Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | HipPOPs | |
| Investment | 75250 - 286900 | 245175 - 351450 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 2005 | 2012 |
| Year Franchised | 2005 | 2015 |
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Business Experience Requirements |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | HipPOPs | |
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Financing Options |
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Training & Support |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | HipPOPs | |
| Training | Three days at HipPOPs Central *Operations + business management *Marketing *Human resources + staffing *POPstar + customer service *Two days of training to ensure that you are ready to open *Production + scheduling assessment *Marketing + networking *Staff training + taste testing *Grand opening review | |
| Support | * Use of the Emerald City Smoothie brand and all existing and new marketing materials * Assistance with real estate brokers, site selection, lease negotiation and construction based on best practices learned from over 30 store openings * A turn-key system that includes all architectural design, equipment, shelving, graphics, and signage at a reasonable cost * Extensive ECS Experience training for you and one staff member on drink making, developing a customer community, business management and marketing * Grand opening planning and support * "It's my store" customer involvement program * Peer-to-peer problem and solution sharing with other franchise owners * New drink introductions based on successful pilot programs at other franchises * Web presence for easy store location and product and service pre-selection * Periodic, high-return marketing strategies for pilot testing and implementation * Greater buying power for smoothie and health products as a member of our buying cooperative * Periodic visits to assist with general operations, employee training and to help you fine-tune the ECS experience * Analysis of store sales and performance versus system- wide benchmarks | *Field operations + marketing support *Business coaching *Instructional videos + webinars |
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| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | HipPOPs | |
| 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 | |
| International Expansion | United Arab Emirates |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 6% |
| HipPOPs | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2% |
| HipPOPs | |
| Year Founded | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| HipPOPs | 2012 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| HipPOPs | 2015 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| HipPOPs | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| HipPOPs | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Equipment | |
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| HipPOPs | |
| Inventory | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Receivables | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Payroll | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| HipPOPs | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| HipPOPs | Three days at HipPOPs Central *Operations + business management *Marketing *Human resources + staffing *POPstar + customer service *Two days of training to ensure that you are ready to open *Production + scheduling assessment *Marketing + networking *Staff training + taste testing *Grand opening review |
| Support | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | * Use of the Emerald City Smoothie brand and all existing and new marketing materials * Assistance with real estate brokers, site selection, lease negotiation and construction based on best practices learned from over 30 store openings * A turn-key system that includes all architectural design, equipment, shelving, graphics, and signage at a reasonable cost * Extensive ECS Experience training for you and one staff member on drink making, developing a customer community, business management and marketing * Grand opening planning and support * "It's my store" customer involvement program * Peer-to-peer problem and solution sharing with other franchise owners * New drink introductions based on successful pilot programs at other franchises * Web presence for easy store location and product and service pre-selection * Periodic, high-return marketing strategies for pilot testing and implementation * Greater buying power for smoothie and health products as a member of our buying cooperative * Periodic visits to assist with general operations, employee training and to help you fine-tune the ECS experience * Analysis of store sales and performance versus system- wide benchmarks |
| HipPOPs | *Field operations + marketing support *Business coaching *Instructional videos + webinars |
| Marketing | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| HipPOPs | |
| Operations | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| HipPOPs | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| HipPOPs | 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 | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 0 |
| HipPOPs | |
| International Expansion | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| HipPOPs | United Arab Emirates |