Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Dogs Love Running! | Hounds Town USA | |
| Investment | 15500 - 46200 | 263800 - 3932500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 0 | 2% |
| Year Founded | 2008 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 2010 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Dogs Love Running! | Hounds Town USA | |
| Experience | Some general business and marketing/sales experience will be beneficial to you, but is not mandatory. Other Experience: We are looking for people who truly love animals. We prefer people who understand and appreciate the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle and why exercise is a fundamental part of a balanced life for both humans and pets. Experience running for pleasure/fun (or even competitively) is helpful, but not mandatory | |
Financing Options |
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| Dogs Love Running! | Hounds Town USA | |
| Franchise Fees | ||
| Start-up Costs | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | Yes | |
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| Dogs Love Running! | Hounds Town USA | |
| Training | Approximately 3 days of in-person classroom and in-the-field instruction. You may bring an additional person to the entire training program. | On-The-Job Training: 67 hours Classroom Training: 30 hours |
| Support | After the initial training, you'll receive continual help and guidance in operating and growing your business. | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Our marketing program is simple and effective: we build relationships in person and online. There are very few costs for "traditional" advertising. Instead, you'll jump on board our state-of-the-art website to gather most of your leads and new customers. Plus, in addition to the support we provide you directly, we have a marketing partner with a huge library of information, videos, pre-recorded webinars, and data that you'll have full access to whenever you want to learn more about modern marketing strategies and tactics. | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | Franchise is home-based and designed to be a full-time job *Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 (yourself or an appointed manager) *This business is designed for you to delegate your pet visits to team members (which allows you to grow faster in less time), but you can also make some/all of the pet visits yourself *Absentee ownership is allowed with our prior approval | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Dogs Love Running! | Hounds Town USA | |
| 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 | 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 | |
| Dogs Love Running! | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Dogs Love Running! | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Dogs Love Running! | 5% |
| Hounds Town USA | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Dogs Love Running! | 0 |
| Hounds Town USA | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Dogs Love Running! | 2008 |
| Hounds Town USA | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Dogs Love Running! | 2010 |
| Hounds Town USA | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Dogs Love Running! | 5 years |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Dogs Love Running! | 50% of the then-current franchise fee |
| Hounds Town USA | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Dogs Love Running! | Some general business and marketing/sales experience will be beneficial to you, but is not mandatory. Other Experience: We are looking for people who truly love animals. We prefer people who understand and appreciate the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle and why exercise is a fundamental part of a balanced life for both humans and pets. Experience running for pleasure/fun (or even competitively) is helpful, but not mandatory |
| Hounds Town USA | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Dogs Love Running! | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Dogs Love Running! | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Equipment | |
| Dogs Love Running!} | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Inventory | |
| Dogs Love Running! | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Receivables | |
| Dogs Love Running! | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Payroll | |
| Dogs Love Running! | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Dogs Love Running! | Approximately 3 days of in-person classroom and in-the-field instruction. You may bring an additional person to the entire training program. |
| Hounds Town USA | On-The-Job Training: 67 hours Classroom Training: 30 hours |
| Support | |
| Dogs Love Running! | After the initial training, you'll receive continual help and guidance in operating and growing your business. |
| Hounds Town USA | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Dogs Love Running! | Our marketing program is simple and effective: we build relationships in person and online. There are very few costs for "traditional" advertising. Instead, you'll jump on board our state-of-the-art website to gather most of your leads and new customers. Plus, in addition to the support we provide you directly, we have a marketing partner with a huge library of information, videos, pre-recorded webinars, and data that you'll have full access to whenever you want to learn more about modern marketing strategies and tactics. |
| Hounds Town USA | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Dogs Love Running! | Franchise is home-based and designed to be a full-time job *Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 (yourself or an appointed manager) *This business is designed for you to delegate your pet visits to team members (which allows you to grow faster in less time), but you can also make some/all of the pet visits yourself *Absentee ownership is allowed with our prior approval |
| Hounds Town USA | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Dogs Love Running! | 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 |
| Hounds Town USA | 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 | |
| Dogs Love Running! | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| International Expansion | |
| Dogs Love Running! | |
| Hounds Town USA | |