Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Knights Inn | Comfort Inn | |
| Investment | 93000 - 6277500 | 307125 - 9243275 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | $21/rm./mo. | 5.65% |
| Advertising Fee | 3.85% | |
| Year Founded | 1972 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 1981 |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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Training & Support |
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Expansion Plans |
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| Knights Inn | Comfort Inn | |
| 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 | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Comfort Inn | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Knights Inn | $21/rm./mo. |
| Comfort Inn | 5.65% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Comfort Inn | 3.85% |
| Year Founded | |
| Knights Inn | 1972 |
| Comfort Inn | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Knights Inn | 1991 |
| Comfort Inn | 1981 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Comfort Inn | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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Financing Options |
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| Payroll | |
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Training & Support |
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| Operations | |
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Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Knights Inn | 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 |
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| Canada Expansion | |
| Knights Inn | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
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| International Expansion | |
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