Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| @Work HelpingHands Services | Griswold Special Care | |
| Investment | 152000 - 211500 | 106350 - 133100 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 2.6%-6.5% | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | 0.50% | |
| Year Founded | 1990 | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| @Work HelpingHands Services | Griswold Special Care | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | |
Financing Options |
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| @Work HelpingHands Services | Griswold Special Care | |
| Franchise Fees | No | No |
| Start-up Costs | No | No |
| Equipment | No | No |
| Inventory | No | No |
| Receivables | Yes | No |
| Payroll | Yes | Yes |
Training & Support |
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| @Work HelpingHands Services | Griswold Special Care | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 32 hours Additional Training: Meetings | Ongoing training in the field & free annual workshop series |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | Franchise can be run from home. 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| @Work HelpingHands Services | Griswold Special Care | |
| 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 | Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, |
| Canada Expansion | 0 | |
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | 2.6%-6.5% |
| Griswold Special Care | 4% |
| Advertising Fee | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Griswold Special Care | 0.50% |
| Year Founded | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | 1990 |
| Griswold Special Care | 1982 |
| Year Franchised | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | 2003 |
| Griswold Special Care | 1984 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | 10 years |
| Griswold Special Care | 7 years |
| Renewal Fee | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | General business experience Marketing skills |
| Griswold Special Care | |
Financing Options |
|
| Franchise Fees | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | No |
| Griswold Special Care | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| Equipment | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services} | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| Inventory | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| Receivables | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
| Payroll | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Griswold Special Care | |
Training & Support |
|
| Training | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 32 hours Additional Training: Meetings |
| Griswold Special Care | Ongoing training in the field & free annual workshop series |
| Support | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
| Griswold Special Care | Newsletter, Meetings, Toll-free phone line, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations, Purchasing cooperatives |
| Marketing | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| Griswold Special Care | Co-op advertising, Ad slicks, National media, Regional advertising |
| Operations | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | Franchise can be run from home. 60% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 2 - 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
| Griswold Special Care | Franchise can be run from home. 20% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 1 - 2 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) |
Expansion Plans |
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| US Expansion | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | 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 |
| Griswold Special Care | Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, |
| Canada Expansion | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Griswold Special Care | 0 |
| International Expansion | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| Griswold Special Care | |