Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| La Quinta | Candlewood Suites | |
| Investment | 3822657 - 12901630 | 7807040 - 10716900 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4-4.5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | 4.50% | |
| Year Founded | 1968 | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | 2001 | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| La Quinta | Candlewood Suites | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| La Quinta | Candlewood Suites | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| La Quinta | Candlewood Suites | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: Varies Classroom Training: Varies | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | 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 SEO Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 - 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| La Quinta | Candlewood Suites | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| La Quinta | |
| Candlewood Suites | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| La Quinta | |
| Candlewood Suites | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| La Quinta | 4-4.5% |
| Candlewood Suites | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| La Quinta | 4.50% |
| Candlewood Suites | |
| Year Founded | |
| La Quinta | 1968 |
| Candlewood Suites | 1995 |
| Year Franchised | |
| La Quinta | 2001 |
| Candlewood Suites | 1996 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| La Quinta | 20 years |
| Candlewood Suites | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| La Quinta | |
| Candlewood Suites | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| La Quinta | General business experience |
| Candlewood Suites | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| La Quinta | No |
| Candlewood Suites | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| La Quinta | |
| Candlewood Suites | |
| Equipment | |
| La Quinta} | |
| Candlewood Suites | |
| Inventory | |
| La Quinta | |
| Candlewood Suites | |
| Receivables | |
| La Quinta | |
| Candlewood Suites | |
| Payroll | |
| La Quinta | |
| Candlewood Suites | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| La Quinta | |
| Candlewood Suites | On-The-Job Training: Varies Classroom Training: Varies |
| Support | |
| La Quinta | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Candlewood Suites | Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| La Quinta | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Candlewood Suites | Ad Templates National Media SEO Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| La Quinta | 15% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 20 - 25 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Candlewood Suites | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| La Quinta | |
| Candlewood Suites | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| La Quinta | |
| Candlewood Suites | |
| International Expansion | |
| La Quinta | |
| Candlewood Suites | |