Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Multi Menu | Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Investment | 13500 - 13500 | 120250 - 195350 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4.50% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1996 | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | 1996 | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Multi Menu | Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Experience | Birding hobby knowledge | |
Financing Options |
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| Multi Menu | Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Multi Menu | Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 3% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Multi Menu | Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Multi Menu | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Multi Menu | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Multi Menu | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | 4.50% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Multi Menu | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Year Founded | |
| Multi Menu | 1996 |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | 1985 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Multi Menu | 1996 |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | 1990 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Multi Menu | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Multi Menu | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Multi Menu | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | Birding hobby knowledge |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Multi Menu | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Multi Menu | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Equipment | |
| Multi Menu} | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Inventory | |
| Multi Menu | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Receivables | |
| Multi Menu | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Payroll | |
| Multi Menu | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Multi Menu | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Support | |
| Multi Menu | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Multi Menu | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Multi Menu | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | 3% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Multi Menu | 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 |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Multi Menu | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | |
| International Expansion | |
| Multi Menu | |
| Wild Bird Centers of America | Canada, |