Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| EarthWise Pets | Animal Adventure | |
| Investment | 233000 - 568000 | 199000 - 345000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 2005 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 2008 | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| EarthWise Pets | Animal Adventure | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| EarthWise Pets | Animal Adventure | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| EarthWise Pets | Animal Adventure | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Ongoing | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| EarthWise Pets | Animal Adventure | |
| 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 | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Animal Adventure | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Animal Adventure | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| EarthWise Pets | 6% |
| Animal Adventure | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| EarthWise Pets | 1% |
| Animal Adventure | |
| Year Founded | |
| EarthWise Pets | 2005 |
| Animal Adventure | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| EarthWise Pets | 2008 |
| Animal Adventure | 2000 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Animal Adventure | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Animal Adventure | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Animal Adventure | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| EarthWise Pets | Yes |
| Animal Adventure | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Animal Adventure | |
| Equipment | |
| EarthWise Pets} | |
| Animal Adventure | |
| Inventory | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Animal Adventure | |
| Receivables | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Animal Adventure | |
| Payroll | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Animal Adventure | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| EarthWise Pets | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Ongoing |
| Animal Adventure | |
| Support | |
| EarthWise Pets | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Animal Adventure | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| EarthWise Pets | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Animal Adventure | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Animal Adventure | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| EarthWise Pets | 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 |
| Animal Adventure | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Animal Adventure | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Animal Adventure | |