Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Griswold Special Care | Home Care Assistance | |
| Investment | 106350 - 133100 | 86000 - 245250 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 0.50% | |
| Year Founded | 1982 | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Griswold Special Care | Home Care Assistance | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Griswold Special Care | Home Care Assistance | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | Yes | No |
Training & Support |
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| Griswold Special Care | Home Care Assistance | |
| Training | Ongoing training in the field & free annual workshop series | On-The-Job Training: 20 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At franchisee's location yearly, 2-3 days; Online training & conferences |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Newsletter 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 slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 - 4 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Griswold Special Care | Home Care Assistance | |
| US Expansion | Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, | 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 | Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosrae, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ponape, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Rota, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Barthelemy, St. Christopher, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tinian, Togo, Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, Truk, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Union Island, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda, Wake Island, Wales, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yap, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| Home Care Assistance | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| Home Care Assistance | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Griswold Special Care | 4% |
| Home Care Assistance | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Griswold Special Care | 0.50% |
| Home Care Assistance | |
| Year Founded | |
| Griswold Special Care | 1982 |
| Home Care Assistance | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Griswold Special Care | 1984 |
| Home Care Assistance | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Griswold Special Care | 7 years |
| Home Care Assistance | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| Home Care Assistance | 10% of franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| Home Care Assistance | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Griswold Special Care | No |
| Home Care Assistance | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| Home Care Assistance | |
| Equipment | |
| Griswold Special Care} | |
| Home Care Assistance | |
| Inventory | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| Home Care Assistance | |
| Receivables | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| Home Care Assistance | |
| Payroll | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| Home Care Assistance | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Griswold Special Care | Ongoing training in the field & free annual workshop series |
| Home Care Assistance | On-The-Job Training: 20 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours Additional Training: At franchisee's location yearly, 2-3 days; Online training & conferences |
| Support | |
| Griswold Special Care | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Home Care Assistance | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Griswold Special Care | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Home Care Assistance | Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| Griswold Special Care | Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Home Care Assistance | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 1 - 4 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Griswold Special Care | Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, |
| Home Care Assistance | 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 | |
| Griswold Special Care | 0 |
| Home Care Assistance | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| Home Care Assistance | Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosrae, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ponape, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Rota, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Barthelemy, St. Christopher, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tinian, Togo, Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, Truk, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Union Island, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda, Wake Island, Wales, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yap, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |