Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Top Dog Daycare | Hounds Town USA | |
| Investment | 71500 - 182300 | 263800 - 3932500 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 4% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 2% | |
| Year Founded | 1999 | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Top Dog Daycare | Hounds Town USA | |
| Experience | Must love animals, particularly dogs | |
Financing Options |
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| Top Dog Daycare | Hounds Town USA | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | Yes |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Top Dog Daycare | Hounds Town USA | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 67 hours Classroom Training: 30 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | 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 National Media 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 | Hounds Town USA | |
| 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 | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 4% |
| Hounds Town USA | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Hounds Town USA | 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 1999 |
| Hounds Town USA | 2001 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 2004 |
| Hounds Town USA | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 10 years |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Top Dog Daycare | 50% of then-current fee |
| Hounds Town USA | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Top Dog Daycare | Must love animals, particularly dogs |
| Hounds Town USA | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Top Dog Daycare | No |
| Hounds Town USA | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Equipment | |
| Top Dog Daycare} | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Inventory | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Receivables | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| Payroll | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Hounds Town USA | On-The-Job Training: 67 hours Classroom Training: 30 hours |
| Support | |
| Top Dog Daycare | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations |
| Hounds Town USA | 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 |
| Hounds Town USA | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media 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) |
| Hounds Town USA | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Hounds Town USA | 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 | |
| Hounds Town USA | |
| International Expansion | |
| Top Dog Daycare | |
| Hounds Town USA | |