Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Creamistry | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Investment | 224500 - 576500 | 75250 - 286900 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1.50% | 2% |
| Year Founded | 2014 | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | 2014 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Creamistry | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Experience | - a passion for customer service - a strong business acumen. | |
Financing Options |
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| Creamistry | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Franchise Fees | ||
| Start-up Costs | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| Creamistry | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 9-12 hours Additional Training: 10-12 days at franchisee's location | |
| Support | Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | * Use of the Emerald City Smoothie brand and all existing and new marketing materials * Assistance with real estate brokers, site selection, lease negotiation and construction based on best practices learned from over 30 store openings * A turn-key system that includes all architectural design, equipment, shelving, graphics, and signage at a reasonable cost * Extensive ECS Experience training for you and one staff member on drink making, developing a customer community, business management and marketing * Grand opening planning and support * "It's my store" customer involvement program * Peer-to-peer problem and solution sharing with other franchise owners * New drink introductions based on successful pilot programs at other franchises * Web presence for easy store location and product and service pre-selection * Periodic, high-return marketing strategies for pilot testing and implementation * Greater buying power for smoothie and health products as a member of our buying cooperative * Periodic visits to assist with general operations, employee training and to help you fine-tune the ECS experience * Analysis of store sales and performance versus system- wide benchmarks |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | Number of Employees Required to Run: 15 - 20 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Creamistry | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Creamistry | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Creamistry | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Creamistry | 6% |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Creamistry | 1.50% |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Creamistry | 2014 |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Creamistry | 2014 |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Creamistry | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Creamistry | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Creamistry | - a passion for customer service - a strong business acumen. |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Creamistry | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Creamistry | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Equipment | |
| Creamistry} | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Inventory | |
| Creamistry | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Receivables | |
| Creamistry | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Payroll | |
| Creamistry | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Creamistry | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 9-12 hours Additional Training: 10-12 days at franchisee's location |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Support | |
| Creamistry | Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Emerald City Smoothie | * Use of the Emerald City Smoothie brand and all existing and new marketing materials * Assistance with real estate brokers, site selection, lease negotiation and construction based on best practices learned from over 30 store openings * A turn-key system that includes all architectural design, equipment, shelving, graphics, and signage at a reasonable cost * Extensive ECS Experience training for you and one staff member on drink making, developing a customer community, business management and marketing * Grand opening planning and support * "It's my store" customer involvement program * Peer-to-peer problem and solution sharing with other franchise owners * New drink introductions based on successful pilot programs at other franchises * Web presence for easy store location and product and service pre-selection * Periodic, high-return marketing strategies for pilot testing and implementation * Greater buying power for smoothie and health products as a member of our buying cooperative * Periodic visits to assist with general operations, employee training and to help you fine-tune the ECS experience * Analysis of store sales and performance versus system- wide benchmarks |
| Marketing | |
| Creamistry | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Operations | |
| Creamistry | Number of Employees Required to Run: 15 - 20 |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Creamistry | 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 |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Creamistry | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Creamistry | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |