Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Unicash Financial Centres | Family Financial Centers | |
| Investment | 110000 - 150000 | 153710 - 307010 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | $275+/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1992 | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | 1998 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Unicash Financial Centres | Family Financial Centers | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Unicash Financial Centres | Family Financial Centers | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | Yes |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Unicash Financial Centres | Family Financial Centers | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40+ hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Field training | |
| Support | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising | Ad Templates SEO Website development Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | 35% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Unicash Financial Centres | Family Financial Centers | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | |
| Family Financial Centers | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | |
| Family Financial Centers | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | 5% |
| Family Financial Centers | $275+/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | |
| Family Financial Centers | |
| Year Founded | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | 1992 |
| Family Financial Centers | 2004 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | 1998 |
| Family Financial Centers | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | 10 years |
| Family Financial Centers | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | $12.5K Cdn. |
| Family Financial Centers | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | General business experience |
| Family Financial Centers | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | No |
| Family Financial Centers | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | |
| Family Financial Centers | |
| Equipment | |
| Unicash Financial Centres} | |
| Family Financial Centers | |
| Inventory | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | |
| Family Financial Centers | |
| Receivables | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | |
| Family Financial Centers | |
| Payroll | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | |
| Family Financial Centers | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | |
| Family Financial Centers | On-The-Job Training: 40+ hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: Field training |
| Support | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Family Financial Centers | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | Co-op advertising |
| Family Financial Centers | Ad Templates SEO Website development Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | 35% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Family Financial Centers | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | |
| Family Financial Centers | 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 | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | |
| Family Financial Centers | |
| International Expansion | |
| Unicash Financial Centres | |
| Family Financial Centers | |