Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Nature's Soap Dish | Urbana Wellness Spa | |
| Investment | 80000 - 80000 | 420000 - 500000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 3% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2000 | 2006 |
| Year Franchised | 2002 | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Nature's Soap Dish | Urbana Wellness Spa | |
| Experience | General business experience | Active operators who have strong work ethics, focus on excellent spa services and guest experiences, and love hosting spa parties. Ready to embrace the mission of enriching peoples' lives by creating the kind of wellness spa experiences that demand an encore. Prior business experience, financial qualifications, motivation, team spirit and a track record of personal success. * Collective net worth of at least $500,000, with liquid assets greater than $150,000 (liquidity being defined as cash or any asset that could be converted to cash within ten business days). * Ability to satisfactorily pass background checks for the following: reasonable credit worthiness, no criminal convictions, no history of extensive litigation, and satisfactory motor vehicle report. * Willingness of all investors to personally guarantee any obligations that are required under the license agreement. * Belief that guest experience is of critical importance in spa business. |
Financing Options |
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| Nature's Soap Dish | Urbana Wellness Spa | |
| 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 | Urbana Wellness Spa | |
| Training | Available at Central Office: 2 weeks. Additional 1 week training on location. | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | The Urbana franchise program uses a specialist system by providing expert guidance to each spa's functional lead personnel. Once every week or on a biweekly basis, our specialist will touch base with each spa's counterpart to ensure that each franchise location is tracking critical key metrics and offering best practices that have been tried and tested in resolving issues at hand. |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Nature's Soap Dish | Urbana Wellness Spa | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | 3% |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | |
| Year Founded | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | 2000 |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | 2006 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | 2002 |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | 2014 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | 2 years |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | $1K |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | General business experience |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | Active operators who have strong work ethics, focus on excellent spa services and guest experiences, and love hosting spa parties. Ready to embrace the mission of enriching peoples' lives by creating the kind of wellness spa experiences that demand an encore. Prior business experience, financial qualifications, motivation, team spirit and a track record of personal success. * Collective net worth of at least $500,000, with liquid assets greater than $150,000 (liquidity being defined as cash or any asset that could be converted to cash within ten business days). * Ability to satisfactorily pass background checks for the following: reasonable credit worthiness, no criminal convictions, no history of extensive litigation, and satisfactory motor vehicle report. * Willingness of all investors to personally guarantee any obligations that are required under the license agreement. * Belief that guest experience is of critical importance in spa business. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | No |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | |
| Equipment | |
| Nature's Soap Dish} | |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | |
| Inventory | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | |
| Receivables | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | |
| Payroll | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | Available at Central Office: 2 weeks. Additional 1 week training on location. |
| Support | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | The Urbana franchise program uses a specialist system by providing expert guidance to each spa's functional lead personnel. Once every week or on a biweekly basis, our specialist will touch base with each spa's counterpart to ensure that each franchise location is tracking critical key metrics and offering best practices that have been tried and tested in resolving issues at hand. |
| Marketing | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | |
| Operations | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | |
| International Expansion | |
| Nature's Soap Dish | |
| Urbana Wellness Spa | |