Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Gecko Hospitality | Spherion | |
| Investment | 64770 - 93670 | 148025 - 347475 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 0.25% - 0.75% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2013 | 1946 |
| Year Franchised | 2013 | 1956 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Gecko Hospitality | Spherion | |
| Experience | 5-7 years executive management, human resources/recruiting, assistant general management, or general management experience in a high volume restaurant, hotel, resort or casino. Entrepreneurial ambition and desire to be in business for themselves. The ability to obtain the monetary funding necessary to operate a successful recruiting office. The desire to be part of the largest restaurant recruiting firm in the United States and Canada. | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Gecko Hospitality | Spherion | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | Yes | |
| Payroll | Yes | |
Training & Support |
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| Gecko Hospitality | Spherion | |
| Training | You will learn all aspects of the Gecko Hospitality franchise, including applicant tracking software, proven methodology and systems for identifying suitable hospitality candidates, Client and role playing interaction, and other advanced elements of the hospitality recruiting industry. | On-The-Job Training: 120 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At existing location |
| Support | Site selection assistance, sales and marketing tools, pre/post grand opening through day-to-day operations guidance, centralized billing and collections. Gecko Hospitality is with you every step of the way. Franchise partners receive a confidential Gecko Hospitality Operations Manual. Our management staff also continually communicate with you and remain available to you for consultation and assistance. | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Social media as well as all online advertising and marketing is handled by our own marketing staff. | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Operations | 90% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Gecko Hospitality | Spherion | |
| 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 | |
| Gecko Hospitality | |
| Spherion | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Gecko Hospitality | |
| Spherion | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Gecko Hospitality | |
| Spherion | 0.25% - 0.75% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Gecko Hospitality | |
| Spherion | |
| Year Founded | |
| Gecko Hospitality | 2013 |
| Spherion | 1946 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Gecko Hospitality | 2013 |
| Spherion | 1956 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Gecko Hospitality | |
| Spherion | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Gecko Hospitality | |
| Spherion | Current initial license fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Gecko Hospitality | 5-7 years executive management, human resources/recruiting, assistant general management, or general management experience in a high volume restaurant, hotel, resort or casino. Entrepreneurial ambition and desire to be in business for themselves. The ability to obtain the monetary funding necessary to operate a successful recruiting office. The desire to be part of the largest restaurant recruiting firm in the United States and Canada. |
| Spherion | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Gecko Hospitality | |
| Spherion | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Gecko Hospitality | |
| Spherion | |
| Equipment | |
| Gecko Hospitality} | |
| Spherion | |
| Inventory | |
| Gecko Hospitality | |
| Spherion | |
| Receivables | |
| Gecko Hospitality | |
| Spherion | |
| Payroll | |
| Gecko Hospitality | |
| Spherion | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Gecko Hospitality | You will learn all aspects of the Gecko Hospitality franchise, including applicant tracking software, proven methodology and systems for identifying suitable hospitality candidates, Client and role playing interaction, and other advanced elements of the hospitality recruiting industry. |
| Spherion | On-The-Job Training: 120 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At existing location |
| Support | |
| Gecko Hospitality | Site selection assistance, sales and marketing tools, pre/post grand opening through day-to-day operations guidance, centralized billing and collections. Gecko Hospitality is with you every step of the way. Franchise partners receive a confidential Gecko Hospitality Operations Manual. Our management staff also continually communicate with you and remain available to you for consultation and assistance. |
| Spherion | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Gecko Hospitality | Social media as well as all online advertising and marketing is handled by our own marketing staff. |
| Spherion | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| Gecko Hospitality | |
| Spherion | 90% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Gecko Hospitality | |
| Spherion | 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 | |
| Gecko Hospitality | |
| Spherion | |
| International Expansion | |
| Gecko Hospitality | |
| Spherion | |