Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Sloan's Ice Cream | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Investment | 587952 - 896600 | 75250 - 286900 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 6% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% Nat'l | 2% |
| Year Founded | 1999 | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | 1999 | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Sloan's Ice Cream | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Sloan's Ice Cream | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Franchise Fees | ||
| Start-up Costs | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| Sloan's Ice Cream | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Training | The initial training covers all material aspects of the operation of a Sloan's franchise and is comprised of classroom and on-the-job training. | |
| Support | * Use of the Emerald City Smoothie brand and all existing and new marketing materials * Assistance with real estate brokers, site selection, lease negotiation and construction based on best practices learned from over 30 store openings * A turn-key system that includes all architectural design, equipment, shelving, graphics, and signage at a reasonable cost * Extensive ECS Experience training for you and one staff member on drink making, developing a customer community, business management and marketing * Grand opening planning and support * "It's my store" customer involvement program * Peer-to-peer problem and solution sharing with other franchise owners * New drink introductions based on successful pilot programs at other franchises * Web presence for easy store location and product and service pre-selection * Periodic, high-return marketing strategies for pilot testing and implementation * Greater buying power for smoothie and health products as a member of our buying cooperative * Periodic visits to assist with general operations, employee training and to help you fine-tune the ECS experience * Analysis of store sales and performance versus system- wide benchmarks | |
| Marketing | ||
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| Sloan's Ice Cream | Emerald City Smoothie | |
| 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 | Nationwide, | 0 |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 6% |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 1% Nat'l |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 1999 |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 1999 |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 2005 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 5 years |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Equipment | |
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| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Inventory | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Receivables | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Payroll | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | The initial training covers all material aspects of the operation of a Sloan's franchise and is comprised of classroom and on-the-job training. |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Support | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | * Use of the Emerald City Smoothie brand and all existing and new marketing materials * Assistance with real estate brokers, site selection, lease negotiation and construction based on best practices learned from over 30 store openings * A turn-key system that includes all architectural design, equipment, shelving, graphics, and signage at a reasonable cost * Extensive ECS Experience training for you and one staff member on drink making, developing a customer community, business management and marketing * Grand opening planning and support * "It's my store" customer involvement program * Peer-to-peer problem and solution sharing with other franchise owners * New drink introductions based on successful pilot programs at other franchises * Web presence for easy store location and product and service pre-selection * Periodic, high-return marketing strategies for pilot testing and implementation * Greater buying power for smoothie and health products as a member of our buying cooperative * Periodic visits to assist with general operations, employee training and to help you fine-tune the ECS experience * Analysis of store sales and performance versus system- wide benchmarks |
| Marketing | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Operations | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | 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 |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | Nationwide, |
| Emerald City Smoothie | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | |
| Emerald City Smoothie | |