Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Plato's Closet | Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
| Investment | 251700 - 390700 | 95600 - 155300 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | $1K/yr. | |
| Year Founded | 1998 | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Plato's Closet | Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Plato's Closet | Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Plato's Closet | Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
| 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 |
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| Plato's Closet | Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
| 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 | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Plato's Closet | |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Plato's Closet | |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Plato's Closet | 5% |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Plato's Closet | $1K/yr. |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
| Year Founded | |
| Plato's Closet | 1998 |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | 2002 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Plato's Closet | 1999 |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | 2006 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Plato's Closet | 10 years |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Plato's Closet | 5000 |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
Business Experience Requirements |
|
| Experience | |
| Plato's Closet | |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Plato's Closet | No |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Plato's Closet | |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
| Equipment | |
| Plato's Closet} | |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
| Inventory | |
| Plato's Closet | |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
| Receivables | |
| Plato's Closet | |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
| Payroll | |
| Plato's Closet | |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Plato's Closet | On-The-Job Training: 30 hours Classroom Training: 48 hours |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
| 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 |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
| Marketing | |
| Plato's Closet | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
| Operations | |
| Plato's Closet | Number of Employees Required to Run: 3 - 5 |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
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 |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |
| 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 |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Plato's Closet | |
| Hope Chest for Breast Cancer | |