Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Tropical Flurry | Watermill Express | |
| Investment | 190000 - 190000 | 471800 - 596400 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 0 | to 7% |
| Advertising Fee | to 2% | |
| Year Founded | 2002 | 1984 |
| Year Franchised | 2004 | 1989 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Tropical Flurry | Watermill Express | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Tropical Flurry | Watermill Express | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| Tropical Flurry | Watermill Express | |
| Training | Complete program included with initial investment | On-The-Job Training: 24 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours |
| Support | Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media Loyalty program/app | |
| Operations | ||
Expansion Plans |
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| Tropical Flurry | Watermill Express | |
| 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 | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Watermill Express | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Watermill Express | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Tropical Flurry | 0 |
| Watermill Express | to 7% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Watermill Express | to 2% |
| Year Founded | |
| Tropical Flurry | 2002 |
| Watermill Express | 1984 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Tropical Flurry | 2004 |
| Watermill Express | 1989 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Tropical Flurry | 10 years |
| Watermill Express | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Watermill Express | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Watermill Express | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Tropical Flurry | No |
| Watermill Express | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Watermill Express | |
| Equipment | |
| Tropical Flurry} | |
| Watermill Express | |
| Inventory | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Watermill Express | |
| Receivables | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Watermill Express | |
| Payroll | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Watermill Express | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Tropical Flurry | Complete program included with initial investment |
| Watermill Express | On-The-Job Training: 24 hours Classroom Training: 23 hours |
| Support | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Watermill Express | Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Watermill Express | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media Loyalty program/app |
| Operations | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Watermill Express | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Watermill Express | 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 | |
| Tropical Flurry | 0 |
| Watermill Express | |
| International Expansion | |
| Tropical Flurry | |
| Watermill Express | |