Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Waters Edge Wineries | The Connoisseur | |
| Investment | 269674 - 769760 | 200000 - 270000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% +$200/mo. | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 2004 | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | 2012 | 1988 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Waters Edge Wineries | The Connoisseur | |
| Experience | Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Waters Edge Wineries | The Connoisseur | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Waters Edge Wineries | The Connoisseur | |
| Training | You will receive comprehensive training from us.We will provide you with pre-opening training courses, both hands-on and classroom based, to help you prepare for opening for business. We ll also provide training and documentation on how to run our micro-winery tank system. On-The-Job Training: 1 week Classroom Training: 1 week Additional Training: Via Webinar | |
| Support | Ongoing support and refresher training as needed. And, you ll have access to confidential operational documents and manuals to help guide your daily winery business functions efficiently. Our team of experts will provide on-going support to ensure the success of your business. Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Getting to know your market - we offer tools and guidance to help know more about the demographics in your market versus our benchmarks. You may want to start to look for spaces that are appropriate for our model, and get an idea on market rents. | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 3 - 5 | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Waters Edge Wineries | The Connoisseur | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | 5% +$200/mo. |
| The Connoisseur | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | 2% |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Year Founded | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | 2004 |
| The Connoisseur | 1972 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | 2012 |
| The Connoisseur | 1988 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| The Connoisseur | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| The Connoisseur | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| The Connoisseur | Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Equipment | |
| Waters Edge Wineries} | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Inventory | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Receivables | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Payroll | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| The Connoisseur | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | You will receive comprehensive training from us.We will provide you with pre-opening training courses, both hands-on and classroom based, to help you prepare for opening for business. We ll also provide training and documentation on how to run our micro-winery tank system. On-The-Job Training: 1 week Classroom Training: 1 week Additional Training: Via Webinar |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Support | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | Ongoing support and refresher training as needed. And, you ll have access to confidential operational documents and manuals to help guide your daily winery business functions efficiently. Our team of experts will provide on-going support to ensure the success of your business. Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations |
| The Connoisseur | Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | Getting to know your market - we offer tools and guidance to help know more about the demographics in your market versus our benchmarks. You may want to start to look for spaces that are appropriate for our model, and get an idea on market rents. |
| The Connoisseur | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 3 - 5 |
| The Connoisseur | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| The Connoisseur | |
| International Expansion | |
| Waters Edge Wineries | |
| The Connoisseur | |