Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Amazon Cafe | Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Investment | 127500 - 218500 | 58150 - 235500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1998 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Amazon Cafe | Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Amazon Cafe | Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Amazon Cafe | Uncle Louie Gs | |
| 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 | Uncle Louie Gs | |
| 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 |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
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| Franchise Fee | |
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| Royalty Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
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| Advertising Fee | |
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| Year Founded | |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Uncle Louie Gs | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Uncle Louie Gs | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
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| Renewal Fee | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
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Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Amazon Cafe | No |
| Uncle Louie Gs | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Inventory | |
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| Receivables | |
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| Payroll | |
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Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Support | |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Marketing | |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| 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) |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Uncle Louie Gs | 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 |
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| International Expansion | |
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