Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Buff and Coat | Growing Roots | |
| Investment | 30000 - 55000 | 25100 - 45100 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1992 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2007 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Buff and Coat | Growing Roots | |
| Experience | Many of our franchise operators are first time business owners. | |
Financing Options |
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| Buff and Coat | Growing Roots | |
| Franchise Fees | ||
| Start-up Costs | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| Buff and Coat | Growing Roots | |
| Training | Initial training occurs at our company headquarters for one week. This is followed up with on site support by an operations specialist for 2 days during your initial phase of operating. Members of the management team and designated vendors conduct training. Training will be provided for two persons per franchised business and ongoing training is also available. Instructional topics include sales, marketing, technical processes, understanding the supplies and equipment, personnel, financial management and more. | An extensive initial 5 day training at Headquarters and off-site. Before the initial training in Long Beach, CA, you will be sent a package with pre-training materials including manuals, DVD's and books to review in order to get you familiar with interior plantscaping. Training will consist of but not limited to, study materials on plant identification and proper care, hands-on lessons, nursery tours, business training and review of the expansive Operations Manual. |
| Support | Access to on-going support for all of your questions and concerns via phone and e-mail. Franchisee's will also have the opportunity to attend franchisee meetings and training sessions in order to share ideas and thoughts that will strengthen the franchise system as a whole. We will also set-up franchisee meetings at Industry seminars and trade shows so we can take advantage of the time to learn and grow. | |
| Marketing | During the initial 5-day training we will cover marketing and advertising techniques as well as going over the marketing materials we utilize. You will be provided with some of the select marketing materials during training and the information for preferred printing vendors. As part of advertising, we will provide assistance in creating the proper signage for your specific vehicle with the Growing Roots logo using our preferred vendor or an approved local vendor. | |
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| Buff and Coat | Growing Roots | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Buff and Coat | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Buff and Coat | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Buff and Coat | |
| Growing Roots | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Buff and Coat | |
| Growing Roots | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Buff and Coat | 1992 |
| Growing Roots | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Buff and Coat | 2007 |
| Growing Roots | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Buff and Coat | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Buff and Coat | |
| Growing Roots | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Buff and Coat | Many of our franchise operators are first time business owners. |
| Growing Roots | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Buff and Coat | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Buff and Coat | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Equipment | |
| Buff and Coat} | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Inventory | |
| Buff and Coat | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Receivables | |
| Buff and Coat | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Payroll | |
| Buff and Coat | |
| Growing Roots | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Buff and Coat | Initial training occurs at our company headquarters for one week. This is followed up with on site support by an operations specialist for 2 days during your initial phase of operating. Members of the management team and designated vendors conduct training. Training will be provided for two persons per franchised business and ongoing training is also available. Instructional topics include sales, marketing, technical processes, understanding the supplies and equipment, personnel, financial management and more. |
| Growing Roots | An extensive initial 5 day training at Headquarters and off-site. Before the initial training in Long Beach, CA, you will be sent a package with pre-training materials including manuals, DVD's and books to review in order to get you familiar with interior plantscaping. Training will consist of but not limited to, study materials on plant identification and proper care, hands-on lessons, nursery tours, business training and review of the expansive Operations Manual. |
| Support | |
| Buff and Coat | |
| Growing Roots | Access to on-going support for all of your questions and concerns via phone and e-mail. Franchisee's will also have the opportunity to attend franchisee meetings and training sessions in order to share ideas and thoughts that will strengthen the franchise system as a whole. We will also set-up franchisee meetings at Industry seminars and trade shows so we can take advantage of the time to learn and grow. |
| Marketing | |
| Buff and Coat | |
| Growing Roots | During the initial 5-day training we will cover marketing and advertising techniques as well as going over the marketing materials we utilize. You will be provided with some of the select marketing materials during training and the information for preferred printing vendors. As part of advertising, we will provide assistance in creating the proper signage for your specific vehicle with the Growing Roots logo using our preferred vendor or an approved local vendor. |
| Operations | |
| Buff and Coat | |
| Growing Roots | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Buff and Coat | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Buff and Coat | |
| Growing Roots | |
| International Expansion | |
| Buff and Coat | |
| Growing Roots | |