Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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| @Work HelpingHands Services | GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | |
| Investment | 152000 - 211500 | 35000 - 150000 |
| Franchise Fee | 0 | |
| Royalty Fee | 2.6%-6.5% | |
| Advertising Fee | ||
| Year Founded | 1990 | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | 2003 | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Term Of Agreement | ||
| Renewal Fee | ||
Business Experience Requirements |
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| @Work HelpingHands Services | GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | |
| Experience | General business experience Marketing skills | *We expect that you will live in the market in which you operate the franchise. *We carefully consider your personal experience, people skills, and managerial potential. *You must understand the unique model of operating a business within a franchise system. *You must have $35,000 in liquid assets and access to $150,000 in additional capital. *You must have the desire to own your own business and the ambition to seek out a franchise in the healthcare personnel industry. |
Financing Options |
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| @Work HelpingHands Services | GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | |
| Franchise Fees | No | |
| Start-up Costs | No | |
| Equipment | No | |
| Inventory | No | |
| Receivables | Yes | |
| Payroll | Yes | |
Training & Support |
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| @Work HelpingHands Services | GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | |
| Training | On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 32 hours Additional Training: Meetings | Our 6-month training program provides a daily support system, business readiness coaching and mentoring with a seamless transition as you build your revenue as a franchisee business. Whether you are an individual franchisee or area representative our level of support enables you to grow with your individualized business plan. Through your GUAVA business plan and financials we work with you to define your direction and course of growth. Your training begins within the first week of signing your franchise agreement. As your business begins in the comfort of your home office through a web based introduction, GUAVA corporate team members are strategically introduced as your business takes form leveraging the many talents of corporate team. Corporate training at the local office provides insight and a hands-on approach to mastering the many facets of your business. We make training innovative, fun and one that will give you measurable benchmarks making significant process every day. On-line training, daily phone calls, on-site visits, mentoring and coaching because your success is our success! |
| Support | Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform | The GUAVA management team wants to empower you to quickly and efficiently manage your business and drive growth. We provide a proven online business support system that allows you to open an office anywhere in the country while maintaining consistent reliability and dependability of operations without reinstalling any software. We provide you with a comprehensive and scalable business management solution that will easily adapt to your rate of business growth. Our system allows optimal efficiency with greater productivity. It enables you to benchmark your performance with other franchisees in several areas such as marketing, human resources and finance. You can choose from a broad range of predefined reports tailored for GUAVA franchisees to meet their regulatory and business requirements. GUAVA technology reduces administrative costs, improves employee retention and enhances profitability and helps you deliver the quality care your clients expect. It simplifies scheduling, time sheet management, billing, payroll, marketing, human resources, client records, finance, insurance claims, integrated telephone for clock-in and no-show caregivers and much more. Our system is a powerful web-based, easy to use solution that allows access to the system any time of day, any day of the week from anywhere in the world. |
| Marketing | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing | We provide state of the art marketing planning, coaching and tools through our marketing partner, Crew360, Inc. You will begin your business with a 360 degree assessment of your marketing needs and an individualized strategic marketing plan. We are innovative in our marketing approach, applying the latest strategies and technologies such as online marketing, email blasts, search engine marketing, digital and print PR, social media, statistical tracking and analysis, mobile marketing, audio and video production as well as one-on-one relationship building and face-to-face marketing in your community. This will all be clearly laid out in your year one marketing plan. A comprehensive marketing plan will be customized to your community. A customized web site will provide you with the freedom to update and enhance content, giving you a high quality, cost effective corporate approach. Hundreds of choices of marketing materials and promotional items for distribution within your target market will be available on our online store. Our marketing team works hand in hand with you on your one year plan. Whether you have broad and in-depth marketing experience or if you would benefit from a Marketing 101 approach, we are here to help ensure your success. |
| 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) | |
Expansion Plans |
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| @Work HelpingHands Services | GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | |
| 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 | ||
| International Expansion |
Start-Up Costs and Fees Mobile |
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| Investment | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | |
| Franchise Fee | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | |
| Royalty Fee | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | 2.6%-6.5% |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | |
| Advertising Fee | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | |
| Year Founded | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | 1990 |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | 2007 |
| Year Franchised | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | 2003 |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | 2009 |
| Term Of Agreement | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | 10 years |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | |
| Renewal Fee | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | |
Business Experience Requirements |
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| Experience | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | General business experience Marketing skills |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | *We expect that you will live in the market in which you operate the franchise. *We carefully consider your personal experience, people skills, and managerial potential. *You must understand the unique model of operating a business within a franchise system. *You must have $35,000 in liquid assets and access to $150,000 in additional capital. *You must have the desire to own your own business and the ambition to seek out a franchise in the healthcare personnel industry. |
Financing Options |
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| Franchise Fees | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | No |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | No |
| Start-up Costs | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | |
| Equipment | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services} | |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | |
| Inventory | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | |
| Receivables | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | |
| Payroll | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | |
Training & Support |
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| Training | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | On-The-Job Training: 32 hours Classroom Training: 32 hours Additional Training: Meetings |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | Our 6-month training program provides a daily support system, business readiness coaching and mentoring with a seamless transition as you build your revenue as a franchisee business. Whether you are an individual franchisee or area representative our level of support enables you to grow with your individualized business plan. Through your GUAVA business plan and financials we work with you to define your direction and course of growth. Your training begins within the first week of signing your franchise agreement. As your business begins in the comfort of your home office through a web based introduction, GUAVA corporate team members are strategically introduced as your business takes form leveraging the many talents of corporate team. Corporate training at the local office provides insight and a hands-on approach to mastering the many facets of your business. We make training innovative, fun and one that will give you measurable benchmarks making significant process every day. On-line training, daily phone calls, on-site visits, mentoring and coaching because your success is our success! |
| 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 |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | The GUAVA management team wants to empower you to quickly and efficiently manage your business and drive growth. We provide a proven online business support system that allows you to open an office anywhere in the country while maintaining consistent reliability and dependability of operations without reinstalling any software. We provide you with a comprehensive and scalable business management solution that will easily adapt to your rate of business growth. Our system allows optimal efficiency with greater productivity. It enables you to benchmark your performance with other franchisees in several areas such as marketing, human resources and finance. You can choose from a broad range of predefined reports tailored for GUAVA franchisees to meet their regulatory and business requirements. GUAVA technology reduces administrative costs, improves employee retention and enhances profitability and helps you deliver the quality care your clients expect. It simplifies scheduling, time sheet management, billing, payroll, marketing, human resources, client records, finance, insurance claims, integrated telephone for clock-in and no-show caregivers and much more. Our system is a powerful web-based, easy to use solution that allows access to the system any time of day, any day of the week from anywhere in the world. |
| Marketing | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Email marketing |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | We provide state of the art marketing planning, coaching and tools through our marketing partner, Crew360, Inc. You will begin your business with a 360 degree assessment of your marketing needs and an individualized strategic marketing plan. We are innovative in our marketing approach, applying the latest strategies and technologies such as online marketing, email blasts, search engine marketing, digital and print PR, social media, statistical tracking and analysis, mobile marketing, audio and video production as well as one-on-one relationship building and face-to-face marketing in your community. This will all be clearly laid out in your year one marketing plan. A comprehensive marketing plan will be customized to your community. A customized web site will provide you with the freedom to update and enhance content, giving you a high quality, cost effective corporate approach. Hundreds of choices of marketing materials and promotional items for distribution within your target market will be available on our online store. Our marketing team works hand in hand with you on your one year plan. Whether you have broad and in-depth marketing experience or if you would benefit from a Marketing 101 approach, we are here to help ensure your success. |
| 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) |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | |
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 |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | |
| Canada Expansion | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | |
| International Expansion | |
| @Work HelpingHands Services | |
| GUAVA Home and Healthcare Services | |