Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| ShapeXpress | SuperSlow Zone | |
| Investment | 89500 - 152000 | 133290 - 319860 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | Varies | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 2002 | 0 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| ShapeXpress | SuperSlow Zone | |
| Experience | Marketing skills Sales skills, previous employee supervision skills | |
Financing Options |
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| ShapeXpress | SuperSlow Zone | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| ShapeXpress | SuperSlow Zone | |
| Training | Ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (35% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| ShapeXpress | SuperSlow Zone | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| SuperSlow Zone | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| SuperSlow Zone | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | Varies |
| SuperSlow Zone | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| SuperSlow Zone | |
| Year Founded | |
| ShapeXpress | 2002 |
| SuperSlow Zone | 0 |
| Year Franchised | |
| ShapeXpress | 2003 |
| SuperSlow Zone | 0 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| ShapeXpress | 10 years |
| SuperSlow Zone | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| ShapeXpress | $2.5K |
| SuperSlow Zone | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| ShapeXpress | Marketing skills Sales skills, previous employee supervision skills |
| SuperSlow Zone | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| ShapeXpress | No |
| SuperSlow Zone | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| SuperSlow Zone | |
| Equipment | |
| ShapeXpress} | |
| SuperSlow Zone | |
| Inventory | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| SuperSlow Zone | |
| Receivables | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| SuperSlow Zone | |
| Payroll | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| SuperSlow Zone | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| ShapeXpress | Ongoing |
| SuperSlow Zone | |
| Support | |
| ShapeXpress | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| SuperSlow Zone | |
| Marketing | |
| ShapeXpress | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| SuperSlow Zone | |
| Operations | |
| ShapeXpress | Franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (35% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| SuperSlow Zone | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| SuperSlow Zone | 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 | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| SuperSlow Zone | |
| International Expansion | |
| ShapeXpress | |
| SuperSlow Zone | |