Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Uptown Cheapskate | Just Between Friends | |
| Investment | 301579 - 491579 | 38544 - 54509 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 5% | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | 0.50% | |
| Year Founded | 2008 | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | 2008 | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Uptown Cheapskate | Just Between Friends | |
| Experience | ||
Financing Options |
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| Uptown Cheapskate | Just Between Friends | |
| Franchise Fees | ||
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| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| Uptown Cheapskate | Just Between Friends | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 88 hours Additional Training: At existing store | On-The-Job Training: 21 hours Classroom Training: 59.5 hours Additional Training: Pre-training |
| Support | 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 | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development |
| Operations | Number of Employees Required to Run: 5 - 9 | |
Expansion Plans |
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| Uptown Cheapskate | Just Between Friends | |
| 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 | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | |
| Just Between Friends | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | |
| Just Between Friends | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | 5% |
| Just Between Friends | 3% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | 0.50% |
| Just Between Friends | |
| Year Founded | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | 2008 |
| Just Between Friends | 1997 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | 2008 |
| Just Between Friends | 2004 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | |
| Just Between Friends | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | |
| Just Between Friends | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | |
| Just Between Friends | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | |
| Just Between Friends | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | |
| Just Between Friends | |
| Equipment | |
| Uptown Cheapskate} | |
| Just Between Friends | |
| Inventory | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | |
| Just Between Friends | |
| Receivables | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | |
| Just Between Friends | |
| Payroll | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | |
| Just Between Friends | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | On-The-Job Training: 40 hours Classroom Training: 88 hours Additional Training: At existing store |
| Just Between Friends | On-The-Job Training: 21 hours Classroom Training: 59.5 hours Additional Training: Pre-training |
| Support | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | 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 |
| Just Between Friends | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
| Just Between Friends | Ad Templates Social media SEO Website development |
| Operations | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | Number of Employees Required to Run: 5 - 9 |
| Just Between Friends | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | |
| Just Between Friends | 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 | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | |
| Just Between Friends | Nationwide, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon Territory |
| International Expansion | |
| Uptown Cheapskate | |
| Just Between Friends | |