Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Amazon Cafe | Shakes Alive | |
| Investment | 127500 - 218500 | 0 - 0 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1998 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Amazon Cafe | Shakes Alive | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Amazon Cafe | Shakes Alive | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Amazon Cafe | Shakes Alive | |
| Training | Covers the areas of administration, operations, customer service and more. Valuable, hands-on experience will be gained through on-the-job training at an existing Shakes Alive! location. Shortly before your location opens, an experienced trainer will attend your grand opening in order to help assure that things start as smooth as possible. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | We are eager to share our expertise with you, and will be available to answer your questions by phone or email at any time. Plus, you will be periodically visited by a Shakes Alive! representative who can provide assistance and insight. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Includes marketing plans in advertising materials for use in your own local market. |
| 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 | Shakes Alive | |
| US Expansion | North East, South East, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Year Founded | |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Shakes Alive | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Shakes Alive | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
| Shakes Alive | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
| Shakes Alive | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Amazon Cafe | No |
| Shakes Alive | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Equipment | |
| Amazon Cafe} | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Inventory | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Receivables | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Payroll | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Shakes Alive | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Shakes Alive | Covers the areas of administration, operations, customer service and more. Valuable, hands-on experience will be gained through on-the-job training at an existing Shakes Alive! location. Shortly before your location opens, an experienced trainer will attend your grand opening in order to help assure that things start as smooth as possible. |
| Support | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Shakes Alive | We are eager to share our expertise with you, and will be available to answer your questions by phone or email at any time. Plus, you will be periodically visited by a Shakes Alive! representative who can provide assistance and insight. |
| Marketing | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Shakes Alive | Includes marketing plans in advertising materials for use in your own local market. |
| 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) |
| Shakes Alive | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | 0 |
| Shakes Alive | |
| International Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Shakes Alive | |