Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Knights Inn | Howard Johnson | |
| Investment | 93000 - 6277500 | 336552 - 9898595 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | $21/rm./mo. | 4.50% |
| Advertising Fee | 4% | |
| Year Founded | 1972 | 1925 |
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 1954 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Knights Inn | Howard Johnson | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Knights Inn | Howard Johnson | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | Yes | |
| Payroll | Yes | |
Training & Support |
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| Knights Inn | Howard Johnson | |
| Training | Regional workshops | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Knights Inn | Howard Johnson | |
| 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 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Knights Inn | $21/rm./mo. |
| Howard Johnson | 4.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Howard Johnson | 4% |
| Year Founded | |
| Knights Inn | 1972 |
| Howard Johnson | 1925 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Knights Inn | 1991 |
| Howard Johnson | 1954 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Howard Johnson | 15-20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Howard Johnson | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Howard Johnson | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Equipment | |
| Knights Inn} | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Inventory | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Receivables | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Howard Johnson | |
| Payroll | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Howard Johnson | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Howard Johnson | Regional workshops |
| Support | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Howard Johnson | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Howard Johnson | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Howard Johnson | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
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 |
| Howard Johnson | |
| 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 |
| Howard Johnson | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Knights Inn | |
| Howard Johnson | |