Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Hospitality | Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
| Investment | 133600 - 2602000 | 5000000 - 999999 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $35/rm/night | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1971 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 1982 | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Hospitality | Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Hospitality | Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Hospitality | Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 10.5 hours Additional Training: At regional training seminars | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations | |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media Website development Email marketing | |
| Operations | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Hospitality | Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Hospitality | |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Hospitality | |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Hospitality | $35/rm/night |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Hospitality | |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
| Year Founded | |
| Hospitality | 1971 |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Hospitality | 1982 |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | 1998 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Hospitality | 5 years |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Hospitality | |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Hospitality | |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Hospitality | No |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Hospitality | |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
| Equipment | |
| Hospitality} | |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
| Inventory | |
| Hospitality | |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
| Receivables | |
| Hospitality | |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
| Payroll | |
| Hospitality | |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Hospitality | Classroom Training: 10.5 hours Additional Training: At regional training seminars |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
| Support | |
| Hospitality | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
| Marketing | |
| Hospitality | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media Website development Email marketing |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
| Operations | |
| Hospitality | 50% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Hospitality | 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 |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Hospitality | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |
| International Expansion | |
| Hospitality | |
| Starwood Hotels & Resorts | |