Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tapioca Express | Waves Coffee House | |
| Investment | 200000 - 420000 | 300000 - 350000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $0.055/cup | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1999 | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tapioca Express | Waves Coffee House | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Tapioca Express | Waves Coffee House | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Tapioca Express | Waves Coffee House | |
| Training | The Waves training program takes approximately 5 weeks. 3 weeks in our Training Academy, and an extra 2 weeks in-store training in your newly opened location. Waves is committed to offering you excellent training in all areas of your operation so you may operate your location at projected high volume profits. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators | Once you become familiar with operating a profitable Waves Coffee House it is very possible to open a second or third location. It is quite common in the franchised coffee shop business to own a chain of successful locations. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Tapioca Express | Waves Coffee House | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | $0.055/cup |
| Waves Coffee House | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Waves Coffee House | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Tapioca Express | 1999 |
| Waves Coffee House | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tapioca Express | 2000 |
| Waves Coffee House | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tapioca Express | $3K for 2 years |
| Waves Coffee House | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tapioca Express | Industry experience General business experience Marketing skills |
| Waves Coffee House | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Tapioca Express | No |
| Waves Coffee House | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Equipment | |
| Tapioca Express} | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Inventory | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Receivables | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Payroll | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Waves Coffee House | The Waves training program takes approximately 5 weeks. 3 weeks in our Training Academy, and an extra 2 weeks in-store training in your newly opened location. Waves is committed to offering you excellent training in all areas of your operation so you may operate your location at projected high volume profits. |
| Support | |
| Tapioca Express | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Marketing | |
| Tapioca Express | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Operations | |
| Tapioca Express | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
| Waves Coffee House | Once you become familiar with operating a profitable Waves Coffee House it is very possible to open a second or third location. It is quite common in the franchised coffee shop business to own a chain of successful locations. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Waves Coffee House | |
| International Expansion | |
| Tapioca Express | |
| Waves Coffee House | |