Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Cookies in Bloom | Chocolate Works | |
| Investment | 75000 - 116000 | 284800 - 436600 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | $300/month Nat'l+1%local | |
| Year Founded | 1988 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Cookies in Bloom | Chocolate Works | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Creativity; customer service; people skills | You don't need to have specific experience in the candy and confections business to become a franchise owner with Chocolate Works. We look for people who have a passion for our products, and who have some retail experience and/or customer service skills. We also prefer franchise owners who will be directly involved in the operations and growth of their Chocolate Works franchises. In turn, we'll provide the support franchisees need to run their Chocolate Works business. We do, of course, also expect that franchisees have the right amount of capital to invest in the business. |
Financing Options |
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| Cookies in Bloom | Chocolate Works | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Cookies in Bloom | Chocolate Works | |
| Training | On-the-job training at corporate-approved shop | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Cookies in Bloom | Chocolate Works | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Canada, Mexico, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Cookies in Bloom | 5% |
| Chocolate Works | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Chocolate Works | $300/month Nat'l+1%local |
| Year Founded | |
| Cookies in Bloom | 1988 |
| Chocolate Works | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Cookies in Bloom | 1992 |
| Chocolate Works | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Cookies in Bloom | 5 years |
| Chocolate Works | 5 years +5+5 |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Cookies in Bloom | $1K |
| Chocolate Works | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Cookies in Bloom | General business experience Marketing skills Creativity; customer service; people skills |
| Chocolate Works | You don't need to have specific experience in the candy and confections business to become a franchise owner with Chocolate Works. We look for people who have a passion for our products, and who have some retail experience and/or customer service skills. We also prefer franchise owners who will be directly involved in the operations and growth of their Chocolate Works franchises. In turn, we'll provide the support franchisees need to run their Chocolate Works business. We do, of course, also expect that franchisees have the right amount of capital to invest in the business. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Cookies in Bloom | No |
| Chocolate Works | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Equipment | |
| Cookies in Bloom} | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Inventory | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Receivables | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Payroll | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Chocolate Works | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Cookies in Bloom | On-the-job training at corporate-approved shop |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Support | |
| Cookies in Bloom | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Marketing | |
| Cookies in Bloom | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Operations | |
| Cookies in Bloom | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Chocolate Works | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Cookies in Bloom | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Chocolate Works | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Cookies in Bloom | |
| Chocolate Works | |
| International Expansion | |
| Cookies in Bloom | Canada, Mexico, |
| Chocolate Works | |