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The Bearclaw Coffee Co.

Coffee & espresso-based drinks

Background

Founded: 2002 Franchising since: 2003
780 Taylor St.
Chelsea, Michigan 48118
Phone:
(734)395-3864


Franchisor is a privately-held company with 4 employee(s); 2 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth
Year U.S. Franchises Canadian Franchises Foreign Franchises Company Owned
2009 27 0 0 4
2008 24 0 0 2
2007 22 0 0 3
2006 14 0 0 2
2005 5 0 0 2

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North carolina, North dakota, New hampshire, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, New york, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode island, South carolina, South dakota, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, West virginia, Wyoming
Worldwide

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $66.3K-280.9K
Franchise fee: $24.5K
Ongoing royalty fee: 6%
Term of agreement: Term of agreement not renewable
Express/kiosk option available

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

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $150K-250K
Cash liquidity requirement: $50K

Operations
  • 1% of all franchisees own more than one unit
  • Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 - 5
  • Absentee ownership of franchise is NOT allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators)

Training and Support

Training
  • Available at headquarters: 1 week
  • Available at franchisee's location

Ongoing Support
  • Newsletter
  • Meetings
  • Grand opening
  • Internet
  • Security/safety procedures
  • Field operations/evaluations
  • Purchasing cooperatives

Marketing Support
  • Co-op advertising
  • Regional advertising

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