Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Hounds Town USA | Top Dog Daycare | |
| Investment | 263800 - 3932500 | 71500 - 182300 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 2001 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 2008 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Hounds Town USA | Top Dog Daycare | |
| Experience | Must love animals, particularly dogs | |
Financing Options |
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| Hounds Town USA | Top Dog Daycare | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | Yes | No |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Hounds Town USA | Top Dog Daycare | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 67 hours Classroom Training: 30 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Ad slicks |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Hounds Town USA | Top Dog Daycare | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Hounds Town USA | 6% |
| Top Dog Daycare | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Hounds Town USA | 2% |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Year Founded | |
| Hounds Town USA | 2001 |
| Top Dog Daycare | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Hounds Town USA | 2008 |
| Top Dog Daycare | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 50% of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Top Dog Daycare | Must love animals, particularly dogs |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Equipment | |
| Hounds Town USA} | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Inventory | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Receivables | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Payroll | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Hounds Town USA | On-The-Job Training: 67 hours Classroom Training: 30 hours |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Support | |
| Hounds Town USA | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Top Dog Daycare | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Marketing | |
| Hounds Town USA | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Top Dog Daycare | Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Hounds Town USA | 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 |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| International Expansion | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |