Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Top Dog Daycare | EarthWise Pets | |
| Investment | 71500 - 182300 | 233000 - 568000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1% | |
| Year Founded | 1999 | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Top Dog Daycare | EarthWise Pets | |
| Experience | Must love animals, particularly dogs | |
Financing Options |
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| Top Dog Daycare | EarthWise Pets | |
| Franchise Fees | No | Yes |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Top Dog Daycare | EarthWise Pets | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Ongoing | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad slicks | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Top Dog Daycare | EarthWise Pets | |
| 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 | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 4% |
| EarthWise Pets | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| EarthWise Pets | 1% |
| Year Founded | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 1999 |
| EarthWise Pets | 2005 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 2004 |
| EarthWise Pets | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 10 years |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 50% of then-current fee |
| EarthWise Pets | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Top Dog Daycare | Must love animals, particularly dogs |
| EarthWise Pets | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Top Dog Daycare | No |
| EarthWise Pets | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Equipment | |
| Top Dog Daycare} | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Inventory | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Receivables | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| Payroll | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| EarthWise Pets | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 80 hours Additional Training: Ongoing |
| Support | |
| Top Dog Daycare | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| EarthWise Pets | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Top Dog Daycare | Ad slicks |
| EarthWise Pets | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| 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) |
| EarthWise Pets | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| EarthWise Pets | 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 | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| EarthWise Pets | |
| International Expansion | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| EarthWise Pets | |