Start-Up Costs and Fees |
||
| Plato's Closet | Computer Renaissance | |
| Investment | 251700 - 390700 | 134000 - 205000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | $1K/yr. | |
| Year Founded | 1998 | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
||
| Plato's Closet | Computer Renaissance | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
||
| Plato's Closet | Computer Renaissance | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
||
| Plato's Closet | Computer Renaissance | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 30 hours Classroom Training: 48 hours | |
| Support | 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 Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | Number of Employees Required to Run: 3 - 5 | |
Expansion Plans |
||
| Plato's Closet | Computer Renaissance | |
| 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 |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
|
| Investment | |
| Plato's Closet | |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Plato's Closet | |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Plato's Closet | 5% |
| Computer Renaissance | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Plato's Closet | $1K/yr. |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Year Founded | |
| Plato's Closet | 1998 |
| Computer Renaissance | 1988 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Plato's Closet | 1999 |
| Computer Renaissance | 1993 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Plato's Closet | 10 years |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Plato's Closet | 5000 |
| Computer Renaissance | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Plato's Closet | |
| Computer Renaissance | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Plato's Closet | No |
| Computer Renaissance | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Plato's Closet | |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Equipment | |
| Plato's Closet} | |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Inventory | |
| Plato's Closet | |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Receivables | |
| Plato's Closet | |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Payroll | |
| Plato's Closet | |
| Computer Renaissance | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Plato's Closet | On-The-Job Training: 30 hours Classroom Training: 48 hours |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Support | |
| Plato's Closet | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Marketing | |
| Plato's Closet | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Operations | |
| Plato's Closet | Number of Employees Required to Run: 3 - 5 |
| Computer Renaissance | |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Plato's Closet | 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 |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Plato's Closet | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| Computer Renaissance | |
| International Expansion | |
| Plato's Closet | |
| Computer Renaissance | |