store. The initial training is provided by Hallmark free of charge and the owners and managers are responsible only for their transportation, lodging and food. Additional advanced training sessions are also available at the owner's discretion. Some are free, others are fee-based. |
| Support | On going support for duration of contract. $2,000.00 worth of product provided to start-up | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | Franchisee runs their territory. Can hire employees as they see fit. Especially during the holiday season. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | Hallmark Card Shop | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion | Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosrae, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ponape, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Rota, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Barthelemy, St. Christopher, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tinian, Togo, Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, Truk, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Union Island, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda, Wake Island, Wales, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yap, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | |
| Hallmark Card Shop | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | |
| Hallmark Card Shop | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | $200/mo. |
| Hallmark Card Shop | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | |
| Hallmark Card Shop | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | 2002 |
| Hallmark Card Shop | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | 2006 |
| Hallmark Card Shop | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | |
| Hallmark Card Shop | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | |
| Hallmark Card Shop | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | A heartbeat...KIDDING! Must be outgoing |
| Hallmark Card Shop | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | |
| Hallmark Card Shop | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | |
| Hallmark Card Shop | |
| Equipment | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co} | |
| Hallmark Card Shop | |
| Inventory | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | |
| Hallmark Card Shop | |
| Receivables | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | |
| Hallmark Card Shop | |
| Payroll | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | |
| Hallmark Card Shop | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | 3 Day training in Winnipeg (hotel and airfare included in startup) |
| Hallmark Card Shop | Each new storeowner and new store manager may attend a training program to learn all the basics required for running a Hallmark store. The initial training is provided by Hallmark free of charge and the owners and managers are responsible only for their transportation, lodging and food. Additional advanced training sessions are also available at the owner's discretion. Some are free, others are fee-based. |
| Support | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | On going support for duration of contract. $2,000.00 worth of product provided to start-up |
| Hallmark Card Shop | |
| Marketing | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | |
| Hallmark Card Shop | |
| Operations | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | Franchisee runs their territory. Can hire employees as they see fit. Especially during the holiday season. |
| Hallmark Card Shop | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | 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 |
| Hallmark Card Shop | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Hallmark Card Shop | |
| International Expansion | |
| Two Blonds & a Brunette Gift Co | |
| Hallmark Card Shop | Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosrae, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ponape, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Rota, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Barthelemy, St. Christopher, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tinian, Togo, Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, Truk, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Union Island, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda, Wake Island, Wales, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yap, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |