Jet-Black vs Kitchen Wise Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Jet-Black vs Kitchen Wise including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
 
Jet-Black Franchise
Kitchen Wise Franchise
Investment $71,600 - $125,340$76,850 - $104,900
Franchise Fee $25,000$50,000
Royalty Fee 1%-8%-
Advertising Fee --
Year Founded 19882016
Year Franchised 19932016
Term Of Agreement 15 years-
Term Of Agreement 15 years-
Renewal Fee --


Business Experience Requirements
 
Jet-Black Franchise
Kitchen Wise Franchise
Experience
  • General business experience
  • Interpersonal skills; management experience preferred
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    Financing Options
     
    Jet-Black Franchise
    Kitchen Wise Franchise
      In-House/3rd PartyIn-House/3rd Party
    Franchise Fees No/Yes-/-
    Start-up Costs No/Yes-/-
    Equipment No/Yes-/-
    Inventory No/Yes-/-
    Receivables No/No-/-
    Payroll No/No-/-

    Training & Support
     
    Jet-Black Franchise
    Kitchen Wise Franchise
    Training On-The-Job Training: 24+ hours Classroom Training: 16+ hours Additional Training: At advanced training seminars -
    Support Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Grand Opening Online Support Security/Safety Procedures Field Operations Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform -
    Marketing Co-op Advertising Ad Templates Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing Loyalty program/app -
    Operations Franchise can be run from home.

    30% of all franchisees own more than one unit

    Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 3 - 5

    Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (99% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

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    Expansion Plans
     
    Jet-Black Franchise
    Kitchen Wise Franchise
    US Expansion YesYes
    Canada Expansion Yes-
    International Expansion Yes-

    Company Overviews

    About Jet-Black

    In August 1987, Doug and Andy Hoiland's parents had their driveway seal-coated. The brothers were not impressed with the results: cracks left unfilled, oil spots bleeding through, and footprints from the sealer on the sidewalk. When they found that most paving companies did seal-coating only on the side, they decided to open their own business, specializing in seal-coating, in May 1988. In 1993, they awarded their first Jet-Black franchise. Jet-Black franchisees offer driveway repair services including power-cleaning, heat-treating oil spots, seal-coating, patching cracks and caulking joints.

    The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Jet-Black business is from $71,600 to $125,340 for one to two Franchised Territories. This includes $61,050 to $79,940 that must be paid to the franchisor or its affiliate. The total investment necessary to begin operation of a Yellow Dawg Striping business is from $55,050 to $77,400 for one to two Franchised Territories. This includes $44,500 to $52,500 that must be paid to the franchisor or its affiliate.
    Veteran Incentives  First-unit franchise fee waived
    #241 in Franchise 500 for 2020.

    About Kitchen Wise

    "Kitchen
    The Kitchen Wise home improvement franchise is currently accepting new entrants. It does not matter what your working background is, as long as you have the right attitude and a willingness to learn.
    Our top-tier training program will equip you with all the skills you will need to tackle anything this business can throw at you, and our franchise support system is always standing by to offer help on particularly tricky cases!