Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Outdoor Connection | Dream Vacations | |
| Investment | 10400 - 15100 | 1795 - 20300 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | 1.5% -3% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1988 | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | 1990 | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Outdoor Connection | Dream Vacations | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Outdoor Connection | Dream Vacations | |
| Franchise Fees | Yes | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Outdoor Connection | Dream Vacations | |
| Training | Classroom Training: 45 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Outdoor Connection | Dream Vacations | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Canada, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Outdoor Connection | |
| Dream Vacations | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Outdoor Connection | |
| Dream Vacations | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Outdoor Connection | 3-5% |
| Dream Vacations | 1.5% -3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Outdoor Connection | |
| Dream Vacations | |
| Year Founded | |
| Outdoor Connection | 1988 |
| Dream Vacations | 1991 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Outdoor Connection | 1990 |
| Dream Vacations | 1992 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Outdoor Connection | 5 years |
| Dream Vacations | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Outdoor Connection | $500 |
| Dream Vacations | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Outdoor Connection | |
| Dream Vacations | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Outdoor Connection | Yes |
| Dream Vacations | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Outdoor Connection | |
| Dream Vacations | |
| Equipment | |
| Outdoor Connection} | |
| Dream Vacations | |
| Inventory | |
| Outdoor Connection | |
| Dream Vacations | |
| Receivables | |
| Outdoor Connection | |
| Dream Vacations | |
| Payroll | |
| Outdoor Connection | |
| Dream Vacations | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Outdoor Connection | |
| Dream Vacations | Classroom Training: 45 hours |
| Support | |
| Outdoor Connection | Newsletter, Meetings, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Dream Vacations | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Outdoor Connection | Co-op advertising, National media |
| Dream Vacations | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Outdoor Connection | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (98% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Dream Vacations | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Outdoor Connection | |
| Dream Vacations | 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 | |
| Outdoor Connection | 0 |
| Dream Vacations | |
| International Expansion | |
| Outdoor Connection | Canada, |
| Dream Vacations | |