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Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Top Dog Daycare vs Hounds Town USA including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.
Start-Up Costs and Fees |
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Investment | $71,500 - $182,300 | $263,800 - $3,932,500 |
Franchise Fee | $30,000 | $45,000 |
Royalty Fee | 4% | 6% |
Advertising Fee | - | 2% |
Year Founded | 1999 | 2001 |
Year Franchised | 2004 | 2008 |
Term Of Agreement | 10 years | - |
Term Of Agreement | 10 years | - |
Renewal Fee | 50% of then-current fee | - |
Business Experience Requirements |
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Experience | - | |
Financing Options |
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In-House/3rd Party | In-House/3rd Party | |
Franchise Fees | No/No | -/- |
Start-up Costs | No/No | -/- |
Equipment | No/No | -/- |
Inventory | No/No | Yes/- |
Receivables | No/No | -/- |
Payroll | No/No | -/Yes |
Training & Support |
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Training | - | On-The-Job Training: 67 hours Classroom Training: 30 hours |
Support | Newsletter, Meetings, Grand opening, Internet, Security/safety procedures, Field operations/evaluations | Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform |
Marketing | Ad slicks | Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app |
Operations |
0% of all franchisees own more than one unit Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 4 Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (100% of current franchisees are owner/operators) | - |
Expansion Plans |
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US Expansion | - | Yes |
Canada Expansion | No | - |
International Expansion | No | - |
Changed name to Dogtopia
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