Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Griswold Special Care | @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Investment | 106350 - 133100 | 152000 - 211500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 2.6%-6.5% |
| Advertising Fee | 0.50% | |
| Year Founded | 1982 | 1990 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Griswold Special Care | @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| Griswold Special Care | @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | Yes |
| Payroll | Yes | Yes |
Training & Support |
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| Griswold Special Care | @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Training | Ongoing training in the field & free annual workshop series | On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 32 hours Additional Training: Meetings |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO 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) | Franchise can be run from home. 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Griswold Special Care | @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| 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 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Griswold Special Care | 4% |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | 2.6%-6.5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Griswold Special Care | 0.50% |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Year Founded | |
| Griswold Special Care | 1982 |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | 1990 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Griswold Special Care | 1984 |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | 2003 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Griswold Special Care | 7 years |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | General business experience Marketing skills |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Griswold Special Care | No |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Equipment | |
| Griswold Special Care} | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Inventory | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Receivables | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Payroll | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Griswold Special Care | Ongoing training in the field & free annual workshop series |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 32 hours Additional Training: Meetings |
| Support | |
| Griswold Special Care | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Griswold Special Care | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO 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) |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | Franchise can be run from home. 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
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, |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | 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 |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| International Expansion | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |