Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Educational Outfitters | Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Investment | 82600 - 198150 | 75000 - 95000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 1998 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 2001 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Educational Outfitters | Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Educational Outfitters | Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Educational Outfitters | Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Training | 2 Weeks at Office/1 Week On-Site | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | # Store Set-up # Operations Manual # Marketing/Advertising Guide # Lease Negotiations & Site Selection Assistance # Exclusive Territory # Company Wholesale Program # IFA Convention Member # Operational Support |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Educational Outfitters | Gent's Formal Wear | |
| 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, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Educational Outfitters | 5% |
| Gent's Formal Wear | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Educational Outfitters | 3% |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Year Founded | |
| Educational Outfitters | 1998 |
| Gent's Formal Wear | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Educational Outfitters | 2001 |
| Gent's Formal Wear | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Educational Outfitters | 10 years |
| Gent's Formal Wear | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Educational Outfitters | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Educational Outfitters | No |
| Gent's Formal Wear | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Equipment | |
| Educational Outfitters} | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Inventory | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Receivables | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Payroll | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | 2 Weeks at Office/1 Week On-Site |
| Support | |
| Educational Outfitters | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Gent's Formal Wear | # Store Set-up # Operations Manual # Marketing/Advertising Guide # Lease Negotiations & Site Selection Assistance # Exclusive Territory # Company Wholesale Program # IFA Convention Member # Operational Support |
| Marketing | |
| Educational Outfitters | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Operations | |
| Educational Outfitters | Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Educational Outfitters | 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, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
| International Expansion | |
| Educational Outfitters | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |