Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Nature's Soap Dish | LunchBOX Wax | |
| Investment | 80000 - 80000 | 357300 - 627750 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 3% | |
| Year Founded | 2000 | 2010 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Nature's Soap Dish | LunchBOX Wax | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Nature's Soap Dish | LunchBOX Wax | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Nature's Soap Dish | LunchBOX Wax | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 2 hours Classroom Training: 28 hours Additional Training: Ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter 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 | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 - 8 |
Expansion Plans |
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| Nature's Soap Dish | LunchBOX Wax | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| LunchBOX Wax | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| LunchBOX Wax | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | 3% |
| LunchBOX Wax | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| LunchBOX Wax | 3% |
| Year Founded | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | 2000 |
| LunchBOX Wax | 2010 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | 2002 |
| LunchBOX Wax | 2013 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | 2 years |
| LunchBOX Wax | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | $1K |
| LunchBOX Wax | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | General business experience |
| LunchBOX Wax | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | No |
| LunchBOX Wax | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| LunchBOX Wax | |
| Equipment | |
| Nature's Soap Dish} | |
| LunchBOX Wax | |
| Inventory | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| LunchBOX Wax | |
| Receivables | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| LunchBOX Wax | |
| Payroll | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| LunchBOX Wax | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| LunchBOX Wax | On-The-Job Training: 2 hours Classroom Training: 28 hours Additional Training: Ongoing |
| Support | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| LunchBOX Wax | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| LunchBOX Wax | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| LunchBOX Wax | Absentee Ownership Allowed Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 - 8 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| LunchBOX Wax | 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 | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| LunchBOX Wax | |
| International Expansion | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| LunchBOX Wax | |