Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| USA Baby | Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Investment | 344000 - 650000 | 75000 - 95000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 3% | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1975 | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | 1986 | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| USA Baby | Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Experience | General business experience | |
Financing Options |
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| USA Baby | Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | No | |
| Payroll | No | |
Training & Support |
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| USA Baby | Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Training | 2 Weeks at Office/1 Week On-Site | |
| Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives | # Store Set-up # Operations Manual # Marketing/Advertising Guide # Lease Negotiations & Site Selection Assistance # Exclusive Territory # Company Wholesale Program # IFA Convention Member # Operational Support |
| Marketing | Ad slicks, Regional advertising | |
| 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| USA Baby | Gent's Formal Wear | |
| US Expansion | ||
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion | Canada, Mexico, |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| USA Baby | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| USA Baby | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| USA Baby | 3% |
| Gent's Formal Wear | 6% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| USA Baby | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Year Founded | |
| USA Baby | 1975 |
| Gent's Formal Wear | 1981 |
| Year Franchised | |
| USA Baby | 1986 |
| Gent's Formal Wear | 1995 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| USA Baby | 10 years |
| Gent's Formal Wear | 5 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| USA Baby | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| USA Baby | General business experience |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| USA Baby | No |
| Gent's Formal Wear | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| USA Baby | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Equipment | |
| USA Baby} | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Inventory | |
| USA Baby | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Receivables | |
| USA Baby | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Payroll | |
| USA Baby | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| USA Baby | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | 2 Weeks at Office/1 Week On-Site |
| Support | |
| USA Baby | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Gent's Formal Wear | # Store Set-up # Operations Manual # Marketing/Advertising Guide # Lease Negotiations & Site Selection Assistance # Exclusive Territory # Company Wholesale Program # IFA Convention Member # Operational Support |
| Marketing | |
| USA Baby | Ad slicks, Regional advertising |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
| 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) |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| USA Baby | |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| USA Baby | 0 |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |
| International Expansion | |
| USA Baby | Canada, Mexico, |
| Gent's Formal Wear | |