Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| USA Baby | Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Investment | 344000 - 650000 | 114501 - 244800 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | 1.50% | |
| Year Founded | 1975 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 1986 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| USA Baby | Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Experience | General business experience | Friendly and outgoing. $50,000 minimum liquidity. |
Financing Options |
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| USA Baby | Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| USA Baby | Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Training | Manuals, online training courses, 5-day Big Frog University in Dunedin FL, 4 days in-store at opening. Online courses, live webinars and recorded videos, Best Practices monthly newsletter, annual FROG-A-Thon convention. On-The-Job Training: 36 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | Site selection and lease negotiation, pre-opening manual and online task manager and weekly calls, Intranet and forums, pre-opening marketing program, weekly coaching calls, onsite visits, Grand Opening program, closed Facebook group, marketing calendar and online Ad-builder and dashboard, monthly KPI reports, annual marketing and business planning assistance. Store design drawings, DTG printer installation and training, on-demand business coaching, weekly coaching calls, franchisee peer groups, onsite visits, new product research and development, website and Facebook page, recruiting platform and program, DTG ink sales, pay-per-click (PPC) ad campaigns, bi-monthly e-mail marketing blasts, garment vendor discounts and other benefits, proprietary point-of-sale (POS) software, IT support vendor, community event programs. Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 |
Expansion Plans |
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| USA Baby | Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| 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 | Nationwide, |
| International Expansion | Canada, Mexico, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| USA Baby | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| USA Baby | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| USA Baby | 3% |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| USA Baby | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | 1.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| USA Baby | 1975 |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| USA Baby | 1986 |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| USA Baby | 10 years |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| USA Baby | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| USA Baby | General business experience |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Friendly and outgoing. $50,000 minimum liquidity. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| USA Baby | No |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| USA Baby | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Equipment | |
| USA Baby} | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Inventory | |
| USA Baby | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Receivables | |
| USA Baby | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
| Payroll | |
| USA Baby | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| USA Baby | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Manuals, online training courses, 5-day Big Frog University in Dunedin FL, 4 days in-store at opening. Online courses, live webinars and recorded videos, Best Practices monthly newsletter, annual FROG-A-Thon convention. On-The-Job Training: 36 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours |
| Support | |
| USA Baby | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Site selection and lease negotiation, pre-opening manual and online task manager and weekly calls, Intranet and forums, pre-opening marketing program, weekly coaching calls, onsite visits, Grand Opening program, closed Facebook group, marketing calendar and online Ad-builder and dashboard, monthly KPI reports, annual marketing and business planning assistance. Store design drawings, DTG printer installation and training, on-demand business coaching, weekly coaching calls, franchisee peer groups, onsite visits, new product research and development, website and Facebook page, recruiting platform and program, DTG ink sales, pay-per-click (PPC) ad campaigns, bi-monthly e-mail marketing blasts, garment vendor discounts and other benefits, proprietary point-of-sale (POS) software, IT support vendor, community event programs. Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Marketing | |
| USA Baby | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing |
| Operations | |
| USA Baby | 10% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Number of Employees Required to Run: 2 |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| USA Baby | |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | 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 | |
| USA Baby | 0 |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | Nationwide, |
| International Expansion | |
| USA Baby | Canada, Mexico, |
| Big Frog Custom T-Shirts | |