Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Little Scoops | Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Investment | 87000 - 152000 | 587952 - 896600 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $350/wk | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% Nat'l | |
| Year Founded | 2002 | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Little Scoops | Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Little Scoops | Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Little Scoops | Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Training | Ongoing support as needed | The initial training covers all material aspects of the operation of a Sloan's franchise and is comprised of classroom and on-the-job training. |
| Support | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks | |
| 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Little Scoops | Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| 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 | Nationwide, | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Little Scoops | $350/wk |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 1% Nat'l |
| Year Founded | |
| Little Scoops | 2002 |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 1999 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Little Scoops | 2003 |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Little Scoops | 10 years |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Little Scoops | No |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Equipment | |
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| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Inventory | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Receivables | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Payroll | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Little Scoops | Ongoing support as needed |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | The initial training covers all material aspects of the operation of a Sloan's franchise and is comprised of classroom and on-the-job training. |
| Support | |
| Little Scoops | Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Marketing | |
| Little Scoops | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| 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) |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Little Scoops | North East, |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 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 | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | Nationwide, |
| International Expansion | |
| Little Scoops | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |