Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| CottageCare | Shack Shine | |
| Investment | 49500 - 75500 | 67600 - 129050 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5.50% | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1988 | 2013 |
| Year Franchised | 1989 | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| CottageCare | Shack Shine | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| CottageCare | Shack Shine | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| CottageCare | Shack Shine | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising 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) | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 |
Expansion Plans |
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| CottageCare | Shack Shine | |
| 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 | |
| Shack Shine | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| CottageCare | |
| Shack Shine | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| CottageCare | 5.50% |
| Shack Shine | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| CottageCare | |
| Shack Shine | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| CottageCare | 1988 |
| Shack Shine | 2013 |
| Year Franchised | |
| CottageCare | 1989 |
| Shack Shine | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| CottageCare | 10 years |
| Shack Shine | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| CottageCare | $3K |
| Shack Shine | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| CottageCare | |
| Shack Shine | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| CottageCare | No |
| Shack Shine | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| CottageCare | |
| Shack Shine | |
| Equipment | |
| CottageCare} | |
| Shack Shine | |
| Inventory | |
| CottageCare | |
| Shack Shine | |
| Receivables | |
| CottageCare | |
| Shack Shine | |
| Payroll | |
| CottageCare | |
| Shack Shine | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| CottageCare | |
| Shack Shine | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Support | |
| CottageCare | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations |
| Shack Shine | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| CottageCare | |
| Shack Shine | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising 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) |
| Shack Shine | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 |
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, |
| Shack Shine | 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 | |
| Shack Shine | 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, |
| Shack Shine | |