Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Waves Coffee House | Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Investment | 300000 - 350000 | 189000 - 369000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 2004 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Waves Coffee House | Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Waves Coffee House | Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Waves Coffee House | Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| 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 | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, 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. | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Waves Coffee House | Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Waves Coffee House | 6% |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Waves Coffee House | 3% |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Year Founded | |
| Waves Coffee House | 2004 |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Waves Coffee House | 2004 |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| Waves Coffee House} | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
Training & Support |
|
| 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. |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Support | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | Co-op advertising, 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. |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit 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 | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Seekers Coffee House & Cafe | |