Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Amazon Cafe | HipPOPs | |
| Investment | 127500 - 218500 | 245175 - 351450 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1998 | 2012 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Amazon Cafe | HipPOPs | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Amazon Cafe | HipPOPs | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Amazon Cafe | HipPOPs | |
| Training | Three days at HipPOPs Central *Operations + business management *Marketing *Human resources + staffing *POPstar + customer service *Two days of training to ensure that you are ready to open *Production + scheduling assessment *Marketing + networking *Staff training + taste testing *Grand opening review | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | *Field operations + marketing support *Business coaching *Instructional videos + webinars |
| 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 | HipPOPs | |
| 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 | |
| International Expansion | United Arab Emirates |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| HipPOPs | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Year Founded | |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| HipPOPs | 2012 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| HipPOPs | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| HipPOPs | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
| HipPOPs | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
| HipPOPs | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Amazon Cafe | No |
| HipPOPs | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Equipment | |
| Amazon Cafe} | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Inventory | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Receivables | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Payroll | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| HipPOPs | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| HipPOPs | Three days at HipPOPs Central *Operations + business management *Marketing *Human resources + staffing *POPstar + customer service *Two days of training to ensure that you are ready to open *Production + scheduling assessment *Marketing + networking *Staff training + taste testing *Grand opening review |
| Support | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| HipPOPs | *Field operations + marketing support *Business coaching *Instructional videos + webinars |
| Marketing | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| HipPOPs | |
| 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) |
| HipPOPs | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| HipPOPs | 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 |
| HipPOPs | |
| International Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| HipPOPs | United Arab Emirates |