Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Top Dog Daycare | Bark Busters | |
| Investment | 71500 - 182300 | 71100 - 96400 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1999 | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Top Dog Daycare | Bark Busters | |
| Experience | Must love animals, particularly dogs | * passion for dogs * general business experience * have great people and communication skills * want to make a positive impact in their community |
Financing Options |
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| Top Dog Daycare | Bark Busters | |
| 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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| Top Dog Daycare | Bark Busters | |
| Training | ||
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | On-call Training and Support Center, Regional and National Conferences, Mentoring Programs, Franchise Advisory Council, Newsletter, Toll-free Phone Line, Intranet and CRM, Library of Best Practices and Innovative Ideas, Policy and Procedure Manual, Business Management Manual, Field Operations/Evaluations, Annual Advanced Training and Professional Development Classes, Discussion Boards. |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Co-op Advertising, Regular Marketing Conference Calls, Monthly Press Releases, Custom Local Ad Design, National Media Promotions, Local Marketing and PR Launch for Your Business, Marketing and Sales Manual. |
| Operations | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| Top Dog Daycare | Bark Busters | |
| US Expansion | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, | |
| Canada Expansion | ||
| International Expansion | Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan, United Kingdom |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Bark Busters | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Bark Busters | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 4% |
| Bark Busters | 8% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Bark Busters | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 1999 |
| Bark Busters | 1989 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 2004 |
| Bark Busters | 1994 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 10 years |
| Bark Busters | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 50% of then-current fee |
| Bark Busters | $1.5K |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Top Dog Daycare | Must love animals, particularly dogs |
| Bark Busters | * passion for dogs * general business experience * have great people and communication skills * want to make a positive impact in their community |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Top Dog Daycare | No |
| Bark Busters | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Bark Busters | |
| Equipment | |
| Top Dog Daycare} | |
| Bark Busters | |
| Inventory | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Bark Busters | |
| Receivables | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Bark Busters | |
| Payroll | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Bark Busters | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Bark Busters | |
| Support | |
| Top Dog Daycare | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Bark Busters | On-call Training and Support Center, Regional and National Conferences, Mentoring Programs, Franchise Advisory Council, Newsletter, Toll-free Phone Line, Intranet and CRM, Library of Best Practices and Innovative Ideas, Policy and Procedure Manual, Business Management Manual, Field Operations/Evaluations, Annual Advanced Training and Professional Development Classes, Discussion Boards. |
| Marketing | |
| Top Dog Daycare | Ad slicks |
| Bark Busters | Co-op Advertising, Regular Marketing Conference Calls, Monthly Press Releases, Custom Local Ad Design, National Media Promotions, Local Marketing and PR Launch for Your Business, Marketing and Sales Manual. |
| Operations | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Bark Busters | Franchise can be run from home. 0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Bark Busters | Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Bark Busters | |
| International Expansion | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Bark Busters | Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, New Zealand, Taiwan, United Kingdom |