Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Waves Coffee House | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Investment | 300000 - 350000 | 56200 - 123300 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 8-5% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 2004 | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Waves Coffee House | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Waves Coffee House | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Waves Coffee House | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Training | The Waves training program takes approximately 5 weeks. 3 weeks in our Training Academy, and an extra 2 weeks in-store training in your newly opened location. Waves is committed to offering you excellent training in all areas of your operation so you may operate your location at projected high volume profits. | |
| Support | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Once you become familiar with operating a profitable Waves Coffee House it is very possible to open a second or third location. It is quite common in the franchised coffee shop business to own a chain of successful locations. | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Waves Coffee House | Cafe Ala Carte | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Waves Coffee House | 6% |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 8-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Waves Coffee House | 3% |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Year Founded | |
| Waves Coffee House | 2004 |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 1996 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Waves Coffee House | 2004 |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | The then-current franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Equipment | |
| Waves Coffee House} | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Inventory | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Receivables | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Payroll | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Waves Coffee House | The Waves training program takes approximately 5 weeks. 3 weeks in our Training Academy, and an extra 2 weeks in-store training in your newly opened location. Waves is committed to offering you excellent training in all areas of your operation so you may operate your location at projected high volume profits. |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Support | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet |
| Marketing | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Waves Coffee House | Once you become familiar with operating a profitable Waves Coffee House it is very possible to open a second or third location. It is quite common in the franchised coffee shop business to own a chain of successful locations. |
| Cafe Ala Carte | Franchise can be run from home. International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 100% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |
| International Expansion | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Cafe Ala Carte | |