Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Little Scoops | Creamistry | |
| Investment | 87000 - 152000 | 224500 - 576500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $350/wk | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1.50% | |
| Year Founded | 2002 | 2014 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Little Scoops | Creamistry | |
| Experience | - a passion for customer service - a strong business acumen. | |
Financing Options |
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| Little Scoops | Creamistry | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Little Scoops | Creamistry | |
| Training | Ongoing support as needed | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 9-12 hours Additional Training: 10-12 days at franchisee's location |
| Support | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Number of Employees Required to Run: 15 - 20 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Little Scoops | Creamistry | |
| US Expansion | North East, | 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 | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Creamistry | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Creamistry | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Little Scoops | $350/wk |
| Creamistry | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Creamistry | 1.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| Little Scoops | 2002 |
| Creamistry | 2014 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Little Scoops | 2003 |
| Creamistry | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Little Scoops | 10 years |
| Creamistry | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Creamistry | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Creamistry | - a passion for customer service - a strong business acumen. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Little Scoops | No |
| Creamistry | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Creamistry | |
| Equipment | |
| Little Scoops} | |
| Creamistry | |
| Inventory | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Creamistry | |
| Receivables | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Creamistry | |
| Payroll | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Creamistry | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Little Scoops | Ongoing support as needed |
| Creamistry | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 9-12 hours Additional Training: 10-12 days at franchisee's location |
| Support | |
| Little Scoops | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Creamistry | Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Little Scoops | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Creamistry | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Little Scoops | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Creamistry | Number of Employees Required to Run: 15 - 20 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Little Scoops | North East, |
| Creamistry | 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 | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Creamistry | |
| International Expansion | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Creamistry | |