Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Amazon Cafe | Firehouse Subs | |
| Investment | 127500 - 218500 | 57502 - 868696 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3-5% | |
| Year Founded | 1998 | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Amazon Cafe | Firehouse Subs | |
| Experience | General business experience | 1. Minimum of $80k to invest 2. Credit score of 650+ 3. Strong inner drive for excellence 4. Devotion to your Firehouse Subs business 5. Motivated and community-minded 6. Must love subs! |
Financing Options |
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| Amazon Cafe | Firehouse Subs | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Amazon Cafe | Firehouse Subs | |
| 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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| Amazon Cafe | Firehouse Subs | |
| US Expansion | North East, South East, | 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 | 0 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | Canada, Mexico |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Firehouse Subs | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Firehouse Subs | 3-5% |
| Year Founded | |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Firehouse Subs | 1994 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Firehouse Subs | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
| Firehouse Subs | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
| Firehouse Subs | 1. Minimum of $80k to invest 2. Credit score of 650+ 3. Strong inner drive for excellence 4. Devotion to your Firehouse Subs business 5. Motivated and community-minded 6. Must love subs! |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Amazon Cafe | No |
| Firehouse Subs | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Equipment | |
| Amazon Cafe} | |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Inventory | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Receivables | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Payroll | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Firehouse Subs | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Support | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Marketing | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Firehouse Subs | |
| Operations | |
| 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) |
| Firehouse Subs | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Firehouse Subs | 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 | |
| Amazon Cafe | 0 |
| Firehouse Subs | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Firehouse Subs | Canada, Mexico |