Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Sloan's Ice Cream | Amazon Cafe | |
| Investment | 587952 - 896600 | 127500 - 218500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% Nat'l | |
| Year Founded | 1999 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Sloan's Ice Cream | Amazon Cafe | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Sloan's Ice Cream | Amazon Cafe | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Sloan's Ice Cream | Amazon Cafe | |
| Training | The initial training covers all material aspects of the operation of a Sloan's franchise and is comprised of classroom and on-the-job training. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Sloan's Ice Cream | Amazon Cafe | |
| 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 | North East, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | Nationwide, | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 6% |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 1% Nat'l |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Year Founded | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 1999 |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 1999 |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 5 years |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream} | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | The initial training covers all material aspects of the operation of a Sloan's franchise and is comprised of classroom and on-the-job training. |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Support | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Amazon Cafe | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 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 |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | Nationwide, |
| Amazon Cafe | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Amazon Cafe | |