Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Shakes Alive | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Investment | 0 - 0 | 64600 - 311750 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 0 | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | 0 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Shakes Alive | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Experience | Industry experience General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Shakes Alive | Surf City Squeeze | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Shakes Alive | Surf City Squeeze | |
| 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. | K-Tec is a 5-day training all Kahala franchisees receive and is the companion to brand specific in-store training. It introduces participants to the Kahala culture, level of support provided, and the roles and responsibilities for supporting franchisee and franchisor success. It provides exposure to basic business concepts such as customer service, profitability, quality assurance, inventory, purchasing and distribution, and more. |
| 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, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, 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 | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Shakes Alive | Surf City Squeeze | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Shakes Alive | 0 |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Shakes Alive | 0 |
| Surf City Squeeze | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 75% of then-current fee |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Surf City Squeeze | Industry experience General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Equipment | |
| Shakes Alive} | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Inventory | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Receivables | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Payroll | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
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. |
| Surf City Squeeze | K-Tec is a 5-day training all Kahala franchisees receive and is the companion to brand specific in-store training. It introduces participants to the Kahala culture, level of support provided, and the roles and responsibilities for supporting franchisee and franchisor success. It provides exposure to basic business concepts such as customer service, profitability, quality assurance, inventory, purchasing and distribution, and more. |
| 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. |
| Surf City Squeeze | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Shakes Alive | Includes marketing plans in advertising materials for use in your own local market. |
| Surf City Squeeze | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 5 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (95% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Surf City Squeeze | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Shakes Alive | |
| Surf City Squeeze | |