Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| CardSmart Retail | Personal Touch | |
| Investment | 193900 - 263600 | 249 - 995 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 2.50% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1996 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2001 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| CardSmart Retail | Personal Touch | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| CardSmart Retail | Personal Touch | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| CardSmart Retail | Personal Touch | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 7 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. | |
Expansion Plans |
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| CardSmart Retail | Personal Touch | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
| Personal Touch | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
| Personal Touch | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| CardSmart Retail | 2.50% |
| Personal Touch | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
| Personal Touch | |
| Year Founded | |
| CardSmart Retail | 1996 |
| Personal Touch | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| CardSmart Retail | 2001 |
| Personal Touch | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| CardSmart Retail | 10 years |
| Personal Touch | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
| Personal Touch | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
| Personal Touch | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| CardSmart Retail | No |
| Personal Touch | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
| Personal Touch | |
| Equipment | |
| CardSmart Retail} | |
| Personal Touch | |
| Inventory | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
| Personal Touch | |
| Receivables | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
| Personal Touch | |
| Payroll | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
| Personal Touch | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
| Personal Touch | |
| Support | |
| CardSmart Retail | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening |
| Personal Touch | |
| Marketing | |
| CardSmart Retail | Ad slicks |
| Personal Touch | |
| Operations | |
| CardSmart Retail | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 7 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
| Personal Touch | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| CardSmart Retail | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Personal Touch | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| CardSmart Retail | 0 |
| Personal Touch | |
| International Expansion | |
| CardSmart Retail | |
| Personal Touch | |