Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Watermill Express | Tropical Flurry | |
| Investment | 471800 - 596400 | 190000 - 190000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | to 7% | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | to 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1984 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 1989 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Watermill Express | Tropical Flurry | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Watermill Express | Tropical Flurry | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Watermill Express | Tropical Flurry | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 24 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours | Complete program included with initial investment |
| Support | Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| Watermill Express | Tropical Flurry | |
| 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 | |
| Watermill Express | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Watermill Express | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Watermill Express | to 7% |
| Tropical Flurry | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Watermill Express | to 2% |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Year Founded | |
| Watermill Express | 1984 |
| Tropical Flurry | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Watermill Express | 1989 |
| Tropical Flurry | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Watermill Express | |
| Tropical Flurry | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Watermill Express | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Watermill Express | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Watermill Express | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Start-up Costs | |
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| Tropical Flurry | |
| Equipment | |
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| Tropical Flurry | |
| Inventory | |
| Watermill Express | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Receivables | |
| Watermill Express | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Payroll | |
| Watermill Express | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Watermill Express | On-The-Job Training: 24 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours |
| Tropical Flurry | Complete program included with initial investment |
| Support | |
| Watermill Express | Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Marketing | |
| Watermill Express | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media Loyalty program/app |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Operations | |
| Watermill Express | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Watermill Express | 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 |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Watermill Express | |
| Tropical Flurry | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Watermill Express | |
| Tropical Flurry | |