Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| Wicks 'N' Sticks | Sparket Marketing | |
| Investment | 198500 - 330720 | 50000 - 50000 |
| Franchise Fee | ||
| Royalty Fee | 2.50% | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | 0 | 0 |
| Year Founded | 1968 | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | 1968 | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Wicks 'N' Sticks | Sparket Marketing | |
| Experience | * Familiarity with the local market. * Experience in the relevant industry (ideal, but not always essential). * Proven financial resources. The master franchisee must have the wherewithal (either alone or with other investors) to buy the franchise rights, set up prototypes and systems, and develop the franchise business in the agreed territory. * Proven management skills. For the most part, the master franchisee will be functioning in exactly the same way as the franchise does in its "home territory" (native country). | |
Financing Options |
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| Wicks 'N' Sticks | Sparket Marketing | |
| Franchise Fees | ||
| Start-up Costs | ||
| Equipment | ||
| Inventory | ||
| Receivables | ||
| Payroll | ||
Training & Support |
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| Wicks 'N' Sticks | Sparket Marketing | |
| Training | Corporate Office, Houston, TX 8 Days | You and your team will be provided an intensive training in all functions of the business locally by us apart from regular periodical visits by our senior team on the field to ensure business is generated and you are established in your territory and your team must aim for local leadership. |
| Support | Central Data Processing Central Purchasing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline | The Company will generate and support you with web enquiries and discuss regularly depending upon the sales performance and a host of market conditions. Company will assist in all support on artwork, designs, brochures and catalogues. Local leads will be provided from our existing large customer base so that you can secure good business. We will give you our existing customers from your territory. |
| Marketing | Done centrally by us and you need to service the clients. | |
| Operations | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 6 Part-timePassive Ownership: Not Allowed | Ideally owner should be involved in learning and running it. Can start small and grow it over a period of time as confidence increases and money is earned which can be reinvested to scale it up. |
Expansion Plans |
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| Wicks 'N' Sticks | Sparket Marketing | |
| 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 | 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 | Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosrae, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ponape, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Rota, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Barthelemy, St. Christopher, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tinian, Togo, Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, Truk, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Union Island, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda, Wake Island, Wales, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yap, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | |
| Sparket Marketing | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | |
| Sparket Marketing | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | 2.50% |
| Sparket Marketing | 0 |
| Advertising Fee | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | 0 |
| Sparket Marketing | 0 |
| Year Founded | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | 1968 |
| Sparket Marketing | 1986 |
| Year Franchised | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | 1968 |
| Sparket Marketing | 2008 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | 5+ years |
| Sparket Marketing | Life time |
| Renewal Fee | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | |
| Sparket Marketing | None |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | |
| Sparket Marketing | * Familiarity with the local market. * Experience in the relevant industry (ideal, but not always essential). * Proven financial resources. The master franchisee must have the wherewithal (either alone or with other investors) to buy the franchise rights, set up prototypes and systems, and develop the franchise business in the agreed territory. * Proven management skills. For the most part, the master franchisee will be functioning in exactly the same way as the franchise does in its "home territory" (native country). |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | |
| Sparket Marketing | |
| Start-up Costs | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | |
| Sparket Marketing | |
| Equipment | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks} | |
| Sparket Marketing | |
| Inventory | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | |
| Sparket Marketing | |
| Receivables | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | |
| Sparket Marketing | |
| Payroll | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | |
| Sparket Marketing | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | Corporate Office, Houston, TX 8 Days |
| Sparket Marketing | You and your team will be provided an intensive training in all functions of the business locally by us apart from regular periodical visits by our senior team on the field to ensure business is generated and you are established in your territory and your team must aim for local leadership. |
| Support | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | Central Data Processing Central Purchasing Field Operation Evaluation Field Training Initial Store Opening Inventory Control Franchisee Newsletter Regional or National Meetings 800 Telephone Hotline |
| Sparket Marketing | The Company will generate and support you with web enquiries and discuss regularly depending upon the sales performance and a host of market conditions. Company will assist in all support on artwork, designs, brochures and catalogues. Local leads will be provided from our existing large customer base so that you can secure good business. We will give you our existing customers from your territory. |
| Marketing | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | |
| Sparket Marketing | Done centrally by us and you need to service the clients. |
| Operations | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | Average Number of Employees: 1 Full-time, 6 Part-timePassive Ownership: Not Allowed |
| Sparket Marketing | Ideally owner should be involved in learning and running it. Can start small and grow it over a period of time as confidence increases and money is earned which can be reinvested to scale it up. |
Expansion Plans |
|
| US Expansion | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | 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 |
| Sparket Marketing | 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 | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | |
| Sparket Marketing | |
| International Expansion | |
| Wicks 'N' Sticks | |
| Sparket Marketing | Worldwide, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Bonaire, Bosnia, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Channel Islands, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Curacao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, England, Equitorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faeroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosrae, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Madeira, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Northern Ireland, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Ponape, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Yemen, Reunion, Romania, Rota, Russia, Rwanda, Saba, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Barthelemy, St. Christopher, St. Croix, St. Eustatius, St. John, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Martin, St. Thomas, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tahiti, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tinian, Togo, Tonga, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago, Truk, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Union Island, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, US Virgin Islands, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virgin Gorda, Wake Island, Wales, Wallis & Futuna Islands, Western Samoa, Yap, Yugoslavia, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe |