Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| ChoiceBarter Exchange | Growing Roots | |
| Investment | 10000 - 15000 | 25100 - 45100 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| ChoiceBarter Exchange | Growing Roots | |
| Experience | Enjoy making new contacts in the business community Have a strong desire to develop their own barter firm Be able to attend business and networking events Undertake 2 hours of daily efforts to meet business owners/managers (1 hr. part time) Have approximately $10,000 in liquidity to start Have an interest in developing a barter exchange business Be willing to follow our successful model of operation | |
Financing Options |
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| ChoiceBarter Exchange | Growing Roots | |
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| Start-up Costs | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| ChoiceBarter Exchange | Growing Roots | |
| Training | An extensive initial 5 day training at Headquarters and off-site. Before the initial training in Long Beach, CA, you will be sent a package with pre-training materials including manuals, DVD's and books to review in order to get you familiar with interior plantscaping. Training will consist of but not limited to, study materials on plant identification and proper care, hands-on lessons, nursery tours, business training and review of the expansive Operations Manual. | |
| Support | Access to on-going support for all of your questions and concerns via phone and e-mail. Franchisee's will also have the opportunity to attend franchisee meetings and training sessions in order to share ideas and thoughts that will strengthen the franchise system as a whole. We will also set-up franchisee meetings at Industry seminars and trade shows so we can take advantage of the time to learn and grow. | |
| Marketing | During the initial 5-day training we will cover marketing and advertising techniques as well as going over the marketing materials we utilize. You will be provided with some of the select marketing materials during training and the information for preferred printing vendors. As part of advertising, we will provide assistance in creating the proper signage for your specific vehicle with the Growing Roots logo using our preferred vendor or an approved local vendor. | |
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| ChoiceBarter Exchange | Growing Roots | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Growing Roots | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Growing Roots | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | 0 |
| Growing Roots | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | 0 |
| Growing Roots | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Growing Roots | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | Enjoy making new contacts in the business community Have a strong desire to develop their own barter firm Be able to attend business and networking events Undertake 2 hours of daily efforts to meet business owners/managers (1 hr. part time) Have approximately $10,000 in liquidity to start Have an interest in developing a barter exchange business Be willing to follow our successful model of operation |
| Growing Roots | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Growing Roots | |
| Equipment | |
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| Growing Roots | |
| Inventory | |
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| Growing Roots | |
| Receivables | |
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| Growing Roots | |
| Payroll | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Growing Roots | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Growing Roots | An extensive initial 5 day training at Headquarters and off-site. Before the initial training in Long Beach, CA, you will be sent a package with pre-training materials including manuals, DVD's and books to review in order to get you familiar with interior plantscaping. Training will consist of but not limited to, study materials on plant identification and proper care, hands-on lessons, nursery tours, business training and review of the expansive Operations Manual. |
| Support | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Growing Roots | Access to on-going support for all of your questions and concerns via phone and e-mail. Franchisee's will also have the opportunity to attend franchisee meetings and training sessions in order to share ideas and thoughts that will strengthen the franchise system as a whole. We will also set-up franchisee meetings at Industry seminars and trade shows so we can take advantage of the time to learn and grow. |
| Marketing | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Growing Roots | During the initial 5-day training we will cover marketing and advertising techniques as well as going over the marketing materials we utilize. You will be provided with some of the select marketing materials during training and the information for preferred printing vendors. As part of advertising, we will provide assistance in creating the proper signage for your specific vehicle with the Growing Roots logo using our preferred vendor or an approved local vendor. |
| Operations | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Growing Roots | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | 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 |
| Growing Roots | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| ChoiceBarter Exchange | |
| Growing Roots | |
| International Expansion | |
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| Growing Roots | |