Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
| Investment | 201450 - 385230 | 59930 - 79356 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1988 | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills People skills | Business Experience: prefer wireless retail or retail management experience business acumen strong sales and customer service abilities |
Financing Options |
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| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | |
| Equipment | Yes | |
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
| Training | Periodic store visits & regional meetings On-The-Job Training: 84 Classroom Training: 168 Additional Training: Ongoing | Onsite training from Cricket Master Dealer Generation Mobile, a team of retailers with over 15 years in the wireless industry, 80+ locations nationally and the foresight to embrace the opportunity to partner with Cricket in offering to today's value-conscious consumers a "no signed contracts, no limits" option. |
| Support | National Account Sales Program With Standardized Pricing, On-line Order Capabilities, E-commerce, Real Estate & Store Design Support, On-going Field Support, Product Call Center, Intranet Site plus: Purchasing Co-ops 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 Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing | |
| Operations | 62% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
| US Expansion | 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 |
|
| Investment | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 5% |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 1% |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
| Year Founded | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 1988 |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | 2011 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 1992 |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | 2011 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 10 years |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 20% of franchise fee |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | General business experience Marketing skills People skills |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | Business Experience: prefer wireless retail or retail management experience business acumen strong sales and customer service abilities |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | No |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
| Equipment | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs} | |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
| Inventory | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
| Receivables | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
| Payroll | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Periodic store visits & regional meetings On-The-Job Training: 84 Classroom Training: 168 Additional Training: Ongoing |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | Onsite training from Cricket Master Dealer Generation Mobile, a team of retailers with over 15 years in the wireless industry, 80+ locations nationally and the foresight to embrace the opportunity to partner with Cricket in offering to today's value-conscious consumers a "no signed contracts, no limits" option. |
| Support | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | National Account Sales Program With Standardized Pricing, On-line Order Capabilities, E-commerce, Real Estate & Store Design Support, On-going Field Support, Product Call Center, Intranet Site plus: Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
| Marketing | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
| Operations | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 62% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 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 |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 0 |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | |
| International Expansion | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Cricket by Generation Mobile | |