Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| MCN Dollar Store Developers | Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Investment | 65000 - 349000 | 99000 - 195000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 0 | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| MCN Dollar Store Developers | Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Experience | Here is what we are looking for in qualified candidates: * Willingness to follow a proven, successful business method * Willingness to put forth the necessary time and effort to ensure success * Willingness to keep an open mind concerning ownership of additional stores | |
Financing Options |
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| MCN Dollar Store Developers | Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| MCN Dollar Store Developers | Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 7 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| MCN Dollar Store Developers | Dollar Discount Stores | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Year Founded | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | 0 |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | 0 |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 1987 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 33% of current franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | Here is what we are looking for in qualified candidates: * Willingness to follow a proven, successful business method * Willingness to put forth the necessary time and effort to ensure success * Willingness to keep an open mind concerning ownership of additional stores |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Equipment | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers} | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Inventory | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Receivables | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Payroll | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |
| Support | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 7 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| MCN Dollar Store Developers | |
| Dollar Discount Stores | |