Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| CottageCare | Aire-Master of America | |
| Investment | 49500 - 75500 | 40484 - 145900 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5.50% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1988 | 1958 |
| Year Franchised | 1989 | 1976 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| CottageCare | Aire-Master of America | |
| Experience | Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| CottageCare | Aire-Master of America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| CottageCare | Aire-Master of America | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 24 hours Additional Training: Quarterly training available at headquarters | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, 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 | Social media SEO Website development Email marketing | |
| Operations | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| CottageCare | Aire-Master of America | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| CottageCare | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| CottageCare | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| CottageCare | 5.50% |
| Aire-Master of America | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| CottageCare | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Year Founded | |
| CottageCare | 1988 |
| Aire-Master of America | 1958 |
| Year Franchised | |
| CottageCare | 1989 |
| Aire-Master of America | 1976 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| CottageCare | 10 years |
| Aire-Master of America | 20 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| CottageCare | $3K |
| Aire-Master of America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| CottageCare | |
| Aire-Master of America | Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| CottageCare | No |
| Aire-Master of America | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| CottageCare | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Equipment | |
| CottageCare} | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Inventory | |
| CottageCare | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Receivables | |
| CottageCare | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
| Payroll | |
| CottageCare | |
| Aire-Master of America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| CottageCare | |
| Aire-Master of America | On-The-Job Training: 16 hours Classroom Training: 24 hours Additional Training: Quarterly training available at headquarters |
| Support | |
| CottageCare | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Aire-Master of America | 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 | |
| CottageCare | |
| Aire-Master of America | Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| CottageCare | 25% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Aire-Master of America | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| CottageCare | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Aire-Master of America | 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 | |
| CottageCare | |
| Aire-Master of America | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| CottageCare | Canada, |
| Aire-Master of America | |