Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| EarthWise Pets | Top Dog Daycare | |
| Investment | 233000 - 568000 | 71500 - 182300 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 2005 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 2008 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| EarthWise Pets | Top Dog Daycare | |
| Experience | Must love animals, particularly dogs | |
Financing Options |
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| EarthWise Pets | Top Dog Daycare | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| EarthWise Pets | Top Dog Daycare | |
| 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, 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 | Ad slicks |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| EarthWise Pets | Top Dog Daycare | |
| 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 | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| EarthWise Pets | 6% |
| Top Dog Daycare | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| EarthWise Pets | 1% |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Year Founded | |
| EarthWise Pets | 2005 |
| Top Dog Daycare | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| EarthWise Pets | 2008 |
| Top Dog Daycare | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 50% of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Top Dog Daycare | Must love animals, particularly dogs |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| EarthWise Pets | Yes |
| Top Dog Daycare | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Equipment | |
| EarthWise Pets} | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Inventory | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Receivables | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Payroll | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| EarthWise Pets | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Ongoing |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| 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 |
| Top Dog Daycare | Newsletter, Meetings, 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 |
| Top Dog Daycare | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 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 |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| International Expansion | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |