Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Foot Solutions | USA Baby | |
| Investment | 69500 - 242000 | 344000 - 650000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2000 | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | 2000 | 1986 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Foot Solutions | USA Baby | |
| Experience | General business experience | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Foot Solutions | USA Baby | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Foot Solutions | USA Baby | |
| Training | Classroom and hands-on training | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Foot Solutions | USA Baby | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Canada, Mexico, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| USA Baby | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| USA Baby | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Foot Solutions | 5% |
| USA Baby | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| USA Baby | |
| Year Founded | |
| Foot Solutions | 2000 |
| USA Baby | 1975 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Foot Solutions | 2000 |
| USA Baby | 1986 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Foot Solutions | 20 years |
| USA Baby | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| USA Baby | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Foot Solutions | General business experience |
| USA Baby | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Foot Solutions | No |
| USA Baby | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| USA Baby | |
| Equipment | |
| Foot Solutions} | |
| USA Baby | |
| Inventory | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| USA Baby | |
| Receivables | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| USA Baby | |
| Payroll | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| USA Baby | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Foot Solutions | Classroom and hands-on training |
| USA Baby | |
| Support | |
| Foot Solutions | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| USA Baby | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Foot Solutions | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| USA Baby | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Foot Solutions | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| USA Baby | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| USA Baby | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| USA Baby | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Foot Solutions | |
| USA Baby | Canada, Mexico, |