Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Marble Slab Creamery | Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Investment | 316085 - 409135 | 58150 - 235500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1983 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 1984 | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Marble Slab Creamery | Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Marble Slab Creamery | Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Marble Slab Creamery | Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 24.5 hours Classroom Training: 32.5 hours | |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection | |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | 65% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Marble Slab Creamery | Uncle Louie Gs | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | 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 | Canada, Middle East, Mexico, Western Europe, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | 6% |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | 2% |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Year Founded | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | 1983 |
| Uncle Louie Gs | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | 1984 |
| Uncle Louie Gs | 1999 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | 10 years |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | 20% of current fee |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | General business experience |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | No |
| Uncle Louie Gs | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Equipment | |
| Marble Slab Creamery} | |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Inventory | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Receivables | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Payroll | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | On-The-Job Training: 24.5 hours Classroom Training: 32.5 hours |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Support | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Marketing | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| Operations | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | 65% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Uncle Louie Gs | 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 | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |
| International Expansion | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | Canada, Middle East, Mexico, Western Europe, |
| Uncle Louie Gs | |