Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Animal Adventure | EarthWise Pets | |
| Investment | 199000 - 345000 | 233000 - 568000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1999 | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Animal Adventure | EarthWise Pets | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Animal Adventure | EarthWise Pets | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Animal Adventure | EarthWise Pets | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Animal Adventure | EarthWise Pets | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | 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 | |
| Animal Adventure | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Animal Adventure | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Animal Adventure | 4% |
| EarthWise Pets | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Animal Adventure | |
| EarthWise Pets | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Animal Adventure | 1999 |
| EarthWise Pets | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Animal Adventure | 2000 |
| EarthWise Pets | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Animal Adventure | 10 years |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Animal Adventure | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Animal Adventure | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Animal Adventure | No |
| EarthWise Pets | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Animal Adventure | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Equipment | |
| Animal Adventure} | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Inventory | |
| Animal Adventure | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Receivables | |
| Animal Adventure | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Payroll | |
| Animal Adventure | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Animal Adventure | |
| EarthWise Pets | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Ongoing |
| Support | |
| Animal Adventure | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| EarthWise Pets | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Animal Adventure | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| EarthWise Pets | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Animal Adventure | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| EarthWise Pets | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Animal Adventure | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| EarthWise Pets | 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 | |
| Animal Adventure | 0 |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| International Expansion | |
| Animal Adventure | |
| EarthWise Pets | |