Business Description

Exciting retail opportunity featuring cookie gift baking shop, offering hand-decorated cookies, cookie arrangements and gourmet cookies for all holidays and special occasions. We specialize in birthday, baby, thank you, get well and anniversary arrangements for both individual and corporate customers. Instead of flowers, think COOKIES IN BLOOM.

Franchisor Background

Year Established:  1988

Franchising Since:  1992

Operating Units:
Franchised Units:	20	100%
Company-Owned Units:	0	0%
Total Operating Units:	20	100.0%
Geographic Distribution: U.S.: 20 100% In 14 States Canada: 0 0% In 0 Canadian Provinces International: 0 0% In 0 Foreign Countries   Total: 20 100.0%

North America:
States/Provinces with the largest number of operating units:

Density	Units
1. Texas	8
2. Florida	2
3. California	2

Registered in Following Registration States: California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Virginia, Washington

Financial Requirements

Investment:
Minimum Net Worth:	$100K
Cash Investment:	$75-116K
Total Investment:	$75-116K
Average Total Investment:	$96K
Fees:
Initial Franchise Fee:	$19.5K
Average Franchise Fee:	$20K
On-Going Royalty:	5%
Average Royalty:	5%
Advertising Fee:	2%

Average Number of Employees: 3 Full-time, 2 Part-time

Space Needs (in square footage): 1,000-1,500

Preferred Sites: Strip Center

Other Sites:

Encourage Conversions? No

Earnings Claims Provided?: No

Franchisee Qualifications
Ranked from 1 (unimportant) to 5 (important):
Financial Net Worth:	4
General Business Experience:	4
Specific Industry Experience:	1
Formal Education:	3
Psychological Profile:	3
Personal Interview(s):	4
Terms of Contract
Term of Initial Contract:	5 Year(s)
Term of Renewal Period:	5 Year(s)
Passive Ownership:	Allowed, But Discouraged
Area Development Agreements?	Yes, for 1 Year(s)
Sub-Franchising Contracts?	No
Franchisees Allowed to Expand Within Territory?	Yes
Support and Training
International Franchise Association:	No
Canadian Franchise Association:	No
Franchisee Association/Member:	Yes, Member
Size of Corporate Staff:	2
Site Selection Assistance?	Yes
Lease Negotiation Assistance?	Yes
Financial Assistance?	No
Marketing Support:
Co-Op Advertising:	No
National Advertising:	No
Regional Advertising:	No
Local Advertising:	No
Marketing Materials:	None Specified
Additional Services:	None Specified
Other Marketing Support:	None Specified
On-Going Support:
Central Data Processing:	Not Applicable
Central Purchasing:	At Additional Cost
Field Operation Evaluation:	Included in Fees
Field Training:	Included in Fees
Initial Store Opening:	Included in Fees
Inventory Control:	Not Applicable
Franchisee Newsletter:	Included in Fees
Regional or National Meetings:	Included in Fees
800 Telephone Hotline:	Included in Fees
Training:
1. Phoenix, AZ	2 Weeks
Expansion Plans
Projected New Units Over Next 12 months: 4 U.S.: Yes, All United States Canada: Yes, All Canada Overseas: Yes, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico	Request Franchisor Info   Submit an online form to receive information from Cookies in Bloom.