Big Frog Custom T-Shirts vs BareBones WorkWear Franchise Comparison

Below is an in-depth analysis and side-by-side comparison of Big Frog Custom T-Shirts vs BareBones WorkWear including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options.

Start-Up Costs and Fees
	Big Frog Custom T-Shirts Franchise	BareBones WorkWear Franchise
Investment	$114,501 - $244,800	$345,000 - $393,800
Franchise Fee	$13,500 - $39,500	$35,000
Royalty Fee	6%	4%
Advertising Fee	1.5%	1%
Year Founded	2007	1998
Year Franchised	2008	2013
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Term Of Agreement	-	-
Renewal Fee	-	-
Business Experience Requirements
	Big Frog Custom T-Shirts Franchise	BareBones WorkWear Franchise
Experience	Friendly and outgoing. $50,000 minimum liquidity.	-
Financing Options
	Big Frog Custom T-Shirts Franchise	BareBones WorkWear Franchise
	In-House/3rd Party	In-House/3rd Party
Franchise Fees	-/-	-/-
Start-up Costs	-/Yes	-/-
Equipment	-/Yes	-/-
Inventory	-/Yes	-/-
Receivables	-/-	-/-
Payroll	-/-	-/-
Training & Support
	Big Frog Custom T-Shirts Franchise	BareBones WorkWear Franchise
Training	Manuals, online training courses, 5-day Big Frog University in Dunedin FL, 4 days in-store at opening. Online courses, live webinars and recorded videos, Best Practices monthly newsletter, annual FROG-A-Thon convention. On-The-Job Training: 36 hours Classroom Training: 40 hours	-
Support	Site selection and lease negotiation, pre-opening manual and online task manager and weekly calls, Intranet and forums, pre-opening marketing program, weekly coaching calls, onsite visits, Grand Opening program, closed Facebook group, marketing calendar and online Ad-builder and dashboard, monthly KPI reports, annual marketing and business planning assistance. Store design drawings, DTG printer installation and training, on-demand business coaching, weekly coaching calls, franchisee peer groups, onsite visits, new product research and development, website and Facebook page, recruiting platform and program, DTG ink sales, pay-per-click (PPC) ad campaigns, bi-monthly e-mail marketing blasts, garment vendor discounts and other benefits, proprietary point-of-sale (POS) software, IT support vendor, community event programs. Purchasing Co-ops Newsletter Meetings/Conventions Toll-Free Line Grand Opening Online Support Field Operations Site Selection Proprietary Software Franchisee Intranet Platform	-
Marketing	Co-op Advertising Ad Templates National Media Regional Advertising Social media SEO Website development Email marketing	-
Operations	Number of Employees Required to Run: 2	-
Expansion Plans
	Big Frog Custom T-Shirts Franchise	BareBones WorkWear Franchise
US Expansion	Yes	Yes
Canada Expansion	No	-
International Expansion	-	-

Company Overviews

About Big Frog Custom T-Shirts

Big Frog is NOT your father's T-shirt shop! We’re a high-tech retail boutique with rainforest décor, serving consumers, businesses, charities & schools; think “George Jetson meets George of the Jungle”!

We make custom-designed T-shirts, polos and sweatshirts, gifts and other garments using photos, clip art, text and logos. We use a unique, environmentally-friendly high quality ‘Direct-to-Garment’ (DTG) inkjet printing process for a breathable image that won’t peel, crack or fade. Main consumer selling points are: No minimum quantities (1-100 our specialty!); No setup fees or artwork charges (Free design service while you wait!); delivery within 24-hours; No kidding!

Big Frog isn’t just a business; it’s a lifestyle! Your 1,200 sq foot store will be open Mon-Fri 9-6 and Sat 9-1, and you’ll have only 2 or 3 employees, hardly any receivables and minimal inventory. Our DTG products have a 75+% gross margin, and we’re one of the fastest-growing, most award-winning concepts in the franchise industry! Great owners network in the community, raising awareness and driving business back to the store.

We can provide any quantity of shirts using any decorating technique, including DTG, vinyl, UltraPrints, screen printing and embroidery. Our stores focus on the highest level of service and provide an amazing customer experience, going past “satisfying customers” to generating FANS. Customers, employees and the owner all have FUN, and our stores generate over 60% repeat and referral business!

Veteran Incentives  20% off franchise fee

About BareBones WorkWear

BareBones WorkWear® is a retro concept packaged in an innovative franchise operation. Maybe you remember the corner haberdashery store where a guy went to get a basic overall or a pair of classic Levi’s® and a pair of hearty logger boots that he relied on to work hard and strong. It was not about fashion and not about the frills - it was about a trusting relationship with the owner, his staff, and the brand.
The BareBones concept is all about those loyal customer relationships built on an honest, straightforward and unpretentious approach to provide useful products at a fair price. We are customer-centric. It’s part of our DNA. If you always have the best consideration of the needs of the customer, then success follows right along.

What else is in our DNA?

• Integrity - Unity and cohesion through accountability.
• Transparency - We are all on the same team, so we need to all know the plays.
• Doing the Right Thing - Too simple, too important.
• Engagement - We actively engage with customers.
• Concern - Yup, this is the being genuine and giving a S#*t part.
• Passion/Drive/Grit - We love challenges; don’t you?
• Fun Spirit - We’re the coolest place on the block.

It is rare to find an apparel or boot franchise in America. Workwear products are found in army/navy surplus stores, Sears®, farm/ranch stores, some big box sports stores, and in a few mom & pop shops. Some specialty places have scrubs only. BareBones WorkWear® provides a product line for the "cross-over market place.”

The strategy behind fashion-based retail stores is a cycle of hit - miss, then markdown. That’s why they have to have constant sales and coupons. They often do not refill existing product items, whereas the BareBone’s product line has minimalistic style changes from year to year. There is enough change to keep the excitement, but the basic utilitarian stuff creates a repetitive and loyal following. We spend our efforts supplying what people actually need instead of forcing what we think they want.

As a VetFran member we offer a 10% Discount for the Franchise Fee and Area Development.