Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Amazon Cafe | Sweet Nel's | |
| Investment | 127500 - 218500 | 354000 - 539000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1998 | 2015 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Amazon Cafe | Sweet Nel's | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Amazon Cafe | Sweet Nel's | |
| 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 | Sweet Nel's | |
| Training | 2 weeks of intensive training from the most basic of shop functions to the most comprehensive management techniques necessary to run the Sweet Nel's business. Training is ongoing for both you and your employees. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | A Sweet Nel's consultant will guide you through every phase of development and, eventually, to help you open your shop. After shop construction, and for the 2-weeks prior to grand opening, we will assist in setting up your Sweet Nel's Shop. Sweet Nel's franchisees are provided with a Field Service Consultant on-call to answer questions and to provide support. They will visit on a regular basis and have an in-depth meeting about how things are going and to offer suggestions and evaluations. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | We support you with the tools you need to take advantage of promotional opportunities and create new programs on an ongoing basis. |
| 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) | We do not allow multiple shop ownership at this time. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Amazon Cafe | Sweet Nel's | |
| US Expansion | North East, South East, | Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Sweet Nel's | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Sweet Nel's | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Sweet Nel's | 2015 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Sweet Nel's | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
| Sweet Nel's | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
| Sweet Nel's | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Amazon Cafe | No |
| Sweet Nel's | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Equipment | |
| Amazon Cafe} | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Inventory | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Receivables | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| Payroll | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Sweet Nel's | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Sweet Nel's | 2 weeks of intensive training from the most basic of shop functions to the most comprehensive management techniques necessary to run the Sweet Nel's business. Training is ongoing for both you and your employees. |
| Support | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Sweet Nel's | A Sweet Nel's consultant will guide you through every phase of development and, eventually, to help you open your shop. After shop construction, and for the 2-weeks prior to grand opening, we will assist in setting up your Sweet Nel's Shop. Sweet Nel's franchisees are provided with a Field Service Consultant on-call to answer questions and to provide support. They will visit on a regular basis and have an in-depth meeting about how things are going and to offer suggestions and evaluations. |
| Marketing | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Sweet Nel's | We support you with the tools you need to take advantage of promotional opportunities and create new programs on an ongoing basis. |
| 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) |
| Sweet Nel's | We do not allow multiple shop ownership at this time. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Sweet Nel's | Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | 0 |
| Sweet Nel's | |
| International Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Sweet Nel's | |