Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Laund-UR-Mutt | |
| Investment | 150000 - 200000 | 150000 - 150000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 5%/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1985 | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | 1987 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Laund-UR-Mutt | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Laund-UR-Mutt | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Laund-UR-Mutt | |
| Training | Ongoing training available | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Laund-UR-Mutt | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 4% |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | 5%/mo. |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1% |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | |
| Year Founded | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1985 |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | 1992 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 1987 |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 5 years |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | 50% of originial franchise fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | No |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | |
| Equipment | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres} | |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | |
| Inventory | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | |
| Receivables | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | |
| Payroll | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | Ongoing training available |
| Support | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks |
| Operations | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | |
| International Expansion | |
| Ruffin's Pet Centres | |
| Laund-UR-Mutt | |