Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Elephant House | |
| Investment | 201450 - 385230 | 28000 - 44500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1988 | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | 1992 | 1991 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Elephant House | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills People skills | Postive attitude |
Financing Options |
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| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Elephant House | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | Yes | No |
| Equipment | Yes | No |
| Inventory | Yes | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Elephant House | |
| Training | Periodic store visits & regional meetings On-The-Job Training: 84 Classroom Training: 168 Additional Training: Ongoing | As needed |
| 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 | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line |
| 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. | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
Expansion Plans |
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| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Elephant House | |
| 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 | 0 |
| International Expansion | Africa, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Middle East, South America, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Elephant House | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Elephant House | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 5% |
| Elephant House | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 1% |
| Elephant House | |
| Year Founded | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 1988 |
| Elephant House | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 1992 |
| Elephant House | 1991 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 10 years |
| Elephant House | 7 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 20% of franchise fee |
| Elephant House | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | General business experience Marketing skills People skills |
| Elephant House | Postive attitude |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | No |
| Elephant House | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Elephant House | |
| Equipment | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs} | |
| Elephant House | |
| Inventory | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Elephant House | |
| Receivables | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Elephant House | |
| Payroll | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Elephant House | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Periodic store visits & regional meetings On-The-Job Training: 84 Classroom Training: 168 Additional Training: Ongoing |
| Elephant House | As needed |
| 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 |
| Elephant House | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line |
| Marketing | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Elephant House | |
| 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. |
| Elephant House | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
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 |
| Elephant House | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 0 |
| Elephant House | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Elephant House | Africa, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Middle East, South America, Western Europe, |