Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| EarthWise Pets | Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Investment | 233000 - 568000 | 150000 - 200000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | 1% |
| Year Founded | 2005 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 2008 | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| EarthWise Pets | Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| EarthWise Pets | Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| EarthWise Pets | Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| 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, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| 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: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| EarthWise Pets | Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| EarthWise Pets | 6% |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| EarthWise Pets | 1% |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| EarthWise Pets | 2005 |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| EarthWise Pets | 2008 |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| EarthWise Pets | Yes |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Equipment | |
| EarthWise Pets} | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Inventory | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Receivables | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Payroll | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| EarthWise Pets | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Ongoing |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| 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 |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| EarthWise Pets | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 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 |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| International Expansion | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |