Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Smoothie Factory | Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Investment | 141500 - 424500 | 378500 - 563800 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1996 | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | 1997 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Smoothie Factory | Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Experience | * A 620 or higher credit score * Investment capital equal to 30% of the purchase price * $10-$15K of working capital | General business experience Work well with children |
Financing Options |
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| Smoothie Factory | Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Smoothie Factory | Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Smoothie Factory | Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Smoothie Factory | 5% |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Year Founded | |
| Smoothie Factory | 1996 |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | 2003 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Smoothie Factory | 1997 |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Smoothie Factory | * A 620 or higher credit score * Investment capital equal to 30% of the purchase price * $10-$15K of working capital |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | General business experience Work well with children |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Start-up Costs | |
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| Equipment | |
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| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Inventory | |
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| Receivables | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Payroll | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Support | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | Co-op advertising, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | 30% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 10 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |
| International Expansion | |
| Smoothie Factory | |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | |