Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Shakes Alive | Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Investment | 0 - 0 | 177534 - 937415 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1947 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Shakes Alive | Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Shakes Alive | Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Shakes Alive | Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| 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. | On-The-Job Training: 173 hours Classroom Training: 43 hours Additional Training: Online training; store visits |
| 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/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Includes marketing plans in advertising materials for use in your own local market. | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Shakes Alive | Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| US Expansion | Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Shakes Alive | 0 |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1947 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Shakes Alive | 0 |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 1982 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Equipment | |
| Shakes Alive} | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Inventory | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Receivables | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| Payroll | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
Training & Support |
|
| 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. |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | On-The-Job Training: 173 hours Classroom Training: 43 hours Additional Training: Online training; store visits |
| 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. |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Shakes Alive | Includes marketing plans in advertising materials for use in your own local market. |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit. Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 6 - 10 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |
| International Expansion | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Kilwin's Chocolates | |