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Camp Bow Wow/Home Buddies

Dog day care & in-home pet care services

Background

Founded: 2000 Franchising since: 2003
1877 Broadway, #101
Boulder, Colorado 80302
Phone:
(877)700-2275


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 25 employee(s); 25 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2009 104 1 0 0
2008 80 1 0 0
2007 44 1 0 1
2006 30 0 0 1
2005 16 0 0 0

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Outside the U.S.: Canada

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: Negotiable

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $64K-738K
Franchise fee: $25K-50K
Ongoing royalty fee: 6%
Term of agreement: 10 years, renewable


Type of Financing Available
In-House Third Party
Franchise Fee No Yes
Startup Costs No Yes
Equipment No Yes
Inventory No Yes
Accounts Receivable No Yes
Payroll No Yes

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $25K-150K
Business Experience:
  • General business experience

Operations
  • Franchise can be run from home
  • 40% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 8 - 12
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (80% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 2 weeks
  • At franchisee's location: 1 week
  • Home study : 1 week

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Toll-free phone line
  • Grand opening
  • Internet
  • Security/safety procedures
  • Field operations/evaluations
  • Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support
  • Co-op advertising
  • Ad slicks
  • National media
  • Regional advertising

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