Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| EncouraGym | Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Investment | 25600 - 69400 | 302195 - 375225 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 9% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 2001 | 2013 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| EncouraGym | Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills Desire to work with children | |
Financing Options |
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| EncouraGym | Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| EncouraGym | Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| EncouraGym | Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| EncouraGym | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| EncouraGym | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| EncouraGym | 6% |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | 9% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| EncouraGym | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| EncouraGym | 2001 |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | 2013 |
| Year Franchised | |
| EncouraGym | 2004 |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| EncouraGym | 5 years |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| EncouraGym | 10% of current franchise fee |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| EncouraGym | General business experience Marketing skills Desire to work with children |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| EncouraGym | Yes |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| EncouraGym | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Equipment | |
| EncouraGym} | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Inventory | |
| EncouraGym | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Receivables | |
| EncouraGym | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Payroll | |
| EncouraGym | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| EncouraGym | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Support | |
| EncouraGym | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Marketing | |
| EncouraGym | Ad slicks |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| Operations | |
| EncouraGym | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| EncouraGym | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | 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 | |
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| Taste Buds Kitchen | |
| International Expansion | |
| EncouraGym | |
| Taste Buds Kitchen | |