Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Sweet Beginnings | Party Land | |
| Investment | 29100 - 44700 | 299000 - 299000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | $300/ month | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1997 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 1988 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Sweet Beginnings | Party Land | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| Sweet Beginnings | Party Land | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | No | No |
| Payroll | No | No |
Training & Support |
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| Sweet Beginnings | Party Land | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | |
| Marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising | |
| Operations | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Sweet Beginnings | Party Land | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Sweet Beginnings | |
| Party Land | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Sweet Beginnings | |
| Party Land | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Sweet Beginnings | $300/ month |
| Party Land | 5% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Sweet Beginnings | |
| Party Land | |
| Year Founded | |
| Sweet Beginnings | 1997 |
| Party Land | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Sweet Beginnings | 2004 |
| Party Land | 1988 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Sweet Beginnings | 5 years |
| Party Land | 10 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Sweet Beginnings | $5,000 |
| Party Land | $1K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Sweet Beginnings | |
| Party Land | General business experience |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Sweet Beginnings | No |
| Party Land | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Sweet Beginnings | |
| Party Land | |
| Equipment | |
| Sweet Beginnings} | |
| Party Land | |
| Inventory | |
| Sweet Beginnings | |
| Party Land | |
| Receivables | |
| Sweet Beginnings | |
| Party Land | |
| Payroll | |
| Sweet Beginnings | |
| Party Land | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Sweet Beginnings | |
| Party Land | |
| Support | |
| Sweet Beginnings | |
| Party Land | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| Sweet Beginnings | |
| Party Land | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| Sweet Beginnings | |
| Party Land | International franchisees required to buy multiple units/master licenses; 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 - 12 Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (90% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Sweet Beginnings | |
| Party Land | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Sweet Beginnings | 0 |
| Party Land | |
| International Expansion | |
| Sweet Beginnings | |
| Party Land | |