Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Shakes Alive | Amazon Cafe | |
| Investment | 0 - 0 | 127500 - 218500 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3-5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 0 | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Shakes Alive | Amazon Cafe | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Shakes Alive | Amazon Cafe | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Shakes Alive | Amazon Cafe | |
| Training | Covers the areas of administration, operations, customer service and more. Valuable, hands-on experience will be gained through on-the-job training at an existing Shakes Alive! location. Shortly before your location opens, an experienced trainer will attend your grand opening in order to help assure that things start as smooth as possible. | |
| Support | We are eager to share our expertise with you, and will be available to answer your questions by phone or email at any time. Plus, you will be periodically visited by a Shakes Alive! representative who can provide assistance and insight. | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Includes marketing plans in advertising materials for use in your own local market. | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Shakes Alive | Amazon Cafe | |
| US Expansion | North East, South East, | |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Amazon Cafe | 3-5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Year Founded | |
| Shakes Alive | 0 |
| Amazon Cafe | 1998 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Shakes Alive | 0 |
| Amazon Cafe | 2002 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Amazon Cafe | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Amazon Cafe | $15K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Amazon Cafe | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Equipment | |
| Shakes Alive} | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Inventory | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Receivables | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Payroll | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Amazon Cafe | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Shakes Alive | Covers the areas of administration, operations, customer service and more. Valuable, hands-on experience will be gained through on-the-job training at an existing Shakes Alive! location. Shortly before your location opens, an experienced trainer will attend your grand opening in order to help assure that things start as smooth as possible. |
| Amazon Cafe | |
| Support | |
| Shakes Alive | We are eager to share our expertise with you, and will be available to answer your questions by phone or email at any time. Plus, you will be periodically visited by a Shakes Alive! representative who can provide assistance and insight. |
| Amazon Cafe | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Shakes Alive | Includes marketing plans in advertising materials for use in your own local market. |
| Amazon Cafe | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Amazon Cafe | 70% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Amazon Cafe | North East, South East, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Amazon Cafe | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Amazon Cafe | |