Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Elephant House | Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Investment | 28000 - 44500 | 201450 - 385230 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 0 | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1991 | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | 1991 | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Elephant House | Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Experience | Postive attitude | General business experience Marketing skills People skills |
Financing Options |
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| Elephant House | Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | Yes |
| Equipment | No | Yes |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Elephant House | Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Training | As needed | Periodic store visits & regional meetings On-The-Job Training: 84 Classroom Training: 168 Additional Training: Ongoing |
| Support | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line | National Account Sales Program With Standardized Pricing, On-line Order Capabilities, E-commerce, Real Estate & Store Design Support, On-going Field Support, Product Call Center, Intranet Site plus: Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing | |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators | 62% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Elephant House | Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| International Expansion | Africa, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Middle East, South America, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Elephant House | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Elephant House | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Elephant House | 0 |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Elephant House | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Elephant House | 1991 |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Elephant House | 1991 |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Elephant House | 7 years |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Elephant House | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 20% of franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Elephant House | Postive attitude |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | General business experience Marketing skills People skills |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Elephant House | No |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Elephant House | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Equipment | |
| Elephant House} | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Inventory | |
| Elephant House | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Receivables | |
| Elephant House | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
| Payroll | |
| Elephant House | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Elephant House | As needed |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Periodic store visits & regional meetings On-The-Job Training: 84 Classroom Training: 168 Additional Training: Ongoing |
| Support | |
| Elephant House | Newsletter, Toll-free phone line |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | National Account Sales Program With Standardized Pricing, On-line Order Capabilities, E-commerce, Real Estate & Store Design Support, On-going Field Support, Product Call Center, Intranet Site plus: Purchasing Co-ops Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Elephant House | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| Elephant House | Franchise can be run from home. 5% of all franchisees own more than one unit 100% of current franchisees are owner/operators |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 62% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Elephant House | |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 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 | |
| Elephant House | 0 |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Elephant House | Africa, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, Central America, Eastern Europe, Japan, Middle East, South America, Western Europe, |
| Batteries Plus Bulbs | |