Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Investment | 114501 - 244800 | 167200 - 366000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1.50% | |
| Year Founded | 2007 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 2008 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Experience | Friendly and outgoing. $50,000 minimum liquidity. | |
Financing Options |
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| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Training | Manuals, online training courses, 5-day Big Frog University in Dunedin FL, 4 days in-store at opening. Online courses, live webinars and recorded videos, Best Practices monthly newsletter, annual FROG-A-Thon convention. On-The-Job Training: 36 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours | |
| Support | Site selection and lease negotiation, pre-opening manual and online task manager and weekly calls, Intranet and forums, pre-opening marketing program, weekly coaching calls, onsite visits, Grand Opening program, closed Facebook group, marketing calendar and online Ad-builder and dashboard, monthly KPI reports, annual marketing and business planning assistance. Store design drawings, DTG printer installation and training, on-demand business coaching, weekly coaching calls, franchisee peer groups, onsite visits, new product research and development, website and Facebook page, recruiting platform and program, DTG ink sales, pay-per-click (PPC) ad campaigns, bi-monthly e-mail marketing blasts, garment vendor discounts and other benefits, proprietary point-of-sale (POS) software, IT support vendor, community event programs. Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | |
| Operations | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| 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, | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | 6% |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | 1.50% |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Year Founded | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | 2007 |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | 2008 |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | 7 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | 33% of then current Fran. fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Friendly and outgoing. $50,000 minimum liquidity. |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Equipment | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts} | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Inventory | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Receivables | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Payroll | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Manuals, online training courses, 5-day Big Frog University in Dunedin FL, 4 days in-store at opening. Online courses, live webinars and recorded videos, Best Practices monthly newsletter, annual FROG-A-Thon convention. On-The-Job Training: 36 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Support | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Site selection and lease negotiation, pre-opening manual and online task manager and weekly calls, Intranet and forums, pre-opening marketing program, weekly coaching calls, onsite visits, Grand Opening program, closed Facebook group, marketing calendar and online Ad-builder and dashboard, monthly KPI reports, annual marketing and business planning assistance. Store design drawings, DTG printer installation and training, on-demand business coaching, weekly coaching calls, franchisee peer groups, onsite visits, new product research and development, website and Facebook page, recruiting platform and program, DTG ink sales, pay-per-click (PPC) ad campaigns, bi-monthly e-mail marketing blasts, garment vendor discounts and other benefits, proprietary point-of-sale (POS) software, IT support vendor, community event programs. Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Marketing | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Operations | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | 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 |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Nationwide, |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Pickles & Ice Cream | |